B1 · Intermediate
Employment Contract Terms
Read a Danish employment contract, check pay, hours, notice and trial period, and ask about the terms before you sign.
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- an employment contract
- a written statement of employment terms
- terms of employment
- to sign a contract
- to read the fine print
- a start date
- a place of work
- a job description
- permanent employment
- fixed-term, temporary
- a temporary position
- a probation period
- a notice period
- working hours
- unpaid
- a monthly salary
- an hourly wage
- an extra payment, a premium (on top of base pay)
- a pay review meeting
- collective agreement
- to be covered by a collective agreement
- a salaried employee
- the Salaried Employees Act
- full pay during illness
- paid leave
- a pension plan
- duty of confidentiality
- a non-compete clause
- an employee handbook
- a severance payment
- to terminate someone’s employment with notice
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- Lesson 1
Understanding Your Employment Contract
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