Welcome to Efling
What is a trade union?
A trade union is a social organization of workers that works to protect and safeguard the interests of its members, negotiates on their behalf about wages and rights. Provides advice on their rights and obligations in the workplace and assists if problems arise regarding these.
Supports people who have used up all their sick leave entitlements with their employer and provides relief through grants, subsidies for, for example, health promotion, physiotherapy, psychology, courses, to name a few.
Why do I pay to Efling?
If you work under a collective agreement between Efling and SA or a public entity (state, municipality or nursing home), you are required to pay into Efling. It should be stated on your employment contract that the union you pay into is Efling. Your job is then a so-called Efling job and is performed in an area that belongs to Efling.
You pay to Efling because you work in the Efling area, they are in:
- Reykjavik
- Kopavogur
- Seltjarnarnes
- Mosfellsbær and Kjósasýsla at Botnsá
- Grímsnes and Grafnings districts
- Hveragerði
- The municipality of Ölfus
- Hafnarfjörður (staff in restaurants, accommodation and industry)
- Garðabær (staff in restaurants and accommodation establishments, in industry, in home services and staff at Vífilstaðir)
And you do so-called Efling work:
- When loading and unloading ships and any other means of transport, as well as receiving and delivering cargo.
- During house construction and material transportation for construction projects.
- In port construction, road construction, trenching, agricultural work and material transportation related to the aforementioned professions.
- In the service of state and local governments.
- In home care, in kindergartens, in care in hospitals and institutions, in laundries and sewing rooms in medical institutions.
- For cleaning, sanitation, chemical pools and laundries.
- In cafeteria work.
- In guarding, security and financial transportation.
- In restaurants and accommodations.
- In the processing and sale of seafood and agricultural products.
- In industry and factories such as blacksmithing, shipbuilding, tinsmithing (barrel making), gardening, construction and heavy industry.
- When receiving and delivering goods, including drivers.
- At oil, gasoline, lubrication, fertilizer and rust prevention stations and tire repair shops.
- When operating trucks in the service of others and when operating heavy-duty work equipment, such as pushers, excavators and cranes.
- In energy-intensive industries, tunneling, power plants and other large-scale construction projects that are comparable to similar new professions.
- In any other type of production and transportation work.
- In seafaring and sailing.
How do I pay at Efling?
If you work in an Efling area, your employer must take 0.7% of your salary (total salary) and pay it to Efling. In addition, your employer pays into a sickness, vacation and education fund for you. How much you pay each month should be stated on your pay slip.
You can also see this on my pages. Contact us if there are any missing contributions that you have already paid to us according to your pay slip. This may affect your rights if any contributions are missing.
Shop stewards in the workplace
According to collective agreements, there must be a shop steward in all workplaces with 5 or more Efling members. Shop stewards play a very important role in Efling's work, and the company places great emphasis on increasing their number, as well as providing them with intensive education, training and support.
What does Efling do for me?
What does Efling do for me?
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Negotiates salary and benefits
Efling negotiates the wages and rights of its members. Negotiates with SA, state and local governments, nursing homes (and others) that negotiate on behalf of the employer.
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Assisting staff
Efling's staff in the Employment Rights Department will assist you with various problems that may arise in the workplace and answer questions such as:
- Redundancies
- Working hours
- Sickness benefits
- If you have not been paid your salary
- And much more, the list is by no means exhaustive.
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Operates and rents out vacation homes
Efling owns and operates approximately 70 vacation homes across the country that you can rent out over a weekend or weekdays in the winter or for a whole week during the summer.
See more information on My Pages.
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Winter specials in Efling's online store
You can purchase Icelandair credit, fishing and camping cards (cards are on sale during the summer) in the online store.
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Holds various events for members
Sixth, Efling holds various events for its members throughout the year, such as a Christmas ball, movie trips, May Day coffee and more. Events are advertised on the website, social media and by email.
This is not an exhaustive list of Efling's projects - please contact us if you cannot find information about what you are looking for.
My pages
On my pages you have your Personal Profile where you can apply for health and education grants and sickness allowance. You can also apply for a vacation home, buy from an online store and apply for confidential work for the company you work for.
