Már Guðmundsson took over as Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland in August 2009 and his salary at the time was negotiated with the bank’s board of directors. It was decided he would get ISK 1.575 million (EUR 9,900) per month; but that figure has since been slashed. Read the full story

The average intelligence level of male teachers in Norway is falling, according to new research. Read the full story

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra will go on strike from Thursday if its members cannot agree a new pay deal. Read the full story

Icelandic police officers are in fighting mood over pay and working conditions. They are legally prevented from going on strike; but they are still getting their point across. Read the full story

It is not yet clear what methods individual municipalities will choose to finance pay increases to pre-school teachers following Saturday’s resolution to their long-running pay dispute. Some municipalities are in a financially poor state already. Read the full story

It was reported yesterday that the Association of Icelandic Municipalities believes local governments can keep their pre-schools open as usual despite the pre-school teachers’ strike scheduled to begin on Monday. Now the teachers may resort to physically blocking doorways. Read the full story

The long-threatened Icelandic pre-school teachers’ strike is still set to begin next week — affecting thousands of families. Read the full story

Icelandic pre-school teachers are embroiled in a long-running and bitter wage dispute; claiming that they are drastically underpaid for their hard work and long years of university education. Read the full story

Three Icelandic unions are calling for action against the ferry operator Smyril Line for paying Icelandic employees 30 percent less than their foreign colleagues. Read the full story

So far this year seven Icelandic air traffic controllers have started working in Iraq and another is due to go there in the near future. Read the full story