If you have been employed in a flexi-job, you can get paid salary, etc. from LG. You will be paid the salary that you would normally have gotten from your employer.
Find out whether you are entitled to a termination period in your employment contract or via your collective agreement.
If you are on maternity/paternity leave and entitled to paid leave, LG can pay you the salary, etc. that your employer should have paid.
When you report a claim to LG, remember to provide information on:
If you are working in Denmark for a foreign employer who is declared bankrupt or under restructuring, LG can pay your salary, etc. for your work.
LG will pay if your employer:
and if you:
Besides the documentation that LG normally needs, you must also send:
If you have a disability, you may have difficulty reading the document below. You are welcome to contact Lønmodtagernes Garantifond.
If you work for a Danish employer while living abroad, there may be situations where LG can pay the salary for your work.
If you have worked outside the EU/EEA and received a salary from a Danish employer, LG can process your claim for the payment of missing salary from your former employer.
If you are posted abroad by your Danish employer and have temporarily worked outside Denmark, LG can process your claim for the payment of missing salary.
If you have worked in an EU/EEA country, the employer must have business activities in at least two countries within the EU/EEA. There may be cases where you are not covered by LG but are instead covered by the guarantee scheme in the country where the work was performed.
If you have a disability, you may have difficulty reading the document below. You are welcome to contact Lønmodtagernes Garantifond.
Besides the documentation that LG normally needs, you must also send:
Please be aware that the case processing time may be longer as contacting the other country’s guarantee scheme may be required.
The Employees' Guarantee Fund (LG) ensures that employees receive wages etc. when their employer is declared bankrupt or ceases operations. LG can also help the employer to pay wages to employees working for the company, while it is subject to financial reconstruction.
The legislation to which LG is subject falls within the Danish Ministry of Employment, but you cannot complain about the decision to the Ministry. If you do not agree with LG's decision, you are welcome to contact us and possibly send further documentation supporting your claim. LG will review your case and send you a new decision.
If you still do not believe that our decision is correct, you will have to initiate legal proceedings against LG at the courts. LG has no appeals board, and therefore the case can only continue at the courts. In this case, you must contact the court in Hillerød.
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