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Denmark has an effective labour market based on agreements made directly between employers and employees both in the private and in the public sector. The state only regulates a few areas in the labour market through overall framework legislation that is completed by the organisations during negotiations.
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The main heading for LGDK's activities within citizen service, digital administration and administration is "Administration and Digitalisation". The vision of the local government reform is that the municipality should be the citizens' main entry to public service.
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One of the major challenges facing the municipalities today is the shortage of manpower. The reason for this shortage is that the population of young people is decreasing and more and more people reach the age of retirement. This issue dominates a lot of the activities involving management and staff.
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Decentralisation of the responsibility for public affairs is probably more pronounced in Denmark than in any other country. After the local government reform, the expenditure of municipalities, out of the total public expenditure, amounts to almost 50%.
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In Denmark, education at primary level is the responsibility of the municipality. This school system is called Folkeskolen. The Danish Constitution stipulates that everyone of compulsory school age is entitled to free education in the Folkeskole.
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The municipalities in Denmark have been subject to a major reform which came into force on 1 January 2007. As a result of the reform, the municipalities have taken over a lot of the environmental tasks from the previous counties.
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Social services is a core area of the municipalities. For many years, the municipalities have had the main responsibility for care of the elderly and the disabled. And after the local government reform, even more responsibility has been assigned to the municipalities within this field. In other words, the municipalities undertake and finance all the authoritative tasks within social services.
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As a result of the local government reform, municipalities have been assigned more tasks within health care. After the reform, they are now responsible for rehabilitation, home care, health care, prevention of abuse, dental care, as well as promotion of health.
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Industrial policy is an important part of the municipalities' responsibility for financial sustainability in the local community. Development of a strong and competitive business environment is the basis for the general development of the community. Municipalities play an important role both at strategic and operational level when it comes to offering the business community a good framework and favourable conditions.
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A core area of the municipalities is employment and integration of refugees and immigrants.
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