Look after your health
We offer a healthy menu at lunchtime and excellent sports facilities at the headquarters.
Employees are also entitled to a sports grant which they can use to pay fees for things like gym membership or to buy sports equipment.
Our human resources policy
Our goal is to attract, retain and empower outstanding employees.
We seek to create a positive and inspiring professional environment and place great importance on equal opportunities and a results-driven workplace culture.
Together we aspire to understand and meet the needs and expectations of our customers because their success is our success.
Our goal is for our employees to feel good
People spend a significant part of the day at work and it is therefore important that the environment takes their needs into consideration. Comfort is integral to our place of work. Inspiring works of art adorn the walls and we try to ensure that our work spaces have good acoustics.
The canteen at our headquarters has a team of outstanding chefs who prepare meat or fishes dishes, and a vegan option, plus a salad bar every day of the week.
We also have a gym, and people can also relax for a few minutes with a game of pool, foosball, darts or a quick round in the golf simulator.
We make it work
It can be a challenge to balance work and our private lives. That’s why we have set ourselves the goal of being a family-friendly workplace and offer both a flexible work environment and the opportunity to be able to work from home.
We ensure that employees generally receive 80% of their salary during parental leave and people also earn holiday leave when they are away from work.
Skjöldur, our employees’ association, organizes a weekly sports school for employees’ children and also arranges a whole host of other family events throughout the year.
Our policies are more than just words
Treat people with respect
We care about our people.
We have adopted a policy designed to combat bullying, gender-based and sexual harassment and other forms of violence.
Learning & development and training
We think it is important that employees get opportunities to develop, both professionally and personally.
That’s why we invest in the expertise and skills of our employees in a variety of ways.
A clear vision for equality
It’s vital that our employees enjoy respect and that diverse viewpoints can be heard.
Inclusion is key as our employees are highly diverse – the working environment reflects this and accommodates a wide range of needs.
We also work in accordance with an equal pay policy to ensure equal terms for equally valuable jobs and transparency on pay.
At the end of a successful career
We are flexible and seek to accommodate our employees’ wishes upon retirement.
Upon retirement we hold a coffee party to bid farewell to the departing colleague and thank them for their invaluable efforts over the years.
Do you like working from home?
Changing times call for a more varied and more flexible working environment. Everyone’s job is different and in some cases it may be more convenient to work from home. We want to accommodate these wishes.
Greater flexibility also enhances the work-life balance which everyone benefits from.
Take your first steps with us
Outstanding graduates have the opportunity to join our graduates programme and to experience a range of different jobs within the Group.
It is a 15-month programme where young people who are taking their first steps on the job market can acquire diverse expertise and experience.
Participants are moved between positions every few months and get the opportunity to gain experience according to their strengths and areas of interest.
We also run a mentor programme, where permanent employees get the chance to develop professionally and step out of their comfort zone.
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What means of transport suits your best?
More and more people are choosing to walk, cycle or use public transport to travel to and from work. We welcome this trend and employees who use environmentally friendly transport are entitled to a travel allowance.
We also pay for the use of HOPP e-scooters during working hours, very convenient if people need to go to a meeting in the local area.
The headquarters also have more than 50 charging stations where people can charge their electric cars.
Education company of the year 2025
Every year SA Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise and partner companies award education prizes to companies in the business sector. More than 30 nominations were received in the category Education company of the year and the jury selected Arion Bank from a group of three companies considered to stand out in terms of learning and education in 2024.
The jury said the following about Arion:
„Progressive and professional learning and development programme. The employees develop the study material in an original way, the L&D index is incorporated into the L&D programmes and professional development within the company is managed effectively.“
We listen to our people
A good working atmosphere is not something to be taken for granted. We do our utmost to maintain job satisfaction and regularly measure people’s experience of the workplace. The results of these surveys indicate that people feel good and are happy at work.
We also place great importance on fostering good relations and clear communication. People can provide feedback quickly and easily, allowing us to respond promptly to any issues that may arise.
Employees
823
Confidence in management
4,68 out of 5
Feel happy at work
4,52 out of 5
Recommend the workplace
8,78 out of 10
Proud
4,56 out of 5
Arion Index
4,43 out of 5
Results of the workplace audit and the average score of the Arion Index in 2024
Arts and culture
The Arts Society, Listvinir, is Arion’s largest society and has more than 500 members.
The aim of the society is to cultivate an interest in and knowledge of arts and culture among employees and to support artists.
The society not only organizes stimulating talks and courses but hosts highly anticipated art evenings twice a year.
Here society members get the opportunity to win beautiful works of art – if luck is on their side.
We know how to keep ourselves busy and entertained
Skjöldur, Arion’s employees’ association, leases out holiday homes across the country. The association also runs various clubs so that all employees should find something to keep them entertained.
The association runs the following committees:
- Holiday home committee
- Entertainment committee
- Travel committee
- Sports committee
- Golf committee
- Recreation committee
- Environment committee
- Fishing committee