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Get to know the town’s walking and cycling paths, activities and swimming pools but children under 18 get free access to pools.
Children and youth in Hafnarfjörður have access to good education, after-school activities and recreation activities.
Practical information about buses, waste collection, street cleaning, traffic, animal control and more.
Hafnarfjörður hopes to secure financial and social security for all residents. Find out what support is available.
Enjoy culture in Bæjarbíó cultural house, at various museums or attend exciting events.
You can stay at great hotels, hostels or at a family friendly campsite in town.
You can find a lot of outdoors activities and various recreations in Hafnarfjörður.
Check-out upcoming events, or register a new one.
Search for employees or available jobs in town.
Hafnarfjörður Town council consists of 11 municipal representatives. All town council meetings are broadcast live.
Here you can find the town's fees for children, sports and activities and support services.
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The Hafnarfjörður Work School offers fun and educating jobs for teenagers in the town.
All teenagers living in Hafnarfjörður who will turn 14–17 years’ old during the year can apply for work at the Work School. Teenagers who are ahead of their peers in primary school can start a year earlier in the Work School. You still have to be at least 13 years old in accordance with the Regulations on the Work of Children and Teenagers.
Yes, the lunch break is between 12:00 and 13:00. In addition, there are two coffee breaks, before noon at 10:00–10:15 and in the afternoon at 14:00–14:15.
The first payout is on 6th of July, and the second payout is on 6 August. If anything is unpaid, it will be paid on 1st of September.
It is the period that is paid for at the end of each month.
At the Work School, the salary period is from the 20th of each month to the 19th of the next month. So work done from 20 May to 19 June is paid out at the end of the following month (1st of July).
The salary is deposited in your own bank account, all your bank account information must therefore be included in your application. Only your personal bank account may be used.
Everyone aged 16 and over receives a tax-free income allowance called personal tax credit. Everyone gets the same amount as a discount, which is then deducted from the amount to be paid in tax. All teenagers over the age of 16 must send information to vinnuskoli@hafnarfjordur.is on how to use the personal tax credit. If you are using your tax card at another workplace, you will have to include this information as well as the manner in which you want to divide your personal tax credit between workplaces.
As a rule, youngsters are assigned to teams close to schools, unless otherwise requested in their application. The team leader calls the week before work starts and tells you where to meet on the first day.
No changes are made to the teams during the first few days. After that, each team leader decides on changes to their teams. If there is a request to move a teenager to a different team, the parent or guardian must contact the relevant team leader.
Parents or guardians must report absences to the Work School office.
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