Laws and regulations

Article 1.

The association is called Efling stéttarfélag and its area of ​​operation covers the jurisdictions of Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Seltjarnarnes, Mosfellsbær and Kjósarsýsla at Botnsá, Grímsnes and Grafningshrepp, Hveragerðisbær and Ölfus Municipality. The area of ​​operation of members who work in restaurants and accommodation and in industry also covers Hafnarfjörður, Garðabær and Bessastaðahrepp. The area of ​​operation of members who work in Vífilsstöðir and in home care also covers Garðabær.

The company's domicile and place of jurisdiction is in Reykjavík. The company is a member of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour and the Icelandic Seamen's Confederation, which is a member of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour.

Article 2.

The purpose of the association is to promote and support the welfare of its members and culture and to promote the active participation of workers in national and local politics in their interests. The association shall strive to determine working hours, wages, working conditions, ensure safety at work and work on other issues of interest to workers by organizing within the association all workers who work in the association area and earn their living in the following and other similar occupations:

a) When loading and unloading ships and any other means of transport, as well as receiving and delivering cargo.

b) During house construction and material transportation for construction projects.

c) In port construction, road construction, trenching, agricultural work and material transportation related to the aforementioned professions.

d) In the service of the state and municipalities.

e) In home care, in kindergartens, in care in hospitals and institutions, in laundries and sewing rooms of medical institutions.

f) In cleaning, sanitation, chemical pools and laundries.

g) In cafeteria work.

h) During guard duties, security guarding and transportation of funds.

i) In restaurants and accommodation establishments.

j) In the processing and sale of marine and agricultural products.

k) In industry and factories such as blacksmithing, shipbuilding, tinsmithing (barrel making), horticulture, construction and heavy industry.

l) When receiving and delivering goods, including drivers.

m) At oil, petrol, lubrication, fertilizer and rust prevention stations and tire repair shops.

n) When operating trucks in the service of others and when operating heavy-duty work equipment, such as pushers, excavators and cranes.

o) In energy-intensive industries, tunneling, power plants and other large-scale construction projects that are comparable to similar new professions.

p) In any other type of production and transportation work.

q) During seafaring and navigation

Article 3.

The association is open to all workers.

They can gain entry into the club as:

a) Work, have worked or are about to start working in any of the professions referred to in Article 2.

b) Are 16 years of age or older.

c) Are neither indebted nor in default with the company or other trade unions within the Icelandic Confederation of Labour.

d) Does not have a business operation or otherwise acts towards workers as representatives or agents of the employer.

Those who have been members and have acquired additional education in their field of work have the right to remain in the association.

If it is discovered that a person who has been admitted to the Society was not entitled to join it or that he has provided misleading information about his occupation or otherwise, he immediately loses all membership rights and will not be readmitted to the Society until the matter is fully remedied.

Article 4.

Anyone wishing to become a member must send or deliver to the association's office a signed application for membership on a form provided for that purpose or confirm it in another way, and he is then a full member and entitled to a membership card, provided that he meets the requirements of Article 3 and has paid membership fees for three months.

A decision to refuse membership shall be made at a board meeting. If a person has been refused admission to the association, his application for admission may not be submitted again until two months have passed.

If a board meeting refuses someone admission to the association, the matter may be referred to the central board of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour, but the board's decision remains in effect until another decision is made.

Article 5.

Resignation from the company must be in writing and delivered to the company's office.

Members retain membership rights while they hold positions of trust in the labor movement.

No one may resign from the association while negotiations on collective agreements, labor disputes concerning wages or working conditions of the members in question are ongoing. It is also prohibited to resign from the association in order to take over the jobs of members in another association that has ceased work due to a labor dispute.

Article 6.

The rights of full members are:

a) Freedom of speech, the right to make proposals and vote at company meetings and in general elections, as well as eligibility for elected positions within the company and the associations to which it is a member.

b) The right to receive grants from the company's funds in accordance with their rules.

c) The right to perform the work covered by the company's collective bargaining agreements and according to the terms and conditions determined by the agreements at any given time.

d) The right to use the company's vacation homes and other shared property as determined by the company's regulations and bylaws from time to time.

e) The right to attend educational activities organized by the company or an organization of which it is a member.

f) The right to assistance due to non-compliance with collective agreements, employment terms and other services provided by the company.

Article 7.

The duties of members are:

a) To abide by the company's laws, rules of procedure and resolutions, and to uphold in full all agreements the company has made with employers and others.

b) To pay membership fees.

c) To provide the company's board of directors and its employees with information about wages and working conditions at the employers they work for or have worked for.

d) No one may, unless they present an excuse that a meeting of the association or a meeting of the board of trustees deems valid, refuse to accept election to the board or appointment to other positions in the interest of the association.

e) To accept re-election or hold any office to which he is appointed or elected for the next 4 years, after which time he may be exempted from office for the next 4 years.

f) To inform the company's employees or the chairman if a member becomes aware that a violation of the law has occurred in the company.

g) To encourage workers to join the company as much as possible.

Article 8.

If a member has violated the law, regulations or the company's bylaws, caused damage to the company or caused the company harm in some other way, the company's board of trustees may issue a warning to the member in question or remove him from the company if the offense is serious or if the offense is repeated for which a warning has been given before. The board of trustees may also deprive the member in question of the right to perform confidential duties.

If a member is accused of a violation pursuant to paragraph 1, the Board of Trustees shall rule on the matter after giving the board of directors and the individual in question an opportunity to comment on the matter.

The decision of the Board of Trustees may be appealed to the Central Committee of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour. The decision of the Board of Trustees shall be valid until another decision is made. If a member has been expelled from the association, he may not be reinstated unless his application for admission is approved at a meeting of the board or at a general meeting.

Membership fee

Article 9.

The membership fee and its payment method shall be determined at the general meeting for the current year and shall be a specified percentage of the salary. A proposal to change the membership fee shall be submitted 7 days before the general meeting, otherwise it shall remain unchanged from year to year. A proposal to change the membership fee shall only be approved if 2/3 of the votes are in favor of it.

a) Any member who ceases to work in the company's field of work does not enjoy full membership rights, such as voting rights and standing for election, unless it is proven that illness, vocational training, unemployment, home circumstances, maternity leave or other valid reasons are the reason for not working in the company's field of work.

b) Those who have not paid to the association in the last 12 months shall be removed from the association register, unless exceptional reasons according to point a apply.

c) Members aged 67 and over who have retired retain membership rights even if they do not pay membership fees, provided they were full members at the time of retirement.

A. Management

Article 10.

The company's board of directors consists of 15 members: Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and 11 co-directors.

There are two auditors and one alternate.

The term of office of board members is two years.

The chairman shall be elected for a term of two years.

Of the other board members, 7 members shall be elected at a time for a period of two years and 7 members shall retire from the board in rotation. Auditors shall be elected for a period of two years and shall be elected in the same year as the election of the chairman.

The election of the board of directors and auditors shall take place no later than the end of March each year.

Article 11.

The board of directors has overall control over all corporate affairs between corporate meetings. The board of directors calls corporate meetings in accordance with Article 28. The board of directors is jointly responsible for the company's finances and assets. The board of directors is obliged to ensure that documents and other information related to the history of the company are preserved as best as possible. It hires the company's employees, determines their salaries, working conditions and scope of work through employment contracts. If a member resigns from a position of trust that he holds for the company, he is obliged to submit all documents relating to his trust work.

The board of directors of the company is authorized to select honorary members and honor them with the company's gold medal. Approval is required by ¾ of the board. Honorary members are exempt from the company's annual fee.

Article 12.

Board meetings shall normally be held monthly. The chairman shall call board meetings and chair them. The chairman is obliged to hold a board meeting if at least four board members request it. He shall sign the company's acts and ensure that all its employees perform their duties. He shall be responsible for the company's operations and shall monitor compliance with its laws and regulations in all areas. The vice-chairmen shall assist the chairman in his work in all respects and assume his duties in his absence.

Article 13.

The secretary is responsible for keeping the company's minutes and ensuring that all minutes, amendments to the bylaws and the main account are entered in them. He signs the company's minutes together with the chairman. The company's meetings may be recorded, but the minutes must nevertheless be recorded. The secretary is responsible, together with the chairman, for ensuring that the company's documents and other data are preserved in an orderly manner.

Article 14.

The treasurer shall supervise the company's finances and accounting in accordance with the further instructions of the board. Elected auditors shall review the company's articles of association and accounts for each fiscal year, which is the calendar year, and make comments if necessary.

B. Board of Trustees

Article 15.

The company shall have a Board of Trustees, which has the highest authority in the company's affairs between company meetings, unless otherwise stated in its statutes. The Board of Trustees shall consist of the company's board of directors together with 115 representatives of the members. The full Board of Trustees shall consist of 130 members. The election of the Board of Trustees shall be governed by Article 26.

The term of office of the Board of Trustees is two years and begins on January 1 after the elections. The election of 115 members shall take place before the end of November every other year, the same year that the chairman is elected. The board of directors shall appoint alternates in the absence of the principal members. When selecting an alternate, care shall be taken that he or she works in the same or a comparable workplace as the principal member. An alternate shall be appointed to replace a principal member who has retired.

All standing committees operating in the company shall be elected by the Board of Trustees, unless otherwise provided in this Act. Meetings shall be held in the Board of Trustees as a rule once a month during the period from 1 October to 1 May. Otherwise, the Board of Trustees shall call a meeting when it deems it necessary or when at least 1/4 of the Board of Trustees requests it in writing and states the subject of the meeting. Meetings shall be called in writing with a specified agenda 7 days in advance. Meetings may be called by advertisement in the media or by telephone with shorter notice if necessary. The chairman shall preside over the meeting.

The Board of Trustees establishes its own rules of procedure and meeting procedures within the scope of authority permitted by this Act.

C. Professional groups

Article 16.

The board of directors of the company, in consultation with the board of trustees, is authorized to establish professional groups that work on the interests of the relevant groups. The board sets more detailed goals and operating rules for the groups.

D. Trustees

Article 17.

The board of directors of the company is entitled and obliged to appoint shop stewards in all workplaces where five or more members work and the company's agreements with employers apply. Shop stewards shall be elected by the members who work at the workplaces in question. The board of directors of the company is authorised to appoint shop stewards at workplaces in accordance with the Act on Trade Unions and Industrial Disputes if an election at the workplace is not possible. Shop stewards shall work according to a letter of appointment issued to them by the board of directors of the company. Shop stewards shall monitor that the company's laws, articles of association and agreements are complied with in all respects. Shop stewards shall be contacts between the board of directors of the company and the employees of the company and the workers who work at the workplace in question, and they are entitled to assistance from the board and employees in their work. In other respects, the activities, rights and obligations of shop stewards shall be governed by the company's laws and collective agreements.

E. Negotiation Committee

Article 18.

A bargaining committee shall be established in the company. The committee shall be appointed by the company's board of directors, but shall otherwise be elected by the board of trustees. The chairman of the bargaining committee shall be the chairman of the company. In the absence of the principal members of the company's bargaining committee, the board shall be authorized to select substitutes from among the shop stewards from the workplaces. A list of the names of the bargaining committee members shall be available no later than 14 weeks before the contracts are available. The mandate of the bargaining committee shall expire when the main collective agreements and related special collective agreements have been approved. When selecting a bargaining committee, care shall be taken to ensure that it includes representatives from the company's departments.

The bargaining committee represents the company in the preparation of collective agreements. The bargaining committee has the authority, among other things, to present the company's demands, make a plan for the organization of negotiations for the renewal of collective agreements, make proposals for agreements, participate in and terminate negotiations, request the intervention of a mediator in negotiations, and sign collective agreements.

The Negotiation Committee is authorized to:

a) To delegate to the company's board its authority to draw up a collective agreement and sign it.

b) To divide tasks among contractual areas and departments and to conclude special collective agreements for each area of ​​work or with individual workplaces.

c) To call upon any member to work with her as she deems necessary at any given time.

d) To delegate its authority to conclude agreements, in part or in full, to a joint negotiating committee of several companies or unions.

e) To provide for joint voting by members of the relevant associations as the committee may decide from time to time or as may be agreed upon by collective agreement.

f) To cancel a work stoppage or postpone a announced work stoppage once or more times for up to 28 days in total or to delegate its authority to the company's board of directors to do so.

In the event of a vote in the bargaining committee, a simple majority shall prevail. Decisions of the bargaining committee to delegate to a joint bargaining committee of several members its authority for joint voting and to cancel or postpone a work stoppage are therefore only legitimate and binding if they have been approved by 3/4 of the votes cast at a legitimate bargaining committee meeting. However, the bargaining committee is not permitted to delegate to the joint bargaining committee its authority to sign collective agreements and decide on joint votes on them. The same rules apply to meetings, decisions and other matters concerning the work of the bargaining committee as to the work of the trade union council.

Article 19.

A universal referendum shall be held:

a) On the election of the board of directors, auditors and the board of trustees.

b) On work stoppages. If a work stoppage is intended to only affect a specific group of members or employees at a specified workplace, a decision on a work stoppage may then be made by the votes of those it is intended to affect.

c) Regarding the mediation proposal of the State Mediator, as applicable.

d) When the board of trustees of the company or a legitimate meeting of the company agrees to hold a general vote in the company on certain issues. Such votes may, however, only be held on issues that are presented in such a way that they can be answered with yes or no or a vote must be taken between two proposals, and then clear ballots shall be prepared on the issue, so that the voter need only cross yes or no, or one of the proposals if there are two.

e) The general vote shall be in accordance with the regulations of ASÍ, as applicable. Instead of a general vote at an election meeting, the board of directors of the association may conduct a general secret postal vote among the members.

Article 20.

The election committee shall consist of five members. Four shall be elected by the board of trustees and the fifth shall be nominated by ASÍ and shall also be the chairman of the committee. An equal number of alternates shall be nominated by the same parties. The election committee shall be appointed in October and its term of office shall be two years. It shall be elected in the same year as the chairman. The role of the election committee is to administer voting and elections in accordance with the company's statutes. The election committee shall print all ballots valid for general elections at an election meeting and for postal votes and shall ensure that voting is conducted legally and that there is complete secrecy regarding how people vote. It shall count votes immediately after voting and rule on doubtful votes.

The electoral committee keeps a record of the minutes and shall enter in it before the election begins:

a) When did she receive proposals?.

b) Decisions on when a ballot box is sealed.

c) Number of ballots.

When voting or an election is completed, the following shall be entered in the minutes:

a) How many people have voted.

b) How many banknotes are unused.

c) Results of the vote.

The election committee shall, immediately after the vote counting is completed each time, deliver to the chairman of the association the minutes, which shall be signed by the election committee and the list agents, or a copy of the voting results.

Article 21.

The board of directors of the association shall have a list of all members who have the right to vote compiled in a special electoral register. The electoral register shall be available no later than one week before election day. The deadline for appeals is until the end of the election meeting. New members may join the association until the end of the election meeting. Representatives of those who are running for office in the election of the board and trustees shall be allowed access to the membership register one month before election day.

A. Election of the board and

auditors of accounts

Article 22.

The association shall have a five-member nomination committee. Three of the committee members shall be elected by the board of trustees and two by a general meeting. An equal number shall be elected as alternates and in the same manner. Alternates shall take their seats on the committee in the absence of the principal members. The committee shall be elected by October 10 for a term of two years in the same year as the chairman. The committee shall begin work no later than November. The chairman of the association shall call the committee together for the first time after it has been elected. The committee shall divide its tasks among itself at its first meeting. It shall make proposals for who shall constitute the board of directors and auditors and submit them to the board of trustees for approval. If proposals are made at a board of trustees meeting for more than the nomination committee has proposed, the board of trustees shall vote between them.

The nomination committee shall submit final proposals to the election board no later than 14 days before election day and the list shall be marked with the letter A. Proposal A shall be displayed at the association's office and advertised to members for display 8 days before the election begins. Other lists shall be submitted no later than 7 days before election day. If only one list is submitted, an election need not be held.

When selecting members for confidential positions, equality between genders and between professions shall be ensured.

Article 23.

The list shall be accompanied by the recommendation of 120 members. Written recognition by the persons standing for election shall be equivalent to a recommendation. No list may include the names of persons who give written permission for their names to be placed on another list.

Article 24.

The election of the board and auditors shall be in writing and secret and shall take place at an election meeting that may last up to two days, as determined by the election committee.

The election committee hands a ballot to a member at an election meeting after verifying that he is on the electoral register and his name is marked. The voter casts his vote by marking a cross on the ballot paper with a pencil in front of the list of those who are eligible to vote.

A ballot is valid if it clearly indicates who the voter intended to vote for and there are no special markings on it that indicate who has voted. There shall always be one person, nominated by the electoral board, as the presiding officer.

Each candidate is required to nominate two agents to represent it before the electoral board and they are permitted to be present at the count. It is prohibited to engage in any election campaigning at or near the polling station, nor to make any suggestions, challenges or encouragements regarding the election other than instructions according to the company's laws.

Article 25.

The electoral committee seals the ballot boxes in the presence of the representatives of the lists after it has verified that they are empty. When a member has cast his vote, he shall place the ballot paper in a closed ballot box. Voting may only take place during the time announced in advance each day. The representatives of those who are on the lists are always permitted to be present at the election.

The Election Commission is responsible for ensuring that ballot boxes are stored with the police between polling stations if the election lasts longer than one day. The counting of votes shall take place immediately after the polling station has closed.

The election committee shall announce the results of the general election as soon as the counting is complete. The results of the elections shall be announced at the general meeting. The results of other general elections shall be announced at the next general meeting after the voting.

B. Election of the Board of Trustees

Article 26.

The nomination committee shall make a proposal on which members shall constitute the Board of Trustees. The committee shall seek nominations from the board and members and shall strive to create unity in the list. When selecting members of the Board of Trustees, care shall be taken to ensure that the Board includes representatives from as many professions as possible of the association.

The nomination committee shall submit its final proposals to the electoral board and the list shall be marked with the letter A. Proposal A shall be available at the company's office and advertised for display 8 days before the election begins. Other lists shall be submitted no later than 7 days before election day. If only one list is submitted, an election need not be held.

In other respects, the provisions of Section A of Chapter 6 of this Act apply.

C. Election of the company's fund boards

Article 27.

The boards of funds, other than the association's fund, shall consist of five members and two alternates. Three principal members and two alternates shall be elected by the board of trustees, while two principal members who hold the positions of chairman and vice-chairman shall be elected directly by the association's board. The term of office of the fund's boards is two years. They shall be elected at the last meeting of the board of trustees and the general board before the general meeting in the same year that the chairman of the association is elected.

New boards take office when their election has been announced at the annual general meeting. The election of representatives to the annual meeting of Gildir Pension Fund is carried out in accordance with the pension fund's regulations.

Article 28.

General meeting

The general meeting of the company shall be held no later than the end of May each year. It shall be called with an advertised agenda at least 7 days in advance and, if it is legitimate, shall be legally convened.

The following items shall be on the agenda of the general meeting:

a) Board of Directors' report.

b) The company's audited accounts were submitted for processing.

c) Describe the election of the board of directors, the board of trustees, the boards of funds and the auditors.

d) Legislative amendments if proposals are available.

e) Determination of membership fees, if a proposal for a change is submitted.

f) Other matters.

Extraordinary General Meeting

The company's board of directors is authorized to call an extraordinary general meeting if there is an urgent need.

Article 29

Social gatherings

The association holds meetings when the board of directors or the board of trustees deems it necessary, but not less than once a quarter during the period from October 1 to May 1. A meeting of the association is mandatory if at least 300 members request it in writing and specify the subject of the meeting. The chairman appoints a doorkeeper.

All company meetings are lawful if they have been announced three days or more in advance in at least one newspaper, the national broadcaster or by letter. In cases of urgent necessity, such as in connection with labor disputes and collective agreements, meetings may be called with less notice than stated above, but emphasis shall be placed on announcing them as well as possible.

Article 30.

Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the company's bylaws.

Any question regarding the order of business shall be decided by the meeting at each meeting. In other respects, the chairperson shall act in accordance with what he deems most appropriate. The weight of votes shall determine the outcome of matters at meetings, except where this Act provides otherwise. If a member requests a written vote at a meeting, the chairperson shall comply with that request.

Article 31.

The company's funds are as follows:

Social Security Fund, Sickness Fund, Vacation Fund, Education Fund, Labor Dispute Fund and the Jóhanna and Vilborg Fund.

All funds of the company other than the membership fund shall operate according to regulations approved by the general meetings. The regulations of each fund shall specify the role of the fund, what its income shall be, how its funds shall be spent, how its management shall be conducted and other matters concerning the fund.

The company's funds shall be invested in a secure manner in government bonds, government-guaranteed bonds, in banks or savings banks or bonds, secured by a mortgage on real estate or in another manner that the company's board of directors deems secure.

Article 32.

The company's income shall be used to pay all expenses related to its operations, such as housing costs, printing costs, employee salaries and other costs arising from legal resolutions of company meetings, the board of trustees, departments or the company's board.

Article 33.

If proposals are made at a general meeting regarding financial contributions from the company's funds, they can only be voted on at that meeting if a majority of the board of directors recommends them. The board may also postpone the matter for further consideration between meetings.

Article 34.

It is mandatory to have the company's accounts and finances audited by a certified public accountant. Accounts shall be submitted to the general meeting, signed by the auditor and auditors, and shall be available for inspection by members at the general meeting's office seven days before the general meeting.

Article 35.

These bylaws may only be amended at a general meeting, provided that the notice of the meeting states that amendments are on the agenda and that the amendments have been discussed at a general meeting of the association at least one week before the general meeting. Proposals for amendments to the bylaws that individual members wish to submit shall be submitted to the board of directors no later than the end of March each year.

In order for a legislative amendment to be passed, it must be approved by 2/3 of the votes cast. Amendments to the law will only come into effect once the central board of ASÍ and the board of the Icelandic Seamen's Union have confirmed them.

Validity period

The law will come into force in May 2024 and has been approved by the central board of ASÍ.

History of legal changes since 1998

The law was approved at the annual meeting of Dagsbrún and Framsóknar Trade Union on May 28, 1998, approved at the supplementary annual meeting of the Sóknar Workers' Union on November 3, 1998, and approved at the annual meeting of the Restaurant Workers' Union on May 28, 1998. The law was issued in December 1998 as the law of the merged union of the aforementioned unions and confirmed at the association's founding meeting on December 5, 1998.

The law was approved with amendments due to the merger with Iðja, a factory workers' union, at the supplementary general meeting of the Efling trade union on October 5, 1999.

The general meeting of Iðja, the factory workers' association, approved the law on November 24, 1999. The law, as amended, was published in December 1999.

Approved with amendments at the 2000 Annual General Meeting.

Approved with amendments at Efling's annual general meeting on May 10, 2001.

Approved with amendments at the annual meeting of the Efling Trade Union on April 30, 2002.

Approved with amendments and provisional provisions at the annual general meeting on 29.04.2003.

Changes were announced at Efling's board of trustees/association meeting on April 16, 2008.

Approved with amendments and provisional provisions at the annual general meeting on 23.04.2008.

Approved with amendments at the Efling Trade Union Annual General Meeting on May 23, 2024.

Article 1. Name and address of the fund.

The fund is called the United Trade Unions' Collective Bargaining Fund and is the property of the union.

Article 2. Objectives of the Fund

The aim of the fund is to support members in strikes or lockouts when the company is involved in labor disputes. The fund may also be used to pay for labor disputes and strike management costs and to support other unions involved in labor disputes.

Article 3. The income of the fund is:

Contributions to the fund amount to 15% of membership fees.

Interest income and dividends.

Gifts, donations and grants.

Other income that the company's general meeting may decide from time to time.

Article 4. Board of Directors of the Fund

The board of directors of the fund shall consist of five members and two alternates. Three members and two alternates shall be elected by the board of trustees, while two members who hold the positions of chairman and vice-chairman of the fund shall be elected directly by the board of directors. The term of office of the board of directors is two years. It shall be appointed at the last meeting of the board of trustees and the board of directors before the general meeting of the same year that the chairman of the company is elected. A new board shall take office when its election has been announced at the general meeting. The fund shall be managed in accordance with general administrative rules. The board of directors shall establish its own rules of procedure.

Article 5. Accounts and auditing

The fund's accounts shall be kept separate from the company's other finances. The fund's accounts shall be submitted, audited and signed by social inspectors and certified public accountants before the company's general meeting and shall be processed there.

Article 6. Fund return

The fund's funds may be invested in the following ways:

a) In government bonds, in bonds secured by secure real estate mortgages.

b) By purchasing listed securities.

c) In banks or savings banks.

d) In another manner that the fund's board deems secure and provides returns as good as those under points a to c.

Care must always be taken to ensure that the custody and disposal of the fund's funds do not conflict with its objectives or tasks.

Article 7. Book of deeds

The board of the fund shall always keep a record of grant applications and grants.

Article 8. Right of appeal

Disputes regarding allocation may be referred to the board of directors for a decision.

Article 9. Amendments to the Regulation

These regulations may only be amended at the general meeting of the association, provided that the notice of the meeting states that amendments to the regulations are on the agenda and that the amendments have been discussed at a general meeting of the association at least one week before the general meeting. Proposals for amendments to the regulations that individual members wish to submit shall be submitted to the association board no later than the end of March each year.

Article 10. Validity period

These regulations come into force as of Efling's annual general meeting on May 10, 2001.

The regulation was approved at the supplementary general meetings of Dagsbrún and the Progressive Trade Union on November 12, 1998, the Sóknar Workers' Association on November 3, 1998, and the Restaurant Workers' Association on November 15, 1998. The regulation was published in December 1998. 

The regulation was amended at the Efling union's annual meeting on May 10, 2001.

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Article 1. Name of the Fund, domicile and fund members

The fund is called the Eflingar Trade Union Health Fund. The fund's domicile and venue is in Reykjavík. Fund members are those who pay an agreed premium from their salaries to the fund in accordance with the collective agreement.

Article 2. Objective of the Fund The Health Fund is a social mutual insurance fund for fund members.

The aim of the fund is to support fund members who lose their income or its equivalent due to illness or accident by paying them daily allowances in cases of accident and illness. Furthermore, to work on preventive measures that affect the safety and health of fund members and reimburse fund members for medical and rehabilitation costs, and by promoting the return of fund members to the labor market after illness/accident in cooperation with the Rehabilitation Fund.

Article 3. Income of the Fund

a) Contractual premiums from the total salary of fund members.

b) Interest income and dividends.

c) Gifts, donations and grants.

d) Other income.

Article 4. Management and operations

The board of directors of the fund shall consist of five members and two alternates. Three principal members and two alternates shall be elected by the board of trustees, while two principal members who hold the positions of chairman and vice chairman of the fund shall be elected directly by the board of directors.

An employee of Efling's office has the right to observe meetings of the fund's board.

The term of office of the board of directors is two years. It shall be appointed at the last meeting of the board of trustees and the general board before the general meeting. Its election shall be announced at the general meeting.

The fund shall be managed in accordance with general administrative rules. The fund board shall establish its own rules of procedure and further rules on the allocation of funds from the fund.

The board of the fund and its employees shall treat all applications and processing of funds as confidential.

Article 5. Accounts and auditing

The accounts of the health fund shall be kept separate from the company's other finances. Contributions to the fund shall be registered in the name of each fund member.

The fund's accounts shall be submitted, audited and signed by the company's auditors and a certified public accountant before the company's general meeting.

He pays all direct costs of operating the fund himself.

Annual costs for administration and office operations shall be determined by agreement between the fund management and the company's board of directors.

Article 6. Audit by independent supervisory bodies

At least every five years, the board of directors of the fund shall engage an actuary or a certified public accountant to assess the future position of the fund. He shall prepare a report to the board of directors on his examination.

When assessing the future status of the fund, operational costs, the fund's return and whether the fund can meet its obligations shall be specified. If the fund cannot meet its obligations, the fund board is obliged to submit proposals for improvement to the next general meeting.

Submission of annual accounts and actuarial valuations to ASÍ is governed by the union's operating rules and laws at any given time.

Article 7. Fund return

The fund's funds may be invested in the following ways:

a) In government bonds, in bonds guaranteed by the Treasury and in bonds secured by secure real estate mortgages.

b) By purchasing listed securities.

c) In banks or savings banks.

d) In another manner that the fund's board deems secure and provides returns as good as those under points a to c.

The board of the fund is also authorized to use its funds for the purchase or construction of the association's clubhouse, provided that the fund is its owner in that respect.

Care must always be taken to ensure that the custody and disposal of funds do not conflict with the fund's goals or objectives.

Article 8. Rights of fund members

A. Daily allowance

Those who have paid into the fund for at least 6 consecutive months are entitled to daily allowance from the fund. The amount of daily allowance is based on average income according to the contribution return and the period of payment into the fund and is income-related, according to Article 11.

The right to daily allowance arises from the time the contractual or mandatory payment ends.

If contributions to the health fund have not been paid on behalf of a fund member, but he can provide evidence that membership fees have been deducted from his salary according to regularly issued pay slips for the past 6 months, he shall be entitled to the same rights as if contributions to the health fund had been paid. The right to daily allowance does not arise if a fund member is entitled to payments for temporary loss of income on the basis of the Torts Act, such as following a traffic accident.

The right to daily allowance ceases when/if a fund member has ceased work due to illness/accident and becomes entitled to old-age, disability or rehabilitation payments from the National Social Security Administration and/or a pension fund.

A member of the fund who works in a sheltered workplace is entitled to payments from the fund due to illness and accidents in accordance with the provisions of the declaration of ASÍ and Hlutlerk from May 4, 2006.

B. Other payments

The Fund's Board of Directors is authorized to reimburse fund members for medical and rehabilitation expenses. The Fund's Board of Directors determines the amounts and conditions of reimbursements, and any changes must be announced at the Annual General Meeting.

Repayments are subject to 6 consecutive months of contributions to the fund.

The right to reimbursement ceases as soon as contributions to the fund are stopped. However, the board of the fund is authorized to support a fund member in the next 24 months after retirement due to age or disability, provided that the member was a fund member at the time of retirement and for at least 5 years prior to that.

Article 9. Communication between health funds

A member of a fund who has acquired the right to daily allowances and death benefits from the sickness fund of another union within ASÍ, acquires that right from the sickness fund after having paid into it for one month, provided that he has been demonstrably entitled to it from the previous fund. A person who has acquired the right to subsidies from the sickness fund of another union within ASÍ, acquires the right to subsidies from the sickness fund after having paid into it for one month, provided that he has been demonstrably entitled to it from the previous funds. When applying for subsidies from a sickness fund, the applicant must submit a summary of the subsidies he has received from the previous sickness fund in the past 36 months.

If a fund member works at more than one workplace and has been paid into more than one health fund when applying for payment, he must state which fund he has paid into. Payment of benefits may be postponed until confirmation is received from other funds that the fund member has not applied for payments there. The fund must seek such confirmation and provide other funds with an overview of benefits paid for the fund member, the type and amount of benefits. The applicant is obliged to submit with his application confirmed information about payments from other funds and provide other necessary information about salary payments by the deadline set for processing the application.

Article 10. Reserved rights and authorizations

a) A fund member who enjoyed full rights according to Article 8 and who is engaged in vocational training, courses or studies for up to 24 months and then returns to work within the company's contractual area may be granted renewed benefit rights once one month's payments have been made to the fund. The same applies to a fund member who leaves work due to illness, family reasons or other valid reasons.

b) Members who go on statutory maternity leave and have been members of the fund for at least 6 consecutive months before taking maternity leave, retain their acquired rights if they have paid membership fees to the company for their maternity leave and immediately resume work within the company's contractual area after the end of maternity leave. If a member is unable to work due to illness/accident following maternity leave and is in an employment relationship with their workplace, it is permitted, after consultation with the fund's vocational rehabilitation advisor, to pay daily allowance for a maximum of 3 months, provided that the member has fully exercised his/her right to sick leave with his/her employer but has not been entitled to daily allowance from the sickness fund in the 12 months preceding the taking of maternity leave

c) The board of the fund is authorized to grant a member who has been unemployed but has paid membership fees to the association for the required minimum period of time according to sections A and B of this article the right to daily allowances and reimbursements, provided that he has been a member of the fund for at least 6 consecutive months before he became unemployed. Authorization for daily allowance payments is, however, subject to the member not having fully exercised his right to daily allowances in the 12 months immediately preceding his loss of employment.

Article 11. Daily allowances and reimbursements

A. Amount of daily allowance

1. The daily allowance of a fund member who has been paid into the fund for 6 consecutive months or more shall be based on 80% of his average monthly salary for the previous 6 months according to the contribution return.

2. The daily allowance of a fund member who has been paid to the fund for 5 consecutive years (payments to the fund must have been received for a minimum of 54 of the last 60 months to meet the condition) or longer shall in the same manner be based on 100% of his average salary for the previous 6 months. The maximum daily allowance payment according to this section is based on ISK 966,319.- per month based on the wage index on 01.07.2023 and is subject to change based on the wage index on 1 July each year.

3. The maximum daily allowance payment to fund members who have been a fund member for less than 5 years is ISK 801,624 per month based on the wage index on 01.07.2013 and is subject to change based on the wage index on 1 July each year.

4. The average salary of those who have acquired the right to payment of sickness and accident benefits from the sickness fund of another trade union, cf. Article 9, shall be determined by dividing the salary in the reference period by the number of months that have been paid to the Efling Sickness Fund.

5. Total payments from a health fund, the National Social Security Administration or other parties shall not exceed an amount greater than the fund member's average salary for the previous 6 months.

6. To maintain rights in the company's other funds, 0.7% of fund members' daily allowance payments are deducted as membership fees to the company.

B. Period of daily allowance payments

1. Daily allowances for sickness and accident absences are paid for up to 120 days (4 months) if 1% of the fund member's salary has been returned to the fund or another association within ASÍ for 6 consecutive months.

2. Daily allowances for sickness and accident absences of fund members that have been paid to the fund for 5 consecutive years (payments to the fund must have been received for a minimum of 54 of the last 60 months to meet the condition) or longer shall be paid in the same manner for up to 180 days (6 months) if 1% of the fund member's salary has been returned to the fund.

3. A fund member who works for the state, a municipality, a private institution or others who pay a lower contractual premium of wages than 1% to the fund shall be paid according to Article 11, Section A, for up to 90 days.

4. Payments are not made for longer than the period of incapacity or illness. If there have been significant changes in the member's salary in the last 6 months, the income may be assessed separately and over a longer period.

5. The Board of Directors of the Fund is authorized to pay daily allowances for up to 120 additional days when the right to income-related daily allowances has been exhausted, after consultation with the vocational rehabilitation counselor and/or the Fund's confidential physician, provided that a 1% contribution has been paid to the Fund. Fund members who have paid less than a 1% contribution to the Fund may be paid in the same manner for up to 90 days. Payment according to these paragraphs is based on the minimum income according to the collective agreement as it is at any given time.

.6 It is permitted to award daily allowances retroactively for up to 3 months from the date the application was received by the fund.

6. The right to daily allowance is renewed every 12 months, proportionally to how much it is used, calculated from the date on which daily allowance payments end in each case and premium payments begin again.

8. Illness or accident of spouse and children

A member of a fund is entitled to payment of daily allowances based on Article 11. A for up to 180 days in every 12 months due to illness or accident of children and for up to 90 days due to serious illness or accident of a spouse.

C. Death benefits and reimbursed expenses

1. a) Death benefits may be paid to the estate of a fund member who dies in the course of his/her employment, is under 70 years of age and leaves behind a spouse and children. Single death benefits paid to an active and contributing fund member shall not be less than ISK 500,866 per month and shall be paid proportionally based on the proportion of employment, provided that the premium has been paid for at least 6 consecutive months before his/her death. The amount of death benefits under this section is based on the consumer price index on 01.01.2024 (base index 607.3) and is subject to change based on the consumer price index on 1 January each year.

b) The death benefit of an active and paying fund member who has been paid for at least 4 consecutive years shall be a maximum of ISK 626,082.- based on the consumer price index on 01.01.2024 (base index 607.3) and is subject to change based on the consumer price index on 1 January each year. The benefits are paid proportionally based on the employment rate.

When six months have passed from retirement to the death of a fund member, ISK 18,961.- is deducted, based on the consumer price index on 01.01.2024 (base index 607.3) and changes based on the consumer price index on 1 January each year, for each missing month, cf. however, Article 11.C.2. Other death benefits.

c) If a fund member does not leave behind a spouse or children, death benefits may be paid to the deceased's estate in the same manner if other heirs have taken care of the deceased's funeral and assumed his assets and debts.

2. Other death benefits

Upon the death of a member who is not in the labor market but was a fund member at the time of retirement, the fund board is authorized to pay the deceased's estate a portion of the death benefit. The condition for payment is that the deceased had been a fund member continuously for the last 5 years prior to retirement. The amounts under this section shall be determined by the fund board.

3. Expensive medical procedures abroad

The board of the fund is authorized to reimburse fund members for medical expenses incurred abroad. Reimbursement under this article may not exceed the daily allowance based on the minimum income according to Efling's main collective agreement at any given time for up to 90 days.

4. Prevention and rehabilitation grants

The board of the fund is authorized to reimburse the costs of fund members for prevention and rehabilitation. The amounts and criteria shall be determined by the fund board. The fund shall emphasize reimbursing the costs of cancer screenings and heart examinations, physical and rehabilitation training, and treatment and rehabilitation at health institutions and training centers.

5. Other sources

The board of the fund is authorized to establish other grants in the form of life insurance, death benefits, accident insurance and other health insurance.

Article 12. Eflingar Trade Union Support Fund.

1. Refunds and grants

The Eflinger Support Fund is a department of the Eflinger Health Fund. The Board of Directors of the Support Fund is composed of the same members as the Board of Directors of the Company's Health Fund. The Board shall decide on reimbursements and grants from the fund. The activities of the department shall otherwise be governed by the general rules of the health fund, as applicable. An employee of the health fund shall also be an employee of the department. The aim of the fund is to provide grants and reimburse medical and rehabilitation costs in special circumstances for fund members of the Eflinger Health Fund who are not entitled to daily allowances. Reimbursement from the fund is only permitted if a fund member is in significant financial difficulty, has not worked full-time for 6 months, suffers from a serious and long-term illness, disability or old age.

Furthermore, the fund is authorized to support institutions or non-profit organizations that deal with health, humanitarian or human rights issues.

2. The Board of Directors of the Efling Health Fund shall allocate 5% of the fund's contributions for the previous year to the Support Fund. The Board of Directors of the Health Fund is authorized to pay additional contributions to the Support Fund if necessary due to its financial situation.

Article 13. Obligations of fund members, applications for payments and information

Applications must be submitted in the form determined by the board of the fund, along with the necessary certificates that ensure the validity of payments.

The applicant shall, if deemed necessary by the Fund Board, authorize the Fund's confidential physician to verify the validity of the submitted medical certificates and to undergo a medical examination if necessary. A Fund member who has been absent from work due to illness/accident shall, if requested by the Fund Board, attend an interview with the Fund's vocational rehabilitation consultant and undergo an examination with a confidential physician or another party nominated by the Fund, if requested.

The board of the fund is authorized to support a fund member who is undergoing vocational rehabilitation. If satisfactory documents and information are not received from the applicant, the fund board shall reject the application at this time. A fund member who has provided false or misleading information or has concealed information about his or her circumstances forfeits his or her rights. It is authorized to reclaim all payments received in this way from the fund member.

Article 14. Limitation

The right to daily allowances and reimbursements from the health fund under this regulation lapses if an application is not submitted to the fund within 12 months of the right being established.

Article 15. Refund of premiums

Premiums to the Health Insurance Fund are not refundable.

Article 16. Procedures and obligations of the Fund

Procedures shall be in accordance with general administrative rules as applicable. The board of the fund is obliged to inform fund members of their right to assistance by publishing brochures or handouts, in the company newsletter and on the company's website.

Article 17. Right of appeal

Disputes regarding allocation may be referred to the board of directors for a decision.

Article 18. Minutes

The board of the fund shall always keep minutes of applications for daily allowances, reimbursements and approved applications.

Article 19. Miscellaneous provisions

In the event of an epidemic, the Fund Board may temporarily release the Fund from its payment obligations. The Fund Board may also decide to temporarily reduce the amount of daily allowance if the Fund's performance appears to be at risk.

Article 20. Amendments to the Regulation

These regulations may only be amended at the company's annual general meeting, provided that the notice of the meeting states that amendments to the regulations are on the agenda and that the amendments must have been previously discussed at a meeting of the board of directors and the board of trustees and/or a general meeting of the company at least one week before the annual general meeting.

Proposals for changes to the regulations that individual members wish to submit must be submitted to the board of directors no later than the end of March each year.

A simple majority of votes cast is sufficient for a regulation amendment to be considered approved.

Approved amendments to the regulation shall be sent to the ASÍ office.

Article 21. Validity period The Regulation enters into force as of 1 June 2024.

The regulation was approved at the supplementary general meetings of the Dagsbrún and Framsóknar unions on November 12, 1998, the Sóknar Workers' Union on November 3, 1998, the Restaurant Workers' Union on November 15, 1998, and at a meeting of Iðja, the factory workers' union, on November 24, 1999.

The regulations were amended at the annual meetings of the Efling Trade Union in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009,2010,2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019. The regulations were last amended at the annual meeting of the Efling Trade Union on May 23, 2024.

Article 1. Name of the Fund, domicile and fund members

The fund is called the Efling Trade Union Holiday Fund.

His home and place of residence is in Reykjavík.

Fund members are those who are paid into the fund.

Article 2. Purpose and objectives

The purpose of the fund is to enable fund members to enjoy vacations by establishing and operating vacation homes and vacation apartments and negotiating favorable terms for vacation trips and accommodations both domestically and abroad. The fund is authorized to enter into collaboration with other unions for the aforementioned purposes.

Article 3. Income of the Fund

The fund's income is:

a) Contractual contributions from employers to the fund.

b) Rental income from vacation homes.

c) Interest income and other income are deductible.

Article 4. Board of Directors of the Fund

The board of directors of the fund shall consist of five members and two alternates. Three members and two alternates shall be elected by the board of trustees, while two members who hold the positions of chairman and vice chairman of the fund shall be elected directly by the board of directors.

The term of office of the board is two years. It shall be appointed at the last meeting of the Board of Trustees and the General Board before the annual general meeting in the same year that the chairman of the association is elected. A new board shall take office when its election has been announced at the annual general meeting.

The board is responsible for the custody of the fund and its returns, as well as the operation and management of assets.

The fund shall be managed in accordance with general administrative rules.

The fund board establishes its own operating rules, including the right to distribution.

Article 5. Accounts and auditing

The fund's accounts shall be kept separate from the company's other finances. Contributions to the fund shall be registered in the name of each fund member.

The fund's accounts shall be submitted, audited and signed by the company's auditors and certified public accountants before the company's general meeting.

Article 6. Fund return

The fund's funds may be invested in the following ways:

a) In government bonds, in bonds secured by secure real estate mortgages.

b) By purchasing listed securities.

c) In banks and savings banks.

d) In another manner that the board of directors of the fund deems secure and provides a return as good as items a-c. Care must always be taken that the custody and disposal of the fund's assets do not conflict with its objectives and tasks.

Article 7. Operating costs

The fund's administration shall be at the company's office. All direct operating costs shall be borne by the fund itself. The costs of administration and office maintenance shall be determined in an agreement between the fund's board of directors and the company's board of directors.

Article 8. Appeal

Disputes regarding allocation may be referred to the board of directors for a decision.

Article 9. Amendments to the Regulation

These regulations may only be amended at the general meeting of the association, provided that the notice of the meeting states that amendments to the regulations are on the agenda and that the amendments have been discussed at a general meeting of the association at least one week before the general meeting. Proposals for amendments to the regulations that individual members wish to submit shall be submitted to the board of directors no later than the end of March each year.

A simple majority of votes cast is sufficient for a regulation amendment to be considered approved.

Article 10. Validity period

The regulation was last amended at the annual meeting of the Efling Trade Union on April 30, 2002 and has been in effect since that time.

The regulation was approved at the supplementary general meetings of Dagsbrún and Framsóknar Trade Union on November 12, 1998, the Sóknar Workers' Association on November 3, 1998, and the Restaurant Workers' Association on November 15, 1998. The regulation was issued in December 1998 and at a general meeting of Iðja, the factory workers' association, on November 24, 1999.

The regulation was amended at the Efling Trade Union's annual meeting on May 10, 2001.

The regulation was amended at the Efling Trade Union's annual meeting on April 30, 2002.