I'll leave out all the extraneous details, but yesterday, my boss contacted me to say the business was officially closing and my last pay had been processed. Previously, my pay stub would come in the last few days of the month, and the pay itself on the 1st. As of today, I have received neither. Further, my boss did not respond to a question I had about my pay yesterday, nor are they responding to any messages today. Coupled with the fact that my boss has vanished from social media and texted me using a new phone number, the situation feels extraordinarily sketchy.
My understanding is that Lønmodtagernes Garantifond should pay my wages in this case; but should I be expecting that to happen automatically, or do I need to make contact? Further, my boss has historically been quite bad about tracking my hours accurately, so I do it myself and submit the hours to them each month. I did this last month and have screenshots of me submitting it to them, but is that sufficient evidence to get paid accurately?
Before it gets asked, I'm not part of any union. Tak for hjælpen!
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The original was posted on /r/denmark by /u/WhileHammersFell at 2024-02-01 13:04:53+00:00.
DJpesto at 2024-02-01 13:19:21+00:00 ID:
koftldwIt's pretty easy to apply for lønmodtagernes garantifond. You go to the website, find the number and call them. There is a form you need to fill out.
Are you part of an a-kasse? If so they can also help you out.
If not - you have to do it yourself - you will probably also be contacted by the bancruptcy estate (some lawyers), you need to tell them that you have not received your salary, so that they know.
You should make sure to claim any holidays that you already paid for but didn't spend, and if you had a... what's it called - a period of time after you were fired where you are still employed - like typically 3 months or so. You should also claim that salary. (yeah you messed up not being in a union ;-) )
WhileHammersFell (OP) at 2024-02-01 14:45:49+00:00 ID:
kofuu5iPerfect, thank you very much.
I'm not familiar with an a-kasse, so I can't imagine I'm part of one. Looking it up, it looks like it's unemployment insurance?
I definitely messed up by not being in a union, for sure. I became the senior-most employee at the place almost immediately after starting, and it was my first job in Denmark, so I had very little information regarding unions or employee protections.
mikk0384 at 2024-02-01 16:03:15+00:00 ID:
kog7gs8Indeed