May 17, 2015
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Agreement made on fixed bonus payments and basic salary increases.
Fisheries company HB Grandi has reached an agreement with fish processing staff in Reykjavík, Akranes and Vopnafjörður on fixed bonus payments. Wages will consequently increase by 9.3 to 18%. Not including the bonus payments, the basic salaries will increase from ISK 286,000 to ISK 325,000 (from 1,944 euro to 2,209 euro) per month on average, or by 13.6% on average.
English: http://icelandreview.com/news/2015/04/28/meetings-unsuccessful …
Icelandic: http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2015/04/27/hb_grandi_semur_um …
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