The Danish Association of Lawyers and Economists (Danish: Djøf, which used to be an acronym but is not anymore) is a trade union/labour union[1][2] with 100,000 members.[3][4] Apart from lawyers and economists the association organises graduates and students from social sciences and business economics.[5] Employers and managers are also eligible for membership as are self-employed lawyers. Members work in law, economy, administration, management, research, teaching, communication etc. in both the public and private sector. Danish Association of Lawyers and Economists is part of the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC), the Danish umbrella organisation for academics.

History

In 1993, the union organization published guidelines for ethical conduct of its members with respect to public administration.[6][7]

In 2005, the organization had about 20,000 members.[8]

Publishing

The association has an independent publishing company called DJØF Publishing. Each year about 150 titles are published about law, economics and other social sciences. An increasing number of the titles are in English. The association also produces a fortnightly journalistic trade magazine called Djøfbladet, which is sent to all 80,000 members. The magazine has a total of 102,000 readers.

Pension fund

An independent pension fund is affiliated with the association. It's called Juristernes og Økonomernes Pensionskasse (JØP). In 2012 it had 48.000 members and a total valuation of about DKK 54 billions.

Continuing education

The association offers courses about law, economics, management, communications etc. as a means of continuing education for both members and non-members. The organization also sponsors student competitions,[9] and researches and reports about employment issues.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Helen Russell (8 January 2015). The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country. Icon Books. pp. 61–. ISBN 978-1-84831-813-7.
  2. ↑ Gale Group; John Harper Publishing (January 2001). Trade Unions of the World. John Harper Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9536278-4-4.
  3. ↑ "About Djøf page on djoef.dk" Djøf (website)
  4. ↑ "Trade unions in Denmark" WorkTrotter (website)
  5. ↑ ECPR News. The Consortium. 1997. p. 32.
  6. ↑ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (11 May 1995). Science, technology and innovation policies: Denmark. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. p. 109. ISBN 978-92-64-14374-6.
  7. ↑ Øjvind Larsen (2000). Administration, ethics and democracy. Ashgate. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-7546-1221-6.
  8. ↑ Jeremy Waddington (2005). Restructuring Representation: The Merger Process and Trade Union Structural Development in Ten Countries. Peter Lang. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-90-5201-253-7.
  9. ↑ "Student case competitions increasingly popular". CPH Post, February 8th, 2016 by Lucie Rychla
  10. ↑ "Borgen and evidence of sex discrimination in Denmark". The Guardian, Helen Russell 4 February 2013
  11. ↑ "No jobs for new lawyers and economists". Danish National Broadcast Company.
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