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06.03.2023
A general vote among VR members for the election of the chairman and the Board of VR, cf. Article 20 the union's law, starts at 9.00am Wednesday 8 March and ends at 12 noon on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
03.03.2023
Candidates for position of chairman and to the Board of VR for the term 2023 - 2025 will introduce themselves and their main issues and focus in a VR union meeting, which will be held at the Grand Hotel Reykjavik, March 7, 2023 at 7:30pm.
01.03.2023
VR members can now schedule an appointment with an expert from KPMG and receive assistance with their tax return. This assistance is available on 7 and 8 March from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Each appointment is 15 minutes. Registration closes at 15:00 on 6 March.
27.02.2023
VR´s phone network is inoperative at the moment. Repairs are under way. We apologize for the inconvenience.
21.02.2023
VR would like to point out to its members that neither a possible lockout by SA (Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise) nor a strike by Efling apply to VR members
15.02.2023
VR would like to point out that employers are not permitted to request that VR's members take on the work of Efling's members during a strike. We encourage VR members to respect the right to strike.
13.02.2023
VR has agreed a grant of 6 million ISK to the Pieta Association for research on suicides in Iceland. The concequences of suicides and suicide attempts are not limited to the physical injury or death of the individuals involved. Suicidal behavior inevitably also has serious mental, social and even physical effects on friends and family, and such effects can last for years or even decades.
06.02.2023
The nomination deadline for the election of the chairman and the Board of VR expired at noon today, February 6, 2023.
27.01.2023
VR criticizes the intervention of the State Conciliation and Mediation Officer in the wage dispute between Efling union and the Confederation of Icelandic Employers (SA).
25.01.2023
According to Article 20. of VR’s laws the union’s Election Committee advertises for individual candidacies for the position of chairman and for the union's Board and for electoral lists to VR's Consultative Council.
17.01.2023
The Company of the Year survey is conducted annually among all members of VR. Companies can offer participation to employees who are not members of VR and thus ensure that all employees, regardless of union membership, have the opportunity to participate and express their views on management and the working environment
16.01.2023
Recently, RÚV chose the third shift as the word of the year 2022 at RÚV´s cultural awards. The word of the year is elected by RÚV´s readers. The results were quite decisive, but the third shift received a third of the votes in an online election, or twice as many votes as the words that followed.
