Jul 4, 2014
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Wages have increased 1.9% on average from the previous quarter according to the quarterly wage index in 1st quarter 2014. From the previous year the increase was 5.5% on average, 5.7% in the private sector and 4.9% in the public sector.
Wages have increased 1.9% on average from the previous quarter according to the quarterly wage index in 1st quarter 2014. From the previous year the increase was 5.5% on average, 5.7% in the private sector and 4.9% in the public sector. The annual increase was 5.6% for the central government employees and 4.1% for the local government employees. An agreement between the Confederation of Icelandic Employers and member unions of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour, signed 21 December 2013, stipulated a general wage raise of 2.8% in January 2014.
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