About DA-Barsel

DA-Barsel is a maternity scheme for companies that are members of an employers' association organised under The Danish Employers' Confederation (DA) - and that have not established their own maternity scheme.

The specifics

DA-Barsel was established as a result of the private-sector collective bargaining negotiations in 2004. The object of the scheme is to compensate companies subject to the collective agreement of employees taking the statutory maternity leave.

The DA-Barsel scheme is operated by the ATP Group.

Who has to pay contributions to DA-Barsel?

If your company has employees subject to the collective agreement, it is required to pay contributions to DA-Barsel.

Even if the company pays for each employee, it is still the company – and not the employee – that is covered by DA-Barsel.

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Reporting and payment

Every quarter, you have to file a report on the number of employees covered by Da-Barsel. You submit the details via our self-service site (in Danish). The rates are shown under Calculation

You have to pay the same contributions as you have reported on the self-service site.