HK covers many industries - administration, graphic work, HR, IT, communication and marketing, customer service, laboratory and the environmental work, management, logistics and shipping, consulting, counselling and case handling, finance, health, sales and procurement. HK is divided into 4 sectors - HK Handel, HK Privat, HK Kommunal and HK Stat. Which sector you belong to depends on your job and the specific collective agreement that applies to your employment.

If you are unsure, whether we cover your line of work, please call us on 7011 4545 to hear more.

You can become a member of HK with many different educational backgrounds and lengths - practical and theoretical educations, basic educations, school internships and trainee educations. HK’s students and apprentices are educated in, e.g. in office work, trade, logistics, service and creative professions.

You can become a member of HK when your student job falls within one of the industries and/or collective agreements covered by HK. It could be a student jobs in administration, graphic work, HR, IT, communication and marketing, customer service, laboratory and the environmental work, management, logistics and shipping, consulting, counselling and case handling, finance, health, sales and procurement. Contact us if you would like to know if your student job is covered by HK.

We offer memberships for full-time, part-time, and flexjob employees. If you are in an apprentice, or you have a student job within an area covered by HK, you can qualify for a reduced membership fee. Contact us and we will find the right membership for you.

An unemployment insurance fund offers you financial security in the labor market. If you are without a job for a period of time, as a member of an unemployment insurance fund, you are entitled to receive unemployment benefits if you meet the requirements. It is the unemployment insurance fund that pays unemployment benefits when you are unemployed, as well as holiday benefits and early retirement pay.

If you become unemployed, we offer qualified advice on job search and how to improve skills. One in two members of HK’s unemployment insurance fund is back working within 3 months.

When you are in a job, we are also there for you to strengthen your position in the labor market. This can be through courses on anything from salary negotiation, and leadership to personal development.

A trade union is a professional community where you can get help, guidance and legal advice regarding your worklife. As a member of HK you also get free access to courses and events, discounts on insurance, and other membership benefits. We know your profession, your education and the challenges you may face in your job - e.g. conflicts, work environment, salary and other working conditions. It's worth noting that salary, vacation, working hours, maternity rules, etc. are not regulated by laws. These are all decided upon in collective agreements between workplaces and trade unions. Every day,

HK works for better pay and working conditions for approx. 218,000 members. When you are part of HK, you are part of this community.

Your membership price depends on whether you want to join both the trade union and the unemployment fund and whether you have a full-time or part-time job, and finally, which sector your kind of work belongs to.

The price range for full-time membership is DKK 463-1,028 and for part-time membership DKK 270-712 per. month.

For students under the age of 30, the price is generally DKK 0. The price of DKK 0 applies if your education is standardized for a period of at least 18 months – it does not apply to HHX, HTX, STX and similar youth vocational training. If you receive other public benefits than SU (State Educational Grant), or if your total annual income is higher than DKK 231,864 (2021 amount), membership is not free.

Please also note, that a price for wage insurance of between DKK 44-98 can also be added (assuming that you are a member of both our trade union and our unemployment fund). In addition, there may also be a supplement to the local HK member club at your workplace.

We calculate the price according to the type of membership you want.

Example: You are 32 years old, employed full time as an office assistant in a private company full time and want both unemployment insurance fund and to be a member of the trade union. Your price is:

• Trade union: DKK 463
• Unemployment insurance: DKK 517
• Mandatory wage insurance: DKK 98
• A total of DKK 1,078 per month.

You can choose to add Full-time accident insurance for DKK 45 and Certain critical illnesses Insurance for DKK 59 per. month.

You recieve a tax deduction for your HK membership fee. The following can be deducted:

• Up to DKK 6,000 per year in membership fees to the union and local club in the workplace.
• The entire amount paid to the unemployment insurance fund.
• The entire amount paid to the early retirement benefit fund.
• The entire amount of wage insurance via HK Privat, HK Kommunal or HK Stat.

As a rule of thumb, the deduction is approx. 1/3 of the price of your membership fee.

Tax reporting happens automatically – you do not need to do anything.
HK automatically reports your tax deduction, so you do not have to do anything. The money will automatically be refunded with your tax return for next year. If you want the deduction effective immediately, you can report membership fees in your advance statement on skat.dk.

Read more about tax deductions for trade union and unemployment fund at www.skat.dk

If you want to be a member of HK’s union, contact your current union to terminate your union membership. You may have a 1 month + current month's notice. We recommend that you plan your termination and your new membership with us to avoid paying double or being without a union for a period of time.

If you want to be a member of HK’s unemployment insurance fund, you can call us or sign up on HK.DK. Here you will be asked if you are already a member of an unemployment insurance fund. Once we have the information from you, we will contact your current unemployment insurance fund and make sure that you are transferred to HK’s unemployment insurance fund. That way, you retain your rights and your seniority. You do not need to contact your current unemployment insurance fund yourself.

No, you keep your seniority. When you transfer to HK's unemployment fund, your seniority will automatically follow.

Trade union: You terminate your membership in your current union and sign up with us. You may have a 1 month + current month's notice. We recommend that you plan your termination and your new membership with to avoid paying double or being without a union for a period of time.  

Unemployment insurance fund: We make sure to transfer you from your current unemployment fund to HK. If it should happen that you pay too much in relation to the transfer, you will automatically get your money back.

Trade union: You terminate your membership in your current union and join us.

Unemployment insurance fund: You call us or sign up on HK.DK. Then we make sure to transfer you from your current unemployment fund to HK, and make sure you retain your rights and seniority.

Employee
If you are an employee, you must have been a member of an unemployment fund for at least 12 months to be entitled to unemployment benefits. If you have a part-time membership, you will earn the right to part-time unemployment benefits.

As a full-time member, your income must have been at least DKK 246,924 (2022 amount). You can include a maximum salary of DKK 20,577 per month, and you can only include income for periods where you have been a member of an unemployment insurance fund.

As a part-time member, your income must have been at least DKK 164,616 (2022 amount). You can include a maximum salary of DKK 13,718 per month, and you can only include income for periods where you have been a member of an unemployment insurance fund.

Student
If you are a student under the age of 30 - and have signed up for the unemployment insurance fund no later than 12 months before you graduate - you can receive unemployment benefits if you do not find a job after graduating. As a rule, you can become a member of the unemployment insurance fund for DKK 0 if your education is standardized for a period of 18 months – this does not apply to HHX, HTX, STX and similar youth vocational training. If you receive other public benefits than SU (State Educational Grant), or if your total annual income is higher than DKK 231,864 (2021 numbers), membership is not free. 

You can receive help from day 1 as a member, either by phone, chat or email. You can receive guidance regarding salary negotiations, reviewing your contract, free courses and career counselling, access to salary statistics and personal advice on your employment, etc. 3 months into your membership, you can also receive legal help.