Employment conditions
Danish Shipping is the employers' organization for shipping companies operating vessels under the Danish flag. On these pages, you can find information about the main collective agreements and agreements reached with Danish trade unions. Additionally, you can find useful knowledge about various labor market and employment law topics that Danish Shipping assists its members with.
Subjects
Agreements
The vast majority of work functions on Danish ships and offshore platforms are covered by collective agreements, and the industry is characterized by a relatively high degree of organization on both the employer's and employee's side.
Agreements
Advice and information
Danish Shipping helps members with the legal and negotiation issues that may arise in connection with employment.
Advice and information
More women in shipping
Danish Shipping in cooperation with the industry, wants to increase the proportion of women in shipping. The Toolbox Taskforce for more women at sea is continuously updated with new ideas and is thus a dynamic size. The tools have been prepared for the purpose of supporting the efforts behind the 10 recommendations that the Taskforce for more women at sea has drawn up and which are aimed at shipping companies, maritime educational institutions and other stakeholders in Blue Denmark.
More women in shipping
Covid-19
There are no longer any Covid-19 restrictions in Denmark, but there are a number of recommendations that you can get an overview of.
Covid-19
Medical Office ApS
The Medical Office carries out medical examinations of your employees.
Medical Office
DIS Salary statistics
Members of Danish Shipping and Danish Ferry Association must report salary data for their seafarers who serve on a ship registered in the Danish International Ship Register. The salary reports must be sent to the Danish Employers' Association.
DIS Salary statistics
Maternity compensation scheme
Danish Shipping administers the Maternity Compensation Scheme for the shipping industry. The scheme, which is industry-specific, is part of the common equalization in the DA area. Maternity compensation, introduced by law, compensates the registered shipping companies' expenses for employees' wages during their maternity leave. Reimbursement is based on the salary paid to employees on maternity leave.
Maternity compensation scheme
MLC
The Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) is an international set of rules that primarily addresses the individual countries, which may have very different traditions with regard to how the regulation is implemented nationally. The convention can be downloaded below.
MLC