State Mediator called for further wage negotiations
Following last week’s reports of various unions meeting with the State Mediator and the SA Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise, there is news of the...
Union negotiations meeting results with no deal
On Thursday 21st of February negotiations between the Efling, VR, local unions of Grindavík and Akranes and the SA Confederation of Icelandic Enterpri...
Meet in Reykjavík signs a partnership agreement with three more universities
On 11 September, Meet in Reykjavík signed an agreement with Bifröst University, Hólar University College and the Agricultural University of Iceland. T...
Both sides request acquittal in Iceland’s most infamous murder case
Both state prosecutor and defendant in the Guðmundur and Geirfinnur case request an acquittal for those convicted for murder almost four decades ago. ...
Icelanders buy their first apartments like before the crash
More buyers bought their first property in Iceland now in the second quarter of 2018 than during any quarter since the economic collapse of 2008, says...
Midwives approve wage agreement with overwhelming majority
The Association of Icelandic Midwives has accepted a wage agreement with Icelandic authorities, ending a period of tough negotiations and protests. A ...
Icelandic pirates boycott Danish speaker at sovereignty celebrations
Members of the Icelandic Pirate Party decided to boycott sovereignty celebrations this week to protest the fact that Pia Kjærsgaard, speaker of the Da...
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...