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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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State and Municipal Employees To Get Shortened Work Week
The Federation of State and Municipal Employees (BSRB) will be giving its workers a shorter full time work week early next year, if an agreement on the matter is reached, RÚV reports. It will, however, mean that these workers will need to…
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Government Workers To Experiment With Shorter Work Week
The Federation of State and Municipal Employees (BSRB) has released an announcement asking for those workplaces that operate under its auspices to indicate if they want to take part in an experiment with a shortened work week for BSRB workers. The labour…
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Management And Trade Unions Against Shorter Work Week
Representatives of both labour and management oppose a bill that would shorten the fulltime work week from 40 hours to 35, but opinions did not divide along a simple binary. The bill in question is still in the first round of parliamentary…
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40% Of Icelanders Want A Shorter Work Week
New research shows that 40% of Icelanders support the idea of working fewer hours for the same pay. At the same time, most Icelanders feel that they can already balance work and family life well enough. RÚV reports that Ragnheiður Eyjólfsdóttir, project…
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Reykjavík Experiments With Shorter Work Week
The city of Reykjavík will be making a tentative experiment with a shorter full-time work week for some of their employees. As announced on the city’s website, 25 employees of the Árbær and Grafarholt Social Services centres and 40 employees of Child…
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MPs Want To Shorten Work Week
A new bill has been submitted to parliament which would, if passed, legally define working full time to 35 hours per week instead of 40. According to the bill, which has been submitted by Pirate Party MPs Björn Leví Gunnarsson and Helgi…