About FerieKonto
Under Danish law, all wage earners are entitled to holiday pay. FerieKonto receives holiday pay from your employer and pays the money out to you when you take holiday.
How your holiday pay is deposited
Your employer calculates how many days of holiday you are entitled to and deposits your holiday pay with FerieKonto every quarter. Check if your employer has deposited holiday pay for you in our self service section.
See How much holiday pay are you entitled to?
See My employer has not deposited holiday pay for me
How you receive your holiday pay
In March we send you a letter informing you of your holiday entitlement. If your employer subsequently deposits additional holiday pay for you, we will send a new letter out to you. The latest letter from us is always the one that counts. The letter contains a code which you need to use when keying in your holiday dates on the self-service phone line.
When you take holiday, you must enter your holiday dates on our self-service website or phone line.
See also How to claim your holiday pay
The Specifics
If your employment entitles you to paid holiday, you will receive ordinary pay when you take your holiday. It is up to you to make sure that you use up all your days of holiday before the end of the holiday year. If you leave your employment, your employer must deposit any holiday pay due to you with FerieKonto.
If you are paid by the hour, your wages will be deducted for the period in which you take your holiday. You must therefore claim for your accrued holiday pay from FerieKonto. You are NOT entitled to holiday pay while you are receiving wages.
If you are unemployed, you are still entitled to holiday. You must let your unemployment insurance fund (Danish: 'a-kasse') know when you are taking holiday and then claim your holiday pay from FerieKonto. You are NOT entitled to unemployment benefit and holiday pay for the same period.
If you are prevented from taking holiday because you are on sick leave or maternity leave, you are still entitled to your holiday pay. For more information: If you are prevented from taking holiday (link)
If you leave Denmark and will no longer be working for a Danish employer, you can have your holiday pay paid out to you.
For more information: Payment abroad