Employment contracts covering Starvsfelagið members in government and municipalities expired on October 1, KVF reported Friday. The union says negotiations have gone well so far. Starvsfelagið is negotiating with the Ministry of Finance and the Municipal Employers' Association. The previous contr…

The working week for members of Starvsfelagið could be shortened by one hour within a year, its chairman, Súni Selfoss, told KVF. The Finance Ministry has offered the unions a shorter working week if they agree, among other things, to negotiate rules on emergency preparedness and exemptions durin…

Starvsfelagið, a trade union, and the Ministry of Finance will negotiate a new agreement today, Kringvarp Føroya reported. Their current agreement expires on October 1. The parties have already agreed on how the wage framework will be set, so the negotiations will focus only on the terms of the a…