Background checks for Denmark
Join Zinc for background checks that work within Denmark's rules, on the same platform you already use everywhere else you hire.
Checks and features
Your essential Denmark checks
Legal and compliance support
Danish employers can't routinely request a criminal record certificate. Zinc's compliance team helps you understand what you need to do when there's a genuine, proportionate reason to ask, since the candidate has to obtain and submit their own certificate.
Centralised, audit-ready dashboard
See check progress, actions, and results from one place, giving you a clear, evidence-backed record across Denmark and every other market you hire in.
Candidate support in 140+ languages
Zinc's AI-powered chatbot is on hand around the clock in Danish, English, and 140+ other languages, giving candidates a transparent, self-serve way to get their questions answered.
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Only the data you need
Requesting a criminal record certificate in Denmark without a clear, role-specific reason can land you in difficult territory. Zinc's compliance team can help you make sure every request is genuinely proportionate before it goes out.
Clear candidate journey
Danish candidates value being told plainly what's happening and why. Zinc’s mobile-first platform allows candidates to not only fill out checks quickly, but also view check progress. With notifications after each check is complete, candidates can follow along and feel confident that their start date won’t be held up by an unreviewed check.
A single global system
Your Danish hiring doesn't need its own standalone process. Zinc keeps it on the same dashboard as every other country you hire in, so your team isn't managing two different systems side by side.
“Checks come back in a timely manner, which means that most candidates and new hires have the majority of their checks completed before they start employment, even when the turnaround time is very short. This gives us confidence about them joining the firm and allows us to address any anomalies or surprises before their start date. In addition, the automated downloading of Zinc reports into employees’ job profiles in our HR system means we don’t have to worry about missing information or gaps in our reporting.”
Checks that work everywhere you do
Full visibility, transparent pricing, and adaptable checks for borderless hiring.
Industry-leading global turnaround times
Adaptive checks, not extra admin
Integrated with your HR tech stack
Truly transparent pricing
Pricing
Built for global teams
Whether you're a growing team or an enterprise hiring across borders, Zinc has a plan for you.
Under 20 hires annually
Pay As You Grow
Get started in minutes. Our Pay As You Grow plan is built for lower hiring volumes — a flat rate per check, with no hidden costs or setup fees.
Start checking in minutes, no setup needed
Flat rates per check, no hidden fees
Pay only for what you check, every month
20+ hires annually
Custom solutions
For larger volumes, our experts build a plan around your needs. Credit is flexible with your hiring and never expires, with integrations, setup, training, and support all included for free.
A custom plan built around your hiring
Credit pool that rolls over and never expires
Integrations, setup, and training included for free
“The dashboard and notifications were the most impactful for me as at a glance I could see the status of references and checks.”
Can Danish employers routinely request a criminal record certificate?
Danish employers can request a criminal record certificate, after collecting candidate consent and with a legitimate reason.
The certificate is the Private Criminal Record (Privat Straffeattest), issued by Rigspolitiet (Danish National Police Legal Department Criminal Registry), and it's subject to the candidate's explicit consent. Rigspolitiet reserves the right to reject issuance after reviewing the nature of the request.
To request it, the candidate completes a Specific Application Form through Zinc (wet or digital signature accepted), and Zinc submits the request to the authorities on the candidate's behalf.
Can Zinc run credit checks in Denmark?
Yes, Zinc can run credit checks in Denmark through the Danish Debt Register data with a five-year lookback, which also covers Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The check is sourced through Bisnode and returns confirmed data on bad payment and non-payment history, and partial civil litigation related to bad payments. There's no candidate footprint, so it won’t impact their credit record.
Can Zinc run checks for our Danish employees alongside our global workforce?
Yes, that's exactly what Zinc is built for. Your hiring in Denmark sits on the same platform as your other international hires, so you’re using one centralised system instead of paying for localised solutions.
All your checks progress is available in a centralised dashboard, including country-by-country breakdowns. If you have multiple hiring teams globally, user groups allow you to share checks packages across Zinc without exposing candidate data to users who don’t need to see it.
What languages does your customer service support in Denmark?
Our 24/7 AI chatbot can respond to candidates in English, Danish, German, Swedish, and Norwegian, so they can get support in the language they're most comfortable with.