Temp agency
What does it mean?
Temp agencies (vikarbureauer) recruit, employ and assign workers to client companies. The agency is the legal employer; the client directs daily work. Major players operate nationally across sectors.
Registration with several agencies increases assignment opportunities. Profiles with in-demand skills (healthcare, warehouse, office, IT) get frequent calls.
Compare agency terms: pay rate, pension, holiday, notice and conversion fees if client hires you permanently (overtagelsesgebyr — regulated).
Quality varies — choose agencies with collective agreements and transparent contracts. Report problems with pay or safety to your union.
Magnus Villumsen
Find jobs in this area
Related terms
Two-week rule
To qualify for unemployment benefits you must join an unemployment fund (a-kasse) within two weeks of finishing your education. Once you join, there is a mandatory waiting month, meaning you receive your first benefit payment one month after your education ends.
Rejection
A rejection from an employer is a clear answer that you did not get the job you applied for. Rejection is a natural part of job searching, however unwelcome it may feel. You may have sent a strong cover letter, perhaps even attended an interview and felt the chemistry was perfect.
Agile
One of the big buzzwords in business in recent years has been "agile", which essentially means flexibility. The word has different meanings depending on context — "agile leadership" and "agile software development" have different characteristics.