Basic labour law information |
Iceland - Basic laws in NATLEX |
01.01) Constitutional law |
 Constitution [consolidated version]. |
01.04) Criminal and penal law |
| Act on the Penal Code, No. 19/1940. |
02) Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations |
| Act on Trade Unions and Industrial Disputes, No. 80/1938. |
| Act on Strikes by Civil Servants, No. 33/1915. |
| Act on Information and Consultation in Undertakings, No. 151/2006. |
| Act on European Works Councils in Undertakings, No. 61/1999. |
| Act on Collective Bargaining of Civil Servants, No. 94/1986. |
04) Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons |
| Child Protection Act No. 80/2002. |
| Regulations regarding work of children and adolescents, No. 426/1999. |
| Act on Compulsory Education, No. 91/2008. |
04.01) Hazardous child labour |
| Regulations regarding work of children and adolescents, No. 426/1999. |
05) Equality of opportunity and treatment |
| Act on Equal Status and Equal Rights of Women and Men, No. 10/2008. |
| Act on Equal Treatment on the Labour Market, No. 86/2018. |
05.02) Workers with family responsibilities |
| Prohibition on termination of employment due to family responsibilities Act, No. 27/2000. |
07.01) Labour inspection |
| Act on Workplace ID Cards and Inspection, No. 42/2010. |
08) Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services |
| Law on Temporary Recruitment No. 139/2003. |
| Act on temporary-work agencies, No. 139/2005. |
08.01) Disabled workers |
| Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities No. 88/2011. |
| Act on the Affairs of People with Disabilities, No. 59/1992. |
09) Education, vocational guidance and training |
| Act on Compulsory Education, No. 91/2008. |
| Act on the Directorate of Education, No. 91/2015. |
10) Employment security, termination of employment |
| Law on Collective Redundancies No. 63/2000. |
| Law on the Legal Status of Workers during Company Transfers No. 72/2002. |
| Act Respecting Labourers' Right to Advance Notice of Termination of Employment and to Wages on Account of Absence through Illness and Accidents, No. 19/1979. |
| Wage Guarantee Fund Act, No. 88/2003. |
11) Cooperatives |
| Law on European Cooperative Societies No. 92/2006. |
12.01) Labour contracts |
| Law on Part-Time Workers No. 10/2004. |
12.02) Wages |
| Wage Guarantee Fund Act, No. 88/2003. |
| Act No. 120 of 1992 to establish a wage tribunal and a wage council. |
13.01) Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave |
| Holiday Allowance Act No. 30 of 1987. |
| Act Respecting Labourers' Right to Advance Notice of Termination of Employment and to Wages on Account of Absence through Illness and Accidents, No. 19/1979. |
| Act on the 40 hour working week, No. 88/1971. |
14) Occupational safety and health |
| Act on Working Environment, Health and Safety in Workplaces, No. 46/1980. |
14.01) Protection against particular hazards |
| Act on Radiation Protection, No. 44/2002. |
15) Social security (general standards) |
| Municipalities' Social Services Act, No. 40/1991. |
| Act on Social Assistance, No. 99/2007. |
| Social Security Law No. 100/2007. |
15.01) Medical care and sickness benefit |
| Act on Health Insurance No 112/2008. |
15.02) Old-age, invalidity and survivors benefit |
| Act on Working Terms and Pension Rights Insurance, No. 55/1980. |
| Law on Pension Fund Contributions No. 155/1998.
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| Act on Compulsory Pensions Insurance and the Activities of Pension Funds, No. 129/1997. |
15.04) Unemployment benefit |
| Law on Unemployment Benefits No. 54/2006. |
15.05) Social assistance and services |
| Act No. 118 of 1993 on social assistance. |
| Municipalities' Social Services Act, No. 40/1991. |
15.06) Administration and financing |
| Welfare Appeals Committee Act, No. 85/2015. |
16) Maternity protection |
| Act on Maternity/Paternity Leave and Parental Leave No. 95/2000. |
17) Migrant workers |
| Act on Foreigners, No. 80/2016. |
| Act on Foreign Nationals' Right to Work, No. 97/2002. |
18) Seafarers |
| Act on Maritime, No. 34/1985. |
22.10) Public and civil servants |
| Act on Strikes by Civil Servants, No. 33/1915. |
| Act on Collective Bargaining of Civil Servants, No. 94/1986. |
| Act on the Rights and Duties of Civil Servants, No. 70/1996. |
