Membership of HORESTA does not require a collective agreement. In 2005 HORESTA was legally split into a trade association (HORESTA) and an employers’ association (HORESTA Employer). This legal separation means that HORESTA is now a straightforward trade association, while HORESTA Employer is an independent employers’ association and therefore a member of the Confederation of Danish Employers.
HORESTA and HORESTA Employer still have many joint members, but the legal separation is of great practical importance, since HORESTA membership is now open to any business in the industry, regardless of whether it wants a collective agreement or not. Since 2005 it has been possible to choose between two types of membership of the trade association and/or employers’ association more than 1.000 businesses took the opportunity to design their own membership. This represents by far the largest increase in membership in HORESTA’s history. An increase which proves that we have the right product and the flexibility that businesses in the industry want.
Subscription rules
On applying for membership you will be charged a joining fee of DKK 500. You will then be charged an annual basic subscription of DKK 4,271 (index linked) plus a percentage of your business’s wage bill. If you like to only join the trade association, the rate is 0.317% of your business’s total wage bill. If you choose our full service membership the rate is 0,480%, which increases to 0.565 % if you wish to opt into membership of the employers’ association. There is a substantial reduction in both rates for all wage bills in excess of approximately DKK 32 million.
Calculate your subscription
At www.horesta.dk you can make a quick calculation of your business’s annual subscription, which also happens to be tax deductible. To find out more, visit the Danish website
Resignation rules
If you wish to resign your membership, you must give 6 months notice in writing to 1 July. If your business is sold or closed down, however, your resignation will become effective at the end of the quarter in which the sale/closure takes place.
Contact us
If you want to know more about membership, please contact HORESTA’s Member Centre by phone +45 3524 8080 or email medlem@horesta.dk