> Who pays healthcare, who pays maternity leave and social security in a fast and loose labor market like that?
Are you from Scandinavia? Because the state pays these things (except maternity leave) in Denmark, whether you're in a job or not, so no there really isn't a risk to the state. The only thing the business is paying for is your salary, pension (if they offer it) and other "bonuses" (if they offer them).
My wife is (and owned a business). As far as I'm aware that information is not correct. If I remember correctly in Denmark you have to pay mandatory social security (ATP), industry injuries insurance, a sort of vocational and training fee (AUB it's called I think), another labour market insurance thing with a triple letter name, and there might be another one if you have foreign workers. Denmark may still have lower labor related costs than the rests of Scandinavia and a somewhat more flexible system but it still has some of the highest labor costs in Europe and employers take a good amount of responsibility, and that's a vital part of the system. (and to note we never thought of it negatively).
Are you from Scandinavia? Because the state pays these things (except maternity leave) in Denmark, whether you're in a job or not, so no there really isn't a risk to the state. The only thing the business is paying for is your salary, pension (if they offer it) and other "bonuses" (if they offer them).
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