The holiday act and taxation
According to the rules, the au pair must only carry out domestic chores for the host family within the specified time limits. However, the employment is regarded as an employer/employee relationship which is subject to Danish laws regarding holidays and taxation. An agreement about holiday allowances should be made in advance. Read more about the rules on the website of The Danish Pensions Agency (Pensionsstyrelsen). You can also contact Feriekontoret by phone on +45 33 95 52 20. Any questions about taxation can be answered by the tax administration office in the municipality of the host family.

The National Registration Office, the National Health Service and Insurance
The host family must ensure that the au pair is registered at the National Registration Office and the National Health Service no later than five days after arrival at the family's home – and must unregister the au pair when the stay ends. If the host family has not unregistered a previous au pair at the National Registration Office, an application for a new au pair will, in general, be refused. If the au pair will work more than 400 hours within a calendar year, the host family must take out industrial injury insurance. Read more on the website of the National Board of Industrial Injuries (Arbejdsskadestyrelsen). The host family is also responsible for taking out two other types of insurances covering the au pair; an insurance covering leisure time and accidents, and an insurance covering the costs of the au pair returning his/her home country in case of death, serious illness or accident. All three types of insurances can be taken out from a private insurance company.