Situations · C1 · Advanced
Unions and the A-kasse
Make an informed choice about a-kasse and union membership and explain how the Danish labor market is regulated.
Understand what an a-kasse and a union each do, weigh up membership, and discuss collective agreements, conflicts and the Danish model in precise Danish.
Start this courseabout 3.5 h · One account. Your progress, on the web and in the app.

- Units
- 5
- Words & phrases
- 160
- Lessons
- 9
- Conversations
- 5
- Readings
- 8
What you’ll work through
The units in this course.
Each unit brings words, lessons, conversations, and readings together on one topic. Open one to see what’s inside.
Dagpenge & Availability
Understand how unemployment insurance works in Denmark, from a-kasse membership and registering as unemployed to job logs, availability rules and your benefit period.
28 words · 1 lessons
Unemployment Funds and Unions
Weigh up a-kasse and union membership, understand what each one does, and discuss collective bargaining, strikes and the Danish model with precision.
30 words · 1 lessons
Labor Market Terms
Advanced Danish terminology for discussing the labor market, collective bargaining and employment policy with nuance.
25 words · 2 lessons
Social Welfare Terms
Advanced Danish vocabulary for discussing the welfare state, social benefits and redistribution with precision.
26 words · 2 lessons
Legal Proceedings and Contracts
Danish vocabulary for legal proceedings and contracts, with attention to roles, obligations, exceptions and the limits of legal equivalents.
51 words · 3 lessons
Along the way
Check what sticks. Finish with proof.
- 1 × Course test
Pass the test to complete the course.
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