Foreign Service Companies and Temporary-Work Agencies

Temporary-work agencies and foreign service companies are required to register with the Icelandic Directorate of Labour. Furthermore, they shall provide information about their employees who are employed in Iceland and submit copies of their employment contracts.

There are many requirements in the fields of taxation, social insurance and health insurance that must be fulfilled when a foreign company posts employees to Iceland. Posted workers who come to work in Iceland are subject to income tax in Iceland.

LOCAL relocation assists companies with the required registration and the submission of the required documents.