Dear friends,
Because I’m being screwed by Danish laws again, I’m looking for a new place to stay in Copenhagen. Some wishes:
I might also consider Nørrebro, but in that case the apartment needs to have bulletproof windows and a lifeguard.
Let me know if you know someone who knows someone, etc! I’ll bake you a pie if you give me a good lead.
Rico
It’s been a while, so let’s start with a good rant about the danish holiday act.
Facts:
- I started working in Denmark April 1st 2007
- My contract clearly states I get 25 paid holidays per year
My issue:
Up til May 2009 I have only been able to take 18.75 paid holidays instead of 52 (2*25, plus 2 from April 2007).
Why:
Well, the accountant says: you get 2.08 days for each month you work. In 2007 I worked 9 months (2.08 * 9 = 18.75). But, the danish holiday year runs from May to May. Fine, you’d think the calculation shifts a bit, so that from May 2007 til May 2008 you’d get the 18.75 days. But noooo, you apparently don’t get the 18.75 days until May 2008 til May 2009, and not until May 2009 to 2010 you get the full 25!
Now, my company says that I can just take the other days unpaid. But that’s a lot of money we’re cutting here. If you take a week off, that means 25% less salary that month, which resolves in that I can’t pay my rent. So because I can’t afford financially to take these days off, the whole “25 paid holidays” is just a big myth the first 2 years. Companies can’t state in their contracts that you get those holidays, because that just means plain lying!
Disclaimer:
I know that you American friends must be happy if you only get 10 days, but that’s up to you to rant about 
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