Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Israel as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Israel: Additional tax on financial institutions

The Official Gazette has recently announced a new law imposing an extra tax on financial institutions …

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Israel: 2024 Birth grants

The rate of the grant paid to a new mother is based on the number of children in the family …

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Israel: New minimum wage from April 2024

The minimum full-time wage has been increased to NLS 5,880 …

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Israel: Temporary order on protection against dismissal extended until 1st July 2024

In accordance with the law published on 29th February 2024, the validity of the temporary order that provides protection against dismissal for employees who have vacated or been evacuated from their homes, for captives and missing persons and their families – as well as, inter alia, for the spouses of soldiers and reservists – has been extended until 1st July 2024 …

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Israel: Economic slump on both sides of the line due to conflict

The Israeli economy contracted by 19 …

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Israel: Major recruitment drive in India

The military conflict in Israel has led to a fall in the number of Palestinian workers on building sites and generally to all foreign workers willing to work in the country …

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Israel: Average gross salary in July 2023

According to preliminary estimates from the Central Bureau of Statistics, over the year to July 2023, the average monthly remuneration for a salaried position increased by 6 …

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Israel: Privacy-related aspects of monitoring remote workers

The Protection of Privacy Authority (PPA) has just published guidelines on the privacy implications of remote work …

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Israel: Real earnings remain positive (May 2023)

Over the year to May 2023, the average monthly remuneration for a salaried position increased by 5 …

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Israel: Rate of maternity allowance for period of vocational training

If a female employee has worked at least 30 consecutive days before stopping work due to her pregnancy – the months she has previously spent also studying may be accounted as months of insurance in the examination of her eligibility for maternity allowance …

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Israel: Unified digital form to claim unemployment benefits and register with the Employment Service

When a citizen leaves the workforce and claims their right to unemployment benefit, the law obliges them to contact two bodies: the National Insurance Organisation, which is responsible for dealing with the issue of unemployment benefits, and the Employment Service, which is responsible for assisting the unemployed person in their efforts to return to work …

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Israel: Employer guidelines on compliance with gender wage gap monitoring rules

According to the amendment No …

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Israel: Stumbling block emerges in US-Israel visa waiver talks

A great deal of progress has been made in talks with US immigration officials over the introduction of a mutual visa waiver scheme planned to be launched in October 2023 …

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Israel: Rights of reserve seafarers

The absence of a seafarer on military duty does not affect their salary, continuity of service, leave or sick pay rights …

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Israel: 2023 minimum wage

The minimum wage for a full-time job has now been increased by 9 …

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