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Please Sir, May I Have A Job?
Job hunting can fell even the most steadfast of seekers Jobs! If you have one, it’s the worst thing to ever happen to you. If you don’t have one, it’s the worst thing to ever happen to you. Fun fact about me:…
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7 Out Of 10 Federal Employees Satisfied With Shorter Working Week
A November-December 2021 study of federal employees who participated in work week reductions stated that their satisfaction is high, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]If you are coming to Iceland check out our goodie bags that you can order direct to your hotel. Also check…
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2,500 Summer Jobs Created For Students
The Minister of Social Affairs announced yesterday that the Directorate of Labor developed 2,500 jobs for students this summer as a part of the Start a Job Campaign, Vísir reports. A broader campaign The Minister of Social Affairs, Ásmundur Einar Daðason, launched…
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March Unemployment Highest In 9 Years; 600 Applications For Two Positions At Pizza Place
A new pizza place due to open in Kópavogur around the beginning of May, Spaðinn, has received over 600 applications for just two positions with the company, MBL reports. Which stands to reason, as unemployment for the month of March has not…
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Percentage Of Foreigners In The Icelandic Labour Market Steadily Increasing
Immigrants now comprise nearly 20% of all working people in Iceland, and the percentage of foreigners on the job has been on the rise. These are amongst the findings of a new report from Statistics Iceland. Of the 192,232 people in Iceland…
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Unemployment Low, But Double The Percentage Of Employment Positions
Unemployment figures for the first quarter of 2019 are now available, compiled by Statistics Iceland. They show that unemployment is up 0.1% from the first quarter of 2018, and that the number of unemployed vastly outnumber the amount of available jobs. 81%…
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1,100 People Or More To Lose Their Jobs After WOW Air Goes Under
Iceland’s Directorate of Labour is now bracing itself as some 1,100 employees of WOW Air will soon be looking for new jobs. Unnur Sverrisdóttir, the director of the Directorate, told Vísir that her staff met this morning and launched emergency operations in…
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Snow Ploughing: The Most Thankless Job In Iceland
If there’s one job in Iceland that doesn’t get thanked enough, it’s ploughing the snow, as one man in Akureyri can personally attest. In a lengthy column posted to Facebook, Rúnar Ingi Árdal of Akureyri, who has been ploughing the snow for…
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Only 3,400 Unemployed Left In Iceland
Unemployment in March hit its lowest levels since November 2007, standing at just 1.7%—or around 3,400 people—according to figures from Statistics Iceland. In recent years, unemployment has been dropping rapidly and during the corresponding month in 2010, a total of 9.6% of the…
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Up To 4,000 Foreign Workers Needed Next Year
Domestic workers decreased last year, and Business Iceland predicts that if this trend continues, anywhere from 2,500 to 4,000 foreign workers will be needed in Iceland next year. According to a new assessment from Business Iceland, there are a number of factors…
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Icelanders Work Longer Hours Than Other Nordic People
Icelanders work as many or more hours per week than other Nordic people, but shortening fulltime hours at some workplaces has already proved very promising. RÚV reports that a steering committee for the City of Reykjavík that has been researching the effects…
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Labour Directorate Seeking Jobs For Refugees
The Directorate of Labour is now actively seeking out employment opportunities for the refugees who will soon come to Iceland. RÚV reports that the Directorate has sent out the call to employers in the capital region and the greater Eyjafjörður area (where…
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Thousands Of Foreigners Still Needed For Tourism Jobs
Arion Bank estimates that “thousands” of foreign workers will be needed to work in the ever-growing tourist industry in Iceland. RÚV reports that the number of tourists to Iceland next year is expected to be up by as much as 20% from…
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Foreigners Still Needed For Tourism Jobs
Jobs in the tourist industry, especially in the countryside, are in dire need of workers, and foreigners may be more likely hires than Icelanders, mostly on account of mobility. As summertime is now upon us, tourism will be ramping up into high…