• The local union says they were working on 4 cases against Base Parking in 2023
• As stated in the article from Heimildin, these cases include not being paid holiday or not being allowed to take legally required holiday. Vísir reported cases of not paying employees union dues or paying workers black.
• According to the union, the current cases in 2023 were not the first time they are dealing with Base Parking. Previous cases mentioned by the union include: not paying according to the collective agreement or contract and the company not paying the employees union dues or pension fund contributions.
• The article in Heimildin mentions that the company registered a profit of 9 million krona in 2022.
• After several complaints from customers concerning mishandling of the cars in their care was reported, the company declared bankruptcy in 2024. The local union stated that outstanding wage claims of 10 employees have been reported to the wage guarantee fund. The wage guarantee fund (ábyrgðarsjóðs launa) is financed via tax money and pays out wage claims after company bankruptcy.
• Vísir reported that prior to declaring bankruptcy the previous owner Ómar Þröstur Hjaltason left the company, the name was changed to “Siglt í strand ehf.” (“Run into the ground”) and the company was registered at a new address.

Sources published from December 2023 to May 2024:

https://heimildin.is/grein/20087/verk

https://www.visir.is/g/20242543511d/o-fagrar-sogur-af-vid-skiptum-vid-base-parking

https://www.visir.is/g/20242571027d/base-parking-gjald-throta

Siglt í strand ehf. (kt:560206-1940); Declared bankrupt 8.05.2024; Real owner at time of bankrupcy: Geir Þorsteinsson (company registry)

Companies of previous real owner Ómar Þröstur Hjaltason still in operation at the previous address of Base Parking: Base BVP ehf. (kt:660115-0480) (company registry) and KMH Eignir ehf. (kt:680519-0640) (company registry).