45 awards for 1316 years of service

Long service awards for employees of the City of Hafnarfjörður were presented at a ceremony in Hafnarborg yesterday. 45 individuals received an award, and all of them have in common that they have worked for the city for 25 years or more, totalling 1,316 years of service. Erla Guðríður Jónsdóttir, a support officer at Setbergsskóli, and Eygló Hauksdóttir, finance department manager, have worked for the town for the longest time, for 40 years. 

Award for professional contribution and services to the City of Hafnarfjörður

Hafnarfjörður municipality recognises staff who have reached 15 and 25 years of service, for the second year in a row. This is based on the continuous years of service an employee has with the municipality. On their 15-year service anniversary, the department or institution organises a coffee reception for the staff member, and as a token of appreciation, the employee receives a book, a handicraft or a work of art as a gift, in addition to flowers. Once a year, in the spring, the mayor organises a joint coffee reception for those who have reached 25 years of service. At this event, they are presented with a certificate of appreciation, a bouquet of flowers and a gift voucher for 50,000 króna. At the mayor's reception in Hafnarborg yesterday, all staff who have worked for the council for more than 25 years gathered. In total, 45 individuals who have been employed for 25-40 years, or for a combined 1,316 years, were present.

^{The combined length of service of the 45 employees recognised by the City of Hafnarfjörður yesterday is 1,316 years. Here is the group who have worked for the city for 25-40 years.}