Mandatory Premiums

By law, we are under employee obligation to be members of the pension fund of their profession and pay a 15.5% premium. The employee then contributes 4% and the employer 11.5%. The matching contribution is determined by collective wage agreements and in some cases is lower.

The email address for matters related to premiums is idgjold@gildi.is.

A Gildi fund member working at a preschool

Premiums from January 1, 2023

According to a law that was entered into force on January 1, 2023, the employee’s contribution is 4% and the employer’s matching contribution is 11.5%. However, there are exceptions to this, e.g. contribution according to fishermen’s collective wage agreements is lower.

Employers are encouraged to study the agreements on premiums with the relevant trade union or with the Confederation of Icelandic Employers.

An Ölgerðin employee at a bottling line
A seafarer at work on a trawler deck

Reimbursement of Premiums to Foreign Citizens

Gildi Pension Fund does not reimburse premiums to foreign citizens.

This ensures that all fund members are equal. All fund members can start receiving a retirement pension at the age of 60 or receive a disability pension if an accident or illness impairs their ability to work. Spouses and children are also entitled to a spouse’s or child’s pension upon the death of a fund member.

Gildi’s Member Associations

Ten trade unions are members of Gildi. All employers with operations in the professions for which the ten unions have entered into collective wage agreements are under obligation to pay the pension premiums of their employees to the Gildi mutual pension division.

In addition to the ten unions, the Confederation of Icelandic Employers is a member of Gildi.

The premiums are paid in the proportions specified in the relevant collective wage agreement. Membership in Gildi, therefore, is mandatory, and making payments into mutual pension divisions of other pension funds is not permitted.