More even distribution of wealth following Icelandic crash
Icelanders’ earnings were spread more evenly in 2011 than any year since 2004 – when Statistics Iceland began its standard-of-living resea...
Iceland central bank chief in pay dispute
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 bo...
Icelandic police pushing for better pay deal
Icelandic police officers are in fighting mood over pay and working conditions. They are legally prevented from going on strike; but they are still ge...
Iceland pre-school teachers’ strike averted, schools open as usual
It is not yet clear what methods individual municipalities will choose to finance pay increases to pre-school teachers following Saturday’s reso...
Icelandic pre-school teachers look set to go on strike
The long-threatened Icelandic pre-school teachers’ strike is still set to begin next week — affecting thousands of families.
Icelandic PM’s salary beaten by many, including David Oddsson
Many local government officials, businesspeople and media personalities in Iceland are on higher wages than the Prime Minister, it has come to light.
“You do not need less education to teach smaller people”
Icelandic pre-school teachers are embroiled in a long-running and bitter wage dispute; claiming that they are drastically underpaid for their hard wor...
Iceland’s new national wage contract signed
Iceland’s overdue national wage contract has now been signed by 12 trades unions, the Icelandic Confederation of Labour and the Icelandic Confed...