In October of last year, representatives from VÍS, Skinney- Þinganes’s insurance company, came to visit us in Höfn and gave the employees of the company a very nice Jalo smoke detector as a gift in celebration of the fact that no accidents were recorded for our employees at VÍS in the first 10 months of...

Skinney-Þinganes has signed a 1-year contract with the company HR Monitor for the use of the software solution of the same name. HR Monitor measures key aspects of human resources by sending short surveys to all company employees either monthly or every other month. The questions are designed so that it only takes two minutes...

The stunning new website of Skinney – Þinganes hf. has now been launched. In recent weeks, the sites content has been reviewed and updated along with the site’s new appearance. The website was developed in collaboration with Pineapple ehf., a specialized web design firm. The gaol was to make the site accessible and user-friendly. All...

Companies within Fisheries Iceland (Samtök fyrirtækja í sjávarútvegi, SFS) have established a social responsibility policy that is based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The policy focus is on the environment and innovation. Proper and responsible treatment of natural resources is vital for ensuring that fish stocks in Icelandic waters continue to be sustainably harvested....

In March 2020, Skinney – Þinganes’s equal pay system received certification from iCert, a certification body. Last March iCert conducted a maintenance audit of the equal pay system in accordance with the requirements of the equal pay standard ÍST 85: 2012. The audit took place through teleconferencing equipment due to social distancing guidance. The conclusion...

In Icelandic folklore, the appearance of the first plover (lóa) in the country means that summer has arrived. For us summer arrives with the summer youth staff. Last year, an unusually high number of youth summer workers were hired, as special circumstances call for special measures. There is now more work available in the area,...