Iceland
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- Capital City
Reykjavík
- Currency
Icelandic krona (kr, ISK)
- Languages
Icelandic
- Population size
364,134

Types of leave
Employees accumulate paid time off, depending on their tenure in the same line of work.
The minimum PTO entitlement is 24 weekdays annually, compensated at a rate of 10.17% of your normal wages. With five years of experience working in the same industry, you’re entitled to 25 weekdays off, paid at 10.64% of your normal wages.
After five years of employment with an employer, you’re entitled to 27 weekdays, paid at an 11.59% rate. This increases to 30 weekdays, compensated at a 13.04% rate after 10 years of employment with the same employer.