A gift voucher for a good time in the heart of Hafnarfjörður

The staff of the City of Hafnarfjörður have in recent days and weeks
united in the important task of maintaining the council's services as
must be maintained at all civil contingency preparedness levels. Thus,
the human resources have embarked on an unknown path of new challenges which have called for a review
and a restructuring of the services provided and the flexibility in the work of the staff who attended
has undertaken tasks with great diligence and serenity. In light of everything, it was decided that
To delight all council staff with a gift voucher for a good night out.
The harbour is almost finished.

„It has been
It's incredible to see how the council staff, without any warning,
responded to changed circumstances and
an environment that was unfamiliar to us all. It
It is thanks to this group that we have managed to keep going, with an unchanged or changed
in the form of all services defined as socially important“ says
Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, Mayor of Hafnarfjörður. Staff are now receiving their Easter bonuses.
To open a gift voucher for 5,000 króna at Bæjarbíó, given by his town.
a concert or entertainment of their choice when the lockdown has been lifted. „With this gift, we want to kill two birds
in one fell swoop. Delight our staff who truly deserve it and lay
our contribution to bringing the cultural and civic life of which we are so proud
Right, back in action after this demanding project. There will also undoubtedly be many
employees who choose to go out to eat before redeeming the gift voucher and
even buy themselves something nice to wear. We can all start to look forward to it.
to have fun together and enjoy all that our town has to offer
offer retail, services and entertainment,“ says Rósa.

Everyone has put on
one and that is something to be thankful for

The municipality provides socially important services that
must never be broken and has placed a great deal of demand on staff, e.g. family and
the Department for Children's Affairs since the Covid-19 pandemic first made its presence felt, among other things.
restructuring of social activities and employment opportunities for disabled people,
social activities for older people to ensure their engagement and social connections,
home services and the role of child protection in resolving cases with new and amended
circumstances that are likely to increase anxiety and worry among certain groups.
Staff of the Department of Education and Public Health, and including staff of nursery and
The primary school has then pulled together to organise a reduced school programme in unison.
at the request of the authorities. Other services; e.g. cultural institutions and swimming pools,
was carried on in a modified form until the lockdown was tightened and it was necessary to come.
to closure. The staff of these establishments have been assigned other duties.
in addition to a certain group being on call should illness occur elsewhere in
the system. „Staff of the City of Hafnarfjörður
has repeatedly shown over the years how powerful it is in different and diverse
their duties which call for active
cooperation. And no less how well-coordinated and strong the group can be when
The wind is blowing against it. That has become apparent over the last few days, and for that I am extremely
grateful“ Rósa says at last.