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Employment Region of Southern Denmark
The Danish National Labour Market Authority
The Employment Region of Southern Denmark is one of four regional employment authorities within the Danish National Labour Market Authority under the Ministry of Employment. The four employment regions cover all of Denmark.
Geographically the Employment Region of Southern Denmark covers the south-western part of Denmark, where almost half the total Danish population lives. The Minister of Employment appoints the Director of the Employment Region. The present Director of Employment Region Southern Denmark is Mr. Karl Schmidt.
To assist the Director in managing the Employment Region the Minister appoints a Regional Employment Council. The council serves as an advisor for the Director. The members of the council represent trade unions and employers’ organisations as well as municipalities and organisations for the disabled etc.
The Employment Region and the Regional Employment Council make an annual contract with the Minister of Employment. The contract includes objectives and result requirements for employment policy in the year to come for the region of Southern Denmark. Southern Denmark has 19 jobcentres. The local municipalities manage the job centres.
The main responsibilities of the Employment Region are:
- Supporting and ensuring good performance of the jobcentres
- Dialogue-based follow up on the performance and outcomes of the job centres
- Monitoring and analysing the development on the regional labour market
- Providing information about the regional labour market to those responsible for labour market measures, private providers, instructions, unemployment insurance etc.
- The secretariat function of the Regional Employment Council
- Residence permits and work permits, mass lay-offs in major companies and enterprises etc.
More information:
Organisational chart for the Ministry of Employment
Key figures on the Danish labour market
Unemployment insurance in Denmark
Flexicurity
Active Labour Market Policy
Contact: Phone (+45) 7222 3800, E-mail: brsyd@ams.dk