15% pay rise in the Workers' School

The pay rise for 14-16 year-olds at the Hafnarfjörður Summer Job Scheme for the summer of 2016 amounts to 15%.  The wages at the Work Camp are therefore now more comparable to those offered for similar jobs for these age groups in other local authorities. Jobs that are very important to the community.

In the 2016 budget for the City of Hafnarfjörður, total funding for the Hafnarfjörður Summer School was increased from 158 million króna to 180 million. The operations of the Work School in Hafnarfjörður have changed somewhat in recent years, and there is now a greater emphasis on the school as a workplace with the same responsibilities and procedures as other workplaces that young people attend. Emphasis is placed on diligence and attendance, punctuality and behaviour, thereby laying a good foundation for work-related upbringing in close cooperation with the children's parents. 

Emphasis on environmental issues and leisure activities

The Hafnarfjörður Work School primarily focuses on environmental matters, thus playing a major role in cleaning the town after a heavy winter and maintaining the greenery, streets and footpaths throughout the summer. The staff of the Work School play an important role in creating the town's desirable appearance, ensuring it is clean and tidy for residents and the increasing number of tourists who visit. A large group also works at the town's and sports clubs' play schemes, where they learn to work with a group of younger children, providing them with guidance and advice. Such work is rewarding and formative for the future. The Work School is open from June to August, with an emphasis on a variety of jobs and ensuring that all work crews get to tackle a range of tasks. Over eight hundred young people worked for the Hafnarfjörður Work Camp in the summer of 2015, or about 70% of the town's 14-16 year-olds.