Picking a provider
who knows Danish employment law
A capable employer of record in Denmark answers a few questions without looking them up. How does concurrent holiday work across a September to August holiday year? When can the 120-day rule end a contract during sickness? What happens to net pay when a tax card changes? Below: the duties a provider takes on, questions to ask before signing, and how our Danish fee, from €599 per employee per month, measures up against the large platforms.
Eight employer duties we take on in Denmark
Each one is a legal duty of the employer in Denmark. Once we employ your hire, it is ours to carry out.
- Written terms of employment by day 7, as Ansættelsesbevisloven requires
- Monthly A-skat and AM-bidrag withholding, reported through eIndkomst and paid to Skattestyrelsen
- ATP for every employee, employer share DKK 198 a month in 2026
- AUB, Barsel.dk, the financing contribution and AES on the quarterly Samlet Betaling invoice
- Holiday accounting under Ferieloven, including the 1% holiday supplement
- Full salary during sickness for salaried staff, with benefit refunds claimed from day 31
- A working-time recording system, with each record kept for 5 years
- Work-injury insurance placed with a private insurer
Real answers from one person.
On a difficult day, such as an employee off sick for weeks, your account manager tracks the 30-day employer period, claims the sickness benefit refund and tells you whether the contract’s 120-day rule applies. Same person, every time.
Which questions test a Danish EOR provider?
Bring these eight to every sales call. A provider who knows Denmark answers each one quickly.
Who files and reports?
Who is named as employer in eIndkomst, and who answers Skattestyrelsen if a monthly report or payment is late?
Payroll accuracy
How do you apply the employee’s tax card, deduct AM-bidrag before income tax is worked out, and pay the 1% holiday supplement in May and August?
Insurance and levies
Who holds work-injury insurance for my employee, and under which AES branch group are occupational disease contributions paid?
Records and access
Where are payslips, contracts and working-time records kept, and can each employee get at their own working-time record?
Termination know-how
How does notice under Funktionærloven grow with years of service, and when does statutory severance become payable after 12 and 17 years?
Day-one readiness
What must be in place before day one, and what happens with a hire who still needs a CPR number, tax card or SIRI permit?
Invoice clarity
Which employer levies appear on my invoice, how often do Samlet Betaling rates change, and in which currency is your fee charged?
Paperwork on leaving
How is untaken holiday settled on exit, who pays the 12.5% holiday allowance to FerieKonto, and can the employee ask for written reasons?
EOR fees compared for Denmark
Published list prices, checked on 9 October 2026, beside our own fee.
| Built for DenmarkEOR Denmark | Deel | Remote | Oyster | Papaya | RemoFirst | Native Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | from €599 | $599 | $699 | $699 | €650 Europe | from $199 | On request |
| Contract meeting Danish written-terms rules | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Monthly eIndkomst reporting | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ATP and Samlet Betaling levies paid | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Holiday year and 1% supplement tracked | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sickness benefit refunds claimed from the municipality | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Notice and severance guidance | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pay Limit threshold checked | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Single point of contact | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fee set in euro | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Checked on 9 October 2026. Deel lists $599, Remote and Oyster $699 and RemoFirst from $199 per employee per month, all in US dollars; Papaya Global charges €650 for Europe, roughly $728; Native Teams quotes on request. Because our fee is set in euro, we converted it with the European Central Bank’s 9 October 2026 rate of 1.1206 dollars per euro: €599 is about $671. That makes us dearer than Deel and RemoFirst and cheaper than Remote, Oyster and Papaya Global. Dashes mark features a pricing page leaves out.
Six things that change once we employ your Danish team
A Danish contract and written terms ready before the first working day.
Payslips that match the tax card, month after month.
No CVR number, employer account or Danish bank to open.
Holiday and supplement amounts worked out under the Holiday Act.
Sickness benefit refunds claimed once day 30 passes.
A fee in euro, with salary and levies passed on at cost.
What changed for employers this year?
The 2026 tax reform replaced the old 15% top tax with three bands: a 7.5% middle tax above DKK 641,200, a 7.5% top tax above DKK 777,900 and a 5% top-top tax above DKK 2,592,700. The personal allowance rose from DKK 51,600 to DKK 54,100. Barsel.dk went up to DKK 550 a quarter while AUB fell to DKK 705.25. The Pay Limit Scheme minimum is now DKK 552,000, against DKK 514,000 in 2025, and the researcher tax scheme needs DKK 65,400 a month. Copenhagen cut its municipal tax to 23.39%.
Made for employers starting out in Denmark
Software firms adding a developer or engineer in Copenhagen or Aarhus
Companies testing Danish sales before deciding whether to open an ApS of their own.
Employers turning a Danish contractor into a salaried employee.
Teams bringing in a non-EU specialist paid above the DKK 552,000 Pay Limit threshold.
Questions buyers put to us
Who is the legal employer of my staff?+
What does a Danish pay month involve?+
What about ATP?+
What if an employee disputes a dismissal?+
How is employee data looked after?+
What sets the price?+
Can terms be rewritten mid-contract?+
How do I reach my account manager?+
Ask for a costed Danish hire
You receive the yearly employer cost, our fee and the steps to the first payday.
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