Union representatives
Pay negotiations as a union representative
When do salary negotiations take place?
As a rule, salaries are negotiated once a year. In addition, negotiations must be carried out in the event of significant changes to individual positions and new hires, and if otherwise the parties can agree on it.
Information and material for use in salary negotiations:
- General information about salary: Salary statistics, salary calculator, minimum salary, salary level and conditions in STEM workplaces
- On Mit IDA you will also find: Standard emails for use in communicating about salary negotiation and interactive e-course in negotiation technique (in Danish).
- Information on unemployment figures for each engineers and cand.scientists (in Danish)
- IDA's current salary forecast.
How is pay negotiated in Danish workplaces?
In many workplaces, an annual employee payroll is negotiated annually. Based on this overview of how much each employee is to be paid, the company pays out salaries to its employees.
The payroll negotiations are overseen by an employee representative, typically a company group or academics’ club.
It requires thorough preparation and relevant knowledge to negotiate payroll.
Use IDA’s statistics
Prepare for the negotiations by getting an overview of the salaries in your industry. You can use IDA’s salary statistics to look at individual salary levels based on position, seniority and education, among other parameters.
Learn more about IDA's Salary Statistics
IDA also publishes an annual company statistics where you can see the salary levels at companies with at least 5 IDA members employed.