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Under Denmark’s flexicurity model, employers have been given free rein to hire and fire workers, in order to help businesses adapt to the ups, downs and shifts in markets. But the coronavirus crisis is not about adapting to market changes. Denmark, like many other countries, ordered many businesses to shut down to stem the spread of COVID-19. To encourage firms to not let go of their employees, the government is compensating them for 75% of wages of up to €4,000 per month. For those on temporary hourly contracts, the state will pay 90%.
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