Icelandair this morning rejected an offer from the Icelandic Aircraft Mechanics Association (FVFÍ) to postpone its planned strike action by seven days.

“Talks are continuing, and as long as that remains the case, we won’t give up,” says State Mediator Ástráður Haraldsson about the collective bargaining negotiations between Icelandair and the Icelandic Airline Pilots Association (FÍA).

Gylfi Magnússon, professor at the University of Iceland’s Faculty of Business Administration, says the government’s bank tax is a strange form of taxation, noting that it is unusual to tax companies’ liabilities.

The Reykjavík City Executive Council has approved a proposal to authorize the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities to negotiate collective agreements on behalf of the city, a move expected to save Reykjavík ISK 65.5 million annually.

Kópavogur is considering installing a 100-metre-long floating breakwater in Kópavogur Harbour to reduce the impact of waves generated by strong southwesterly winds.

It’s nearly RIFF o’clock once again in this great city, so we hope you’re ready to trade the little screen for the big one. Most of the Reykjavík International Film Festival’s screenings will take place at Háskolabíó, although you can cat...

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