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Icelandic companies want to introduce equal pay standard ahead of time News
| Gender equality Iceland

Icelandic companies want to introduce equal pay standard ahead of time

Apr 09, 2018 Icelandic companies are hard at work preparing to meet demands introduced in equal pay legislation presented at the start of the year. Several of them want to adapt the equal pay standard before the deadline. But the amount of work is greater than expected, and the first ones out must start from scratch.
Enormous interest for Icelandic equal pay standard tema
| March 2018, Gender equality Iceland

Enormous interest for Icelandic equal pay standard

Mar 07, 2018 Iceland is the first country in the world to make it legally binding for all companies with more than 25 employees to have an equal pay standard. The law says there should be equal pay for equal work for women and men in the same workplace. This has gained international attention.
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| Gender equality Iceland

Iceland's Confederation of Labour turns 100 in a more equal labour market

Feb 28, 2016 ASÍ - the Icelandic Confederation of Labour - is 100 years old this year. The anniversary is being celebrated with music and conferences in four different locations in Iceland in March. During this anniversary year one authority, one organisation or one company will probably be certified for Iceland's new equal wage standard.
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| Gender equality Iceland

Iceland a step closer to equal pay

Jun 17, 2014 A new voluntary equal pay standard is bringing Iceland one step closer to equal pay and cements Iceland’s leadership when it comes to gender equality.
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| Gender equality Iceland

Iceland’s plan for bridging the pay gap

Nov 15, 2012 Iceland’s government and the social partners have reached a new gender pay gap deal. In the next two years they aim to reduce the gap and to agree on a project plan with joint solutions and measures. Their goal is equal pay for equal work. The public sector should set an example for other employers.
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