The new agreement - details

After a tough battle and strike action, an agreement has been negotiated and was signed on 29 May 2015. The agreement is significantly better than the 3.5% raise initially offered. This achievement can first and foremost be attributed to the unity and steadfastness of our members in focusing on raising the lowest wages. The main demands of SGS revolved around ensuring that lowest wages would increase to ISK 300,000 over the next three years. This goal has been achieved by means of an income guarantee for 2018. In addition, a special agreement to raise the pay of fisheries workers has been achieved. As a member, you are kindly requested to familiarise yourself with the agreement and make your opinion known by voting.

About the vote
All members are on the electoral register. Voting will be conducted electronically. Those who do not have access to a computer can vote in the offices of their union. Members should enter the website of Starfsgreinasambandið, www.sgs.is, and click on “Kjarasamningar 2015” (2015 Collective Wage Agreement).

Validity period
The agreement is valid from 1 May 2015 to 31 December 2018. The agreement may be terminated each year if any of the underlying criteria cease to exist. These include: increased purchasing power; use of this agreement as a basis for policy formulation for other groups; and the honouring of promises made by the Government in connection with this agreement.

Wage increases
1 May 2015: Pay-scales increase by ISK 25,000. Pay adjustment guarantee in same job from 1 February 2014: Wages under ISK 300,000 increase by a minimum of 7.2%, decreasing proportionately to 3.2% up to ISK 750,000. Minimum wage increase is 3.2%.
1 May 2016: Pay-scales increase by ISK 15,000, 5.5% pay adjustment guarantee.
1 May 2017: Wage rate increase of 4.5%, general increases 3%.
1 May 2018: Wage rate increase of 3%, general increases 2%.

In addition, the starting-wage bracket is moved up to the one-year bracket and the lowest wage categories deactivated. Wage earners may therefore be transferred between brackets and thereby increase their wages in excess of that specified by the rate increases, with workers in the lowest brackets gaining the most.

Minimum income
Minimum income for a full-time position, i.e. 173.33 hours worked per month (40 hours per week) for an employee who has reached the age of eighteen and has worked for at least six months in the same company (for a minimum, however, of 900 hours) will be:

1 May 2015        ISK 245,000 per month
1 May 2016        ISK 260,000 per month
1 May 2017        ISK 280,000 per month
1 May 2018        ISK 300,000 per month

Holiday allowance and December bonuses
Holiday allowances increase during the agreement period by ISK 8,500, i.e. just under 22%. December bonuses increase during the agreement period by ISK 15,400, i.e. by 21%.

	Holiday allowance	December bonus
Before the agreement	39,500	73,600
1 May 2015	42,000	78,000
1 May 2016	44,500	82,000
1 May 2017	46,500	86,000
1 May 2018	48,000	89,000

Young people
The wages of those aged eighteen are 98% of the starting wages of those aged twenty. After six months and a minimum of 700 working hours in the same profession after the age of sixteen (aggregate), those aged eighteen receive the same pay as those aged twenty.

The wages of those aged 17 are 89% of the starting wage of those aged 20.
The wages of those aged 16 are 84% of the starting wage of those aged 20.
The wages of those aged 15 are 71% of the starting wage of those aged 20.
The wages of those aged 14 are 62% of the starting wage of those aged 20.

Fish-processing sector
Fish-processing workers rise by two wage brackets after seven years with the same company and after completing both training courses. The minimum bonus is guaranteed at ISK 220 and increases more than general wage increases, in total by 12.4% in 2015.

Other provisions
At the end of 2016, there will be a vote on changes to working hours. These have yet to be negotiated specifically, and the same applies to additional wage increases involved in such changes. These changes are independent of this agreement.

Worker skills shall be valued toward pay increases by means of training and real competence assessments. This work must be completed by autumn 2016.

Additions and amendments were made to sections relating to construction workers, machine operators, coach drivers, meat processors and cleaning staff. These changes relate to the increase in the number of professional titles, education and working environment.

 

Wage table from 1 May 2015-1 May 2016
	Beginning	1 year	3 years	5 years
Wage category 2	229,517	231,153	232,814	234,500
Wage category 3	231,153	232,814	234,500	236,211
Wage category 4	232,814	234,500	236,211	237,948
Wage category 5	234,500	236,211	237,948	239,711
Wage category 6	236,211	237,948	239,711	241,500
Wage category 7	237,948	239,711	241,500	243,316
Wage category 8	239,711	241,500	243,316	245,159
Wage category 9	241,500	243,316	245,159	247,030
Wage category 10	243,316	245,159	247,030	248,928
Wage category 11	245,159	247,030	248,928	250,856
Wage category 12	247,030	248,928	250,856	252,812
Wage category 13	248,928	250,856	252,812	254,798
Wage category 14	250,856	252,812	254,798	256,814
Wage category 15	252,812	254,798	256,814	258,859
Wage category 16	254,798	256,814	258,859	260,936
Wage category 17	256,814	258,859	260,936	263,043
Wage category 18	258,859	260,936	263,043	265,182
Wage category 19	260,936	263,043	265,182	267,354
Wage category 20	263,043	265,182	267,354	269,558
Wage category 21	265,182	267,354	269,558	271,795
Wage category 22	267,354	269,558	271,795	274,065
Wage category 23	269,558	271,795	274,065	276,370
Wage category 24	271,795	274,065	276,370	278,709

 

Wage table from 1 May 2016-1 May 2017
	Beginning	1 year	3 years	5 years
Wage category 2	244,517	246,153	247,814	249,500
Wage category 3	246,153	247,814	249,500	251,211
Wage category 4	247,814	249,500	251,211	252,948
Wage category 5	249,500	251,211	252,948	254,711
Wage category 6	251,211	252,948	254,711	256,500
Wage category 7	252,948	254,711	256,500	258,316
Wage category 8	254,711	256,500	258,316	260,159
Wage category 9	256,500	258,316	260,159	262,030
Wage category 10	258,316	260,159	262,030	263,928
Wage category 11	260,159	262,030	263,928	265,856
Wage category 12	262,030	263,928	265,856	267,812
Wage category 13	263,928	265,856	267,812	269,798
Wage category 14	265,856	267,812	269,798	271,814
Wage category 15	267,812	269,798	271,814	273,859
Wage category 16	269,798	271,814	273,859	275,936
Wage category 17	271,814	273,859	275,936	278,043
Wage category 18	273,859	275,936	278,043	280,182
Wage category 19	275,936	278,043	280,182	282,354
Wage category 20	278,043	280,182	282,354	284,558
Wage category 21	280,182	282,354	284,558	286,795
Wage category 22	282,354	284,558	286,795	289,065
Wage category 23	284,558	286,795	289,065	291,370
Wage category 24	286,795	289,065	291,370	293,709

 

Wage table from 1 May 2017-1 May 2018
	Beginning	1 year	3 years	5 years
Wage category 3	257,230	258,966	260,728	262,515
Wage category 4	258,966	260,728	262,515	264,331
Wage category 5	260,728	262,515	264,331	266,173
Wage category 6	262,515	264,331	266,173	268,043
Wage category 7	264,331	266,173	268,043	269,940
Wage category 8	266,173	268,043	269,940	271,866
Wage category 9	268,043	269,940	271,866	273,821
Wage category 10	269,940	271,866	273,821	275,805
Wage category 11	271,866	273,821	275,805	277,820
Wage category 12	273,821	275,805	277,820	279,864
Wage category 13	275,805	277,820	279,864	281,939
Wage category 14	277,820	279,864	281,939	284,046
Wage category 15	279,864	281,939	284,046	286,183
Wage category 16	281,939	284,046	286,183	288,353
Wage category 17	284,046	286,183	288,353	290,555
Wage category 18	286,183	288,353	290,555	292,790
Wage category 19	288,353	290,555	292,790	295,060
Wage category 20	290,555	292,790	295,060	297,363
Wage category 21	292,790	295,060	297,363	299,701
Wage category 22	295,060	297,363	299,701	302,073
Wage category 23	297,363	299,701	302,073	304,482
Wage category 24	299,701	302,073	304,482	306,926

 

Wage table from 1 May 2018-31 December 2018
	Beginning	1 year	3 years	5 years
Wage category 4	266,735	268,549	270,391	272,261
Wage category 5	268,549	270,391	272,261	274,158
Wage category 6	270,391	272,261	274,158	276,084
Wage category 7	272,261	274,158	276,084	278,038
Wage category 8	274,158	276,084	278,038	280,022
Wage category 9	276,084	278,038	280,022	282,036
Wage category 10	278,038	280,022	282,036	284,079
Wage category 11	280,022	282,036	284,079	286,154
Wage category 12	282,036	284,079	286,154	288,259
Wage category 13	284,079	286,154	288,259	290,397
Wage category 14	286,154	288,259	290,397	292,567
Wage category 15	288,259	290,397	292,567	294,768
Wage category 16	290,397	292,567	294,768	297,004
Wage category 17	292,567	294,768	297,004	299,272
Wage category 18	294,768	297,004	299,272	301,574
Wage category 19	297,004	299,272	301,574	303,912
Wage category 20	299,272	301,574	303,912	306,284
Wage category 21	301,574	303,912	306,284	308,692
Wage category 22	303,912	306,284	308,692	311,135
Wage category 23	306,284	308,692	311,135	313,616
Wage category 24	308,692	311,135	313,616	316,134

 

Increase in ISK 2015-2018
	Beginning	1 year	3 years	5 years
Wage category 4	60,582	60,735	60,891	61,050
Wage category 5	60,735	60,891	61,050	61,210
Wage category 6	60,891	61,050	61,210	61,373
Wage category 7	61,050	61,210	61,373	61,538
Wage category 8	61,210	61,373	61,538	61,706
Wage category 9	61,373	61,538	61,706	61,877
Wage category 10	61,538	61,706	61,877	62,049
Wage category 11	61,706	61,877	62,049	62,226
Wage category 12	61,877	62,049	62,226	62,403
Wage category 13	62,049	62,226	62,403	62,585
Wage category 14	62,226	62,403	62,585	62,769
Wage category 15	62,403	62,585	62,769	62,954
Wage category 16	62,585	62,769	62,954	63,145
Wage category 17	62,769	62,954	63,145	63,336
Wage category 18	62,954	63,145	63,336	63,531
Wage category 19	63,145	63,336	63,531	63,730
Wage category 20	63,336	63,531	63,730	63,930
Wage category 21	63,531	63,730	63,930	64,134
Wage category 22	63,730	63,930	64,134	64,340
Wage category 23	63,930	64,134	64,340	64,551
Wage category 24	64,134	64,340	64,551	64,764

 

Increase in % 2015-2018
	Beginning	1 year	3 years	5 years
Wage category 4	29.39%	29.23%	29.06%	28.90%
Wage category 5	29.23%	29.06%	28.90%	28.74%
Wage category 6	29.06%	28.90%	28.74%	28.58%
Wage category 7	28.90%	28.74%	28.58%	28.42%
Wage category 8	28.74%	28.58%	28.42%	28.26%
Wage category 9	28.58%	28.42%	28.26%	28.11%
Wage category 10	28.42%	28.26%	28.11%	27.95%
Wage category 11	28.26%	28.11%	27.95%	27.79%
Wage category 12	28.11%	27.95%	27.79%	27.63%
Wage category 13	27.95%	27.79%	27.63%	27.47%
Wage category 14	27.79%	27.63%	27.47%	27.31%
Wage category 15	27.63%	27.47%	27.31%	27.16%
Wage category 16	27.47%	27.31%	27.16%	27.00%
Wage category 17	27.31%	27.16%	27.00%	26.84%
Wage category 18	27.16%	27.00%	26.84%	26.69%
Wage category 19	27.00%	26.84%	26.69%	26.53%
Wage category 20	26.84%	26.69%	26.53%	26.38%
Wage category 21	26.69%	26.53%	26.38%	26.22%
Wage category 22	26.53%	26.38%	26.22%	26.07%
Wage category 23	26.38%	26.22%	26.07%	25.92%
Wage category 24	26.22%	26.07%	25.92%	25.76%