Factsheet for measure
DK-2020-49/1812
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Updated
– measures in Denmark
Pregnant self-employed get temporary dispensation for employment requirement for maternity pay
Gravide selvstændige i corona-klemme kan få barselsdagpenge med tilbagevirkende kraft
Background information
Several pregnant self-employed women have due to closure related to COVID-19 restrictions not been able to meet the employment-requirement in order to receive maternity benefits. As a result, a majority in Parliament has decided to temporarily ease the employment-requirements for maternity benefits for the self-employed.
Content of measure
The period from 1 December 2020 to 30 April 2021 can now be disregarded in the assessment of employment-requirements in relation to receive maternity benefits. Instead the activity of the company before 1 December 2020 can be used to meet the requirement. In order to facilitate administration in the municipalities and the Danish Public Benefit Administration (Udbetaling Denmark) the measure applies to all self-employed people.
The change will work retroactively and apply to self-employed who have gone on maternity leave on or after 1 December. The municipalities and the Danish Public Benefit Administration (Udbetaling Denmark) will have to reopen the cases where maternity benefits have been refused during the period. The law was approved on 23 March 2021.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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01 June 2021
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This case has ended, but it is related to and partially succeeded by case
DK-2022-1/2135
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Use of measure
No numbers are available yet, but the government estimates with considerable uncertainty that the change will affect about 40 self-employed people.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Self-employed
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Does not apply to businesses
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Does not apply to citizens
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement as case not in social partner domain
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No involvement as case not in social partner domain
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: N/A
Involvement
No involvement.
Views and reactions
No views.
Sources
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12 March 2021: Gravide selvstændige i corona-klemme kan få barselsdagpenge med tilbagevirkende kraft (bm.dk)
(bm.dk)
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23 March 2021: L 192 Draft law amending the Law on Sickness Benefits and the Maternity Act.
(www.ft.dk)
