Major public holidays and other days off

Major public holidays

  • New Year’s Day
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Sunday
  • Whit Sunday
  • 17 June- the national day of Iceland
  • Christmas Eve, after 12 noon
  • Christmas Day
  • New Year’s Eve, after 12 noon

All extra work on major public holidays is paid at an hourly rate which is 1.375% of
monthly pay for day work. Other rules may apply to shift workers.

Other days off

  • Maundy Thursday
  • Easter Monday
  • Ascension Day
  • First day of summer
  • 1 May
  • Whit Monday
  • Boxing Day
  • First Monday in August

All extra work on other days off is paid with overtime, 80% more than daytime or 1,3085% of the monthly pay for day work. Other rules may apply to shift workers.