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Conclusion of the Wage and Premises Committee on Collective Agreements

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03.10.2025

In accordance with the provisions of the collective agreements, the joint Wage and Premises Committee of the Confederation of Icelandic Labour and the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise convened on 29 September to formally assess the premises of the stability agreements. The committee’s assessment is that the premises have been met.

VR Members’ Meeting – October 6

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02.10.2025

VR Members’ Meeting will be held at 12:00 noon on Monday, 6 October, 2025, in the VR hall on the 9th floor of the Hús verslunarinnar, Kringlan 7 (House of Commerce).

Voting on the arrangement of grants

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29.09.2025

Electronic voting on the arrangement of grants for VR members began at 10:00 this morning, Monday, 29 September 2025. Voting ends at 12:00 noon on Monday, 20 October 2025.

VR meets with VR members employed by Play

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29.09.2025

VR will be meeting with VR members who worked at Play in the coming days. An invitation to the meeting will be sent by email to those who worked at the airline and have registered their email address with VR. The meeting will cover the next steps and the rights of VR members.

Did you receive increased holiday entitlement for accumulation?

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23.09.2025

In the most recent collective agreements, increased holiday entitlement was negotiated for VR members working in retail, office, and service jobs, under VR’s main collective agreements with the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise (SA) and the Federation of Icelandic Trade (FA). As of May 1, 2025, the holiday accrual rights for taking leave after May 1, 2026, are as follows:

Would you like to attend the LÍV Congress on behalf of VR?

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19.09.2025

VR is calling for interested members to represent the union at the Commercial Federation of Iceland (LÍV) Congress on October 30–31, 2025. The Congress will be held in Reykjavík. If you would like to stand as a delegate for VR at the Congress, please send an email to evag@vr.is before noon on September 25, 2025, including your name, ID number (kennitala), and field of work.

Austerity at the expense of working people

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15.09.2025

On the same day that the Central Bank Governor announced the Bank's decision to hold interest rates steady, the Minister of Finance stepped forward and announced increased austerity in public finances. In fact, the Central Bank made no mention of public finances when explaining its decision, as the current inflation is generally not believed to stem from government spending.

VR Board Protests Cuts to Unemployment Benefits

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11.09.2025

The VR Board strongly protests the government's plans to reduce the period of unemployment benefits by a full year and to extend the qualification period for these rights, without consulting the labour movement. The Board supports the importance of early intervention and activation for people who lose their jobs, but points out that there are significant shortcomings in these areas.

VR Podcast and the Woman Who “Does Nothing”

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09.09.2025

This autumn marks fifty years since Icelandic women left both their paid and unpaid work for a day and demanded that their contribution to the workforce be properly valued. In the rosy glow of history, it may appear that this was a simple effort and that unity was complete.

A Nation Against Genocide – Trade Unions Encourage Participation

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05.09.2025

Tomorrow, Saturday, mass gatherings will be held across the country to show solidarity with the Palestinian people and to demand action to stop the genocide currently taking place in Palestine. National federations of wage earners and numerous trade unions are organizing the event, along with many other organizations.

Online Lecture Available on My Pages

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02.09.2025

On Mínar síður at vr.is, VR members can watch an engaging lecture on resilience and stress by psychologist Lilja Magnúsdóttir.

Eight Points that Highlight the Problems with the High Interest Rate Policy

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20.08.2025

The Central Bank has now announced that interest rates will remain unchanged for the coming months, and the bank’s high interest rate policy has been in place for over three years.