Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Iceland as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Iceland: Digital application for paid parental leave
It is now possible for employees to apply for paid parental allowance digitally through the website of the Directorate of Labour (Ísland …
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Iceland: Union head questions why top gov’t officials get percentage pay rises beyond general agreement
Negotiations will be underway this Autumn on new national agreements, with the government and national banks urging unions not to play catch up with price inflation …
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Iceland: New mobility scheme with the United Kingdom
UK nationals may now apply for Working Holiday residence permits in Iceland and Icelandic nationals are eligible to apply for Youth Mobility Scheme visas in the UK …
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Iceland: Women 34.1% of board members of medium and large companies (2020)
The proportion of women on company boards in enterprises employing 50 or more persons has risen from just 9 …
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Iceland: Minimum wages for a full-time work for the private sector (2021-22)
Under the latest collective agreement between the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprises (SA) and the major union Efling, the new gross minimum wage has been set at 351,000 ISK (US$2,716 …
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Iceland: Long-term visa for remote workers
This is by far the coldest place to join the “digital nomad” club …
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Iceland: Inflation still on the rise
Consumer prices rose by 0 …
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Iceland: Pay deal between Akranes union and Norðurál aluminium smelter
After 10 months of negotiations, an agreement has finally been reached between the Norðurál aluminium smelter and Akranes trade union …
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Iceland: Changes to parental leave law proposed
A Bill before the Althing (national Parliament) would considerably extend parental leave …
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Iceland: Major layoffs expected at Icelandair
The latest airline to find itself in severe financial difficulties is Icelandair …
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Iceland: Guidance document for frontline service staff
The government has issued (in English) a simple, but very useful, set of guidelines for employers, including special directions for frontline service employees …
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Iceland: Labour Court rules Union’s planned ‘micro strikes’ illegal
The use of micro strikes or “working to rule” in the hotel and transport sector has been declared unlawful by the Labour Court …
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Iceland: Immigrants and persons with foreign background 2018
Over the year to the 1st of January 2018, the proportion of immigrants in the population increased by 2% to 43,736, bringing the overall proportion to 12 …
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Iceland: Life expectancy in Iceland is one of the highest in Europe
Statistics Iceland reports that according to ten years averages (2007-2016), men in Iceland and Switzerland had the highest average life expectancy in Europe, 80 …
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Iceland: Companies need to prove not paying women less
Companies with 25 employees or more in Iceland now are required to demonstrate that they pay male and female employees fairly — without gender discrimination …
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