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11th October 2024
The registered unemployment rate in September was 3.3%, up from 3.2% in August.
3rd September 2024
Three notices of collective dismissal were received by the Directorate of Labor in August.
10th May 2024
The unemployment rate in April was 3.6%, down from 3.8% in March.
29th February 2024
On 28 February, a court ruling was made in case 24/2023 in which the question was whether the law on parental leave violated a obligation under the EEA Agreement.
3rd January 2024
The Minister of Social Affairs and Labour has signed a regulation on the changes in the amount of payments in the mourning leave and payment of the mourning grant in 2024.
The Minister of Social Affairs and Labour has signed a regulation on changes to the amount of payments from the Maternity/Paternity Leave Fund.
3rd December 2023
The Directorate of Labour has now opened an application and payment system for applicants for temporary support for the payment of wages for those who have not been able to perform their work in Grindavík.
28th November 2023
The Social Affairs Minister’s bill on temporary support for wages due to natural disasters in Grindavík was approved by the Icelandic parliament, Althingi, on 27 November.
17th November 2023
The Icelandic government approved at its meeting this morning the bill by Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, on temporary support for wages for people working in Grindavík.
14th November 2023
In light of the uncertainty that exists due to the circumstances in Grindavík, the Directorate of Labour would like to make the following statement.
