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| Country: | Iceland |
| Salaries | Minimum Wage
Valid from 1. February 2008
Construction work ISK 147.500 per month
Carpenters, painters, plumbers with journeyman`s diploma: ISK 207.555 per month
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| Premiums | 80% on daywages
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| Deductions | Taxes are 35,72% with deductable personal allowance IKR 34.034.
Pension fund is 4% deducted from worker and 8% added by the employer.
Union membership fee 0,7 – 1% pr. month.
Sickness fund 1% and holliday allowance 0,25% payed by employer.
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| Hours of Work | 40 hours from Monday to Friday.
Holidays
Minimum is 2 working days for each working month and 10,17% holliday allowance. Goes up to 30 working days a year and 13,04% holliday allowance (depends on working time in the trade and with the company).
Public holidays
16 days each year.
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| Illness and Injury | A worker is entitled to wages paid by his employer for minimum of 2 days pr. month worked. Can go up to 3 months depends on working time in the trade. After 3 months the union sickness fund takes over.
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| Other Info | http://www.asi.is/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-300//408_read-830/
http://www.ahus.is/index.php?lang=en
http://vinnumalastofnun.is/english
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| Contacts | affiliated union: Samidn, www.samidn.is
English speaking member: Pálmi Finnbogason: palmi(at)samidn.is
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