The byråd (city council) adopted implementation of the employment reform

Aarhus Byråd on Wednesday, 26 August 2026, in the City Council Chamber considered the implementation of the employment reform in Aarhus.

The item was referred back to the Department of Social Affairs and Employment at the magistrat (municipal executive). The byråd adopted the magistrat’s recommendation of 25 August 2026.

Refer back to the Department of Social Affairs and Employment at the magistrat with a note that the byråd at its meeting on 26 August 2026 adopted the magistrat’s preceding recommendation

The day before, the magistrat had recommended that the byråd approve the Department of Social Affairs and Employment’s recommendation of 1 July 2026. The recommendation was to approve the proposal for the economic and professional implementation of the employment reform in Aarhus Kommune.

According to the case summary, the reform provides new degrees of freedom for municipalities. This also entails savings of DKK 159.6 million. The assessment was that the recommendations balance an effective employment effort with achieving the savings of DKK 159.6 million in 2030.

The Department of Social Affairs and Employment at the magistrat was to prepare a note on the knock-on consequences of the reform for the control team’s efforts regarding social fraud.

Sources

• Aarhus Kommune – dagsorden · Future employment efforts in Aarhus - Implementation of the employment reform
• Aarhus Kommune – dagsorden · the meeting
• Aarhus Kommune