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New allocation rules for holiday cottages 2024

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30.11.2023

The allocation of VR holiday cottages in the summer of 2024 will be different from previous years and the application period will be extended.

Remember your December Allowance!

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24.11.2023

December supplement according to VR's agreements are ISK 103,000 for the year 2023.

The loss of income for parents can run into the millions

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23.11.2023

The loss of income for parents of young children due to maternity leave and childcare gaps easily runs into the millions according to a new analysis by VR, which was presented at a large breakfast meeting today, Thursday, November 23. The meeting focused on the situation of parents of young children and the interaction between preschools and the labor market.

A parent‘s puzzle: VR's breakfast meeting

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17.11.2023

The decisions of several local authorities to increase preschool fees for placement beyond six hours have sparked a wide-ranging discussion about preschools and their importance in Icelandic society.

Violence and harassment widespread issue in the workplace

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16.11.2023

More than half of VR members have experienced violence or harassment in the workplace sometime during their career, or 54%. The share is even higher among VR members who do not speak Icelandic, or 60%, and highest among women aged 25-34 years, or 67%.

VR Christmas Ball

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15.11.2023

On Saturday, 2 December, VR hosts a Christmas Ball starting at 1 pm in Flói hall at Harpa. The theater group Lotta will be in charge of the entertainment and there will be dancing around the Christmas tree.

VR lends holiday homes to residents of Grindavík

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12.11.2023

The government approached VR and other trade unions to lend holiday homes and apartments to the residents of Grindavík who had to evacuate the town this weekend due to sesmic activity and the possibility of an eruption.

Online lunch lecture now available with English subtitles

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09.11.2023

The lunch lecture "Should I save or pay off my loans?' is now available on www.vr.is/streymi with English subtitles.

Dear Sisters

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24.10.2023

Today, October 24th, is our day. Women's Day Off (ísl. Kvennafrídagurinn) was held for the first time in 1975 when tens of thousands of women left their jobs, making their voices heard and capturing global attention.

Women at VR offices are going on strike

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23.10.2023

Dear VR members, please note that due to a women's strike tomorrow, Tuesday, 24th of October 2023, VR services will be limited when women at VR offices go on strike.

The 33rd congress of the Commercial Federation of Iceland opened this morning

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19.10.2023

The 33rd congress of the Commercial Federation of Iceland, LÍV, opened at Hotel Selfoss this morning, Thursday, October 19th, 2023, and concludes Friday, October 20th.

Nobel in Economics Awarded for Studying Women in the Work Force

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10.10.2023

Claudia Goldin received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences yesterday, on 9 October 2023. Goldin is a professor of economics at Harvard and is the third woman to receive a Nobel prize in economics since it was first awarded in 1969