Iceland - Salary increases according to collective agreements - January 31, 2026

On 1 January, the wages of Efling union members working in the private sector, in hotels, restaurants, and cleaning increased according to relevant collective agreements. Monthly wages as well as wage-related items in collective agreements will increase by 3.5%.

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For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) p.t.debeer@uva.nl or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit https://www.etui.org/Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter or consult the archive with all articles in our database at www.cbnarchive.eu. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org.