Employment agencies hire five times more workers
The number of workers employed by employment agencies in Iceland has grown fivefold since 2016, as reported by RÚV. Around 1500 workers are now employ...
Foreign workers rent illegal apartments supplied by employers
Foreigners who come to Iceland to work often live in sub-par, if not dangerous, conditions, says Halldór Oddsson, union lawyer for The Icelandic Confe...
Icelandic unions call for action against ferry company
Three Icelandic unions are calling for action against the ferry operator Smyril Line for paying Icelandic employees 30 percent less than their foreign...
New national wage contract expected for Iceland
Iceland’s national wage contract negotiations are drawing to a close and look set to see the country’s minimum wage go up by 20 percent ov...
100,000 foreign workers needed in Denmark
A leading research institute has claimed that foreigners from outside the Nordic region must be encouraged to join Denmark’s workforce.
Danish Unions lower wage demands
The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) has unexpectedly reduced its demands for wage increases for privately employed members.
Iceland Mayday marchers had no government to pressure
Iceland held Mayday workers’ rallies on Friday, along with countries all over the world. The biggest march took place in Reykjavik, and turnout was de...
Icelandic wages still increasing
Statistics Iceland reports that the monthly wage index in January 2009 increased by 0.6 percent to 355.7 points. That figure is around 7.5 percent ove...