About SGS - the Federation of General and Special Workers in Iceland
Location:
Sætúni 1, 105 Reykjavík.
Phone nr: + 354-5626410
Fax: 552 6830
Website: sgs@sgs.is
Starfsgreinasamband Íslands (SGS)- Federation of General and Special workers in Iceland, is a federation of trade unions in the private sector and part of the public sector. SGS promotes and works for the improvement of wages and rights of employees, safeguards the interests of employees towards employers and the authorities and provides various services to its trade unions and individual members. SGS is built up of 20 trade unions of general and special workers, with a total of around 54.000 members. SGS is divided into 5 branches, Food and agriculture, Building and Construction, Service and Tourism, Industry and Public Service. SGS is a member of ASÍ the Confederation of trade unions in Iceland. SGS is an active member of various Nordic and European sisterorganisations i.e.: IN, NU, NBTF, EMCEF, and EFFAT.
General manager: Skúli Thoroddsen email: skuli@sgs.is
Chair of SGS: Kristján Gunnarsson, email: kristjan@vsfk.is
Information regarding development in the Icelandic economy.
Information in English on the new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1. Information material
Work in Iceland - english (enska)
Work in Iceland - introductory leaflet on the Icelandic labor market. Available in 12 languages
Rights and employment terms of foreign workes on the Icelandic labor market
Introductory material on the rights and employment terms of foreign workers on the Icelandic labor market.
Your first steps in Iceland
Information booklet for people moving to Iceland.
Living and working in Iceland
Information booklet. Answers the questions most frequently
asked by those moving to Iceland.
2. Laws and regulations
Working Terms and Pension Rights Insurance Act, No. 55/1980
Rights and obligations of foreign undertakings that post workers temporarily in Iceland and on their workers’ terms and condition of employment, No. 45/2007.
Act on temporary-work agencies, No. 139/2005.
Act on the equal status and equal rights of women and men, No. 96/2000.
Foreign Nationals' Right to Work Act, No. 97/2002.
Holiday Allowance Act, No. 30/1987.
Prohibition on termination of employment due to family responsibilities Act, No. 27/2000.
Act on Trade Unions and Industrial Disputes, No. 80/1938.
Act on Working Environment, Health and Safety in the Workplace, No. 46/1980.
The Industrial Act No 42/1978. Further information.
3. Collective agreements
Agreement between ASI & SA concerning Foreigners in the Icelandic Labour Market.
Agreement between Federation of General and Special Workers in Iceland and the National Association of Small Boat Owners, Iceland for piecework in line and net fishing.
Agreement between Federation of General and Special Workers in Iceland and The Farmers Association of Iceland regarding wages and terms of employment for employees engaged in general farm work on farms.
4. Application forms
Contract of employment - A sample - Directorate of Labor
Recidence Permit - Directorate of Immigration
Application for limited work permit - Directorate of Immigration
Recidence or temporary stay in Iceland - registration
Notification of childbirth leave - Directorate of Labor
Applications for payments from the Childbirth leave fund -
4. Helpful links
Trade unions with material in english:
Eining - Iðja Réttindi þín og skyldur
Information leaflet in nine languages on your rights and obligations in the labor market. Available in English, Spanish, Polish, Portugese, Tagalog, Russian, Serbian, Thai and Lithuanian as well as Icelandic.
AFL - the Union of General and Special Workers in East Iceland - English
Efling - Trade Union Reykjavík
Húsavík Labour Union Office - English - Polski
Verkalýðsfélag Vestfirðinga - Information in many languages
Public institutions:
Vinnumálastofnun - Directorate of Labor
Útlendingastofnun - Directorate of immigration
Hagstofa Íslands - Statistics Iceland/national registry
Tryggingastofnun ríkisins - The State Social Security Institute
The Internal Revenue Directorate (RSK)
Tryggingastofnun ríkisins - The State Social Security Institute
Other helpful links:
Eures - European Employment Services
Alþjóðahús - Intercultural center
Fjölmenningarsetur - Multicultural center
Landsmennt -educational training fund - information leaflets in 5 languages
Ríkismennt - educational training fund -information leaflets in 2 languages
