Directorate of Labour
The Directorate of Labour handles the employment services and the handling of the Unemployment Insurance Fund, the Maternity Leave Fund, the Guarantee Fund for wages as well as other labour market-related projects.
Maternity and paternity leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Payments to parents who take leave from paid employment to take care of a child.
Application and general information
Calculator
Right to parental leave
Amounts and calculations
The period of maternity leave
What can affect payments?
Send documents online
Unemployment benefits
Unemployment benefits
Individuals who are unemployed and have a work history and legal domicile in Iceland may be entitled to monthly payments.
Application and information
Right to unemployment benefits
Amounts and calculations
What affects payments?
Learning about unemployment benefits
Returning to unemployment benefits
New in Iceland
The Directorate of Labour provides a variety of services and advice to people who have recently moved to the country, whether they are immigrants, refugees or applicants for international protection.
Employers
Publication of jobs, recruitment grant and innovation grant to create new jobs, notice of collective redundancies.
My pages
For individuals on the unemployment register to access services and confirm job search once a month.