Policy
Vacation policy (orlof)
Last updated 1 May 2026
Holiday year (orlofsár)
The holiday year runs 1 May – 30 April. Vacation is earned (accrued) through the year at 2 days per worked month — 24 days minimum — and scales with seniority (see tiers below).
Summer period (sumarorlofstímabil)
The main summer holiday period is 2 May – 15 September. You have the right to take 20 consecutive days within it. If the company asks you to take summer vacation outside this window, it is paid at +25%.
Seniority tiers
- Base: 24 days · 10.17% (orlofsprósenta)
- 6 months + age 22, or 6 months after upper-secondary: 25 days · 10.64%
- 5 years in the same profession: 26 days · 11.11%
- 4 years at Myrkur, or 10 years in profession: 28 days · 12.07%
- 6 years at Myrkur: 30 days · 13.04%
Requesting vacation
File requests through this tool. Give at least 2 weeks' notice where possible. If a request falls outside policy — not enough balance, short notice, or outside the summer window — you'll see a warning and should speak to your manager before filing. You can still file it; it will be flagged for review.
Carry-over
Unused vacation at the end of the holiday year is handled per the carry-over cap; talk to an admin about settlement on leaving.
Sick leave policy (veikindaréttur)
Last updated 1 May 2026
Entitlement by seniority
Paid sick leave is a rolling entitlement over the trailing 12 months, based on your length of service at Myrkur:
- First year: 2 days per worked month
- After 1 year: 2 months
- After 5 years: 4 months
- After 10 years: 6 months
Registering a sick day
Register sick days in this tool. They are auto-approved as long as you're within your allocation; there is no employer waiting day (paid from day 1). If you exceed your allocation, the request is held for admin review and may route to the VR sick fund (sjúkrasjóður).
Sick children (veikindi barna)
For children under 13 (under 16 if hospitalised): first 6 months → 2 days per worked month; after → 12 days per 12-month period. Full wages plus shift/overtime premiums.
Illness during vacation
If you fall ill for more than 3 days while on vacation (within the EEA, Switzerland, US or Canada) with a doctor's note, you can reclaim those vacation days.