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Equal Pay Agency

Education

The Equal Pay Office provides training in the field of job evaluation and equal pay issues.

The Equal Pay Office provides education on job evaluation and equal pay issues, which is intended to support municipalities in fulfilling the equal pay provisions of the Equality Act.

A variety of training is offered to municipalities and unions about the job evaluation system and its use. Everything from short introductory meetings on the goals and main emphases of job evaluation to more in-depth courses on the use of job evaluation in assessing the value of jobs and setting wages.

Example of courses:

  • General education about the job evaluation system, its goals, structure and use.
  • A course for local government staff on the principles of job evaluation, the use of the job evaluation system, and the procedure for evaluating jobs.
  • Education about the interaction of job evaluation with the requirements of the Equal Pay Standard for salary setting.

The Equal Pay Office provides training in the field of job evaluation and equal pay issues to employers other than municipalities according to a fee schedule.

Educational Day: Developing Value Assessment Systems for Equal Pay

Course materials can be downloaded here.

Job Valuation - Helga BjörgThe New Zealand Experience - Amy Ross (in Icelandic)The New Zealand Experience - Amy Ross (in English)

A course was held for representatives of professional boards of valuation and job evaluation projects, ministry staff, representatives of employee organizations and other stakeholders involved in valuation projects.

Course dates: May 5, May 6, May 7, May 12, May 13, May 14 and May 15 (in Akureyri).

Registration took place at Staff Training, and further information about registration and the program can be found below.

Registration

Dates

Monday, May 5 – 8:30 AM–4:00 PM
Tuesday, May 6 – 8:30 AM–4:00 PM
Wednesday, May 7 – 8:30 AM–4:00 PM
Monday, May 12 – 8:30 AM–4:00 PM
Tuesday, May 13 – 8:30 AM–4:00 PM
Wednesday, May 14 – 8:30 AM–4:00 PM

Instructors

Amy Ross, an expert in equal pay and the development of value systems.
Equal Pay Agency staff.