Pension

Pension scheme

All collective agreements include provisions regarding pension schemes.

DTU pays the total pension contribution to the pension scheme you are covered by according to the collective agreement.

The employee contribution shown on the pay slip is added to the holiday-qualifying salary when calculating holiday compensation upon resignation, but otherwise has no further impaxt. 

Further information on the scheme is available from your respective organization or the pension fund.

Payment of Collectively Agreement Pension Contributions

In most collective agreements, a provision has now been added stating that pension contributions exceeding 15% can be paid out as salary.

If you wish to do so, you must notify HR via the Service Portal. Pension contributions paid out as salary are treated a taxable income. Pension contributions paid into a pension fund are otherwise only taxed when the pension is paid out.

Pension for International Employees

International employees can choose to have their pension contributions taxed immediately so that no tax is due when they leave Denmark and withdraw their pension (Section 53A of the Danish Tax Assessment Act).

You can read more about the collectively agreed pension and the taxation in the for International staff only section.

Pension paid out as salary/Pension exemption

Certain employees on a fixed term contract with foreign citizenships can choose to get their pension paid out as salary according to Guideline on Pension paid out as salary/Pension exemption.

You can read more about the taxation of pension paid out as salary in the guideline.