Dannish Labour Market Authority

“We call our Danish model Flexicurity.It is based on the idea that flexibility and security are not contradictions but can be mutually supportive”

“Employability enhancement is the overall goal of Danish model of labor security”

“Employers are not afraid to hire new people to risk in new ideas or business if it is also easy to fire employees”

“It is not easy to receive the unemployed benefits in Denmark if you do not really look for a job proactively. For instance, if you receive these benefits, you have to make at least four job applications per week”

“There is not a simple recipe, not a universal medicine. You could in Spain learnt the concept and then see what can be adapted”

“A model like the Danish model needs political consensus, commitment and acceptance of the role of social partners”

Fernando L. Mompó