Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Israel as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Israel: The average wage in 2020 was NIS 11,538
In 2020, the average monthly gross wage rose across the economy by 7% to NIS 11,538 (US$3,462) …
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Israel: UAE postpones Israeli visa exemption by half year due to coronavirus
The recently concluded visa waiver agreement between the UAE and Israel is being delayed until 1st July 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic …
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Israel: Equality bill
The State of Israel is the only democratic country in the World where basic laws do not guarantee a general right to equality and prohibit discrimination …
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Israel: Union warns strike over payments to quarantined workers
The largest trade union in Israel, Histadrut, is planning to introduce a nation-wide strike in support of wages for workers forced to go into quarantine because of the pandemic …
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Israel: UAE becomes 1st Arab country to exempt Israelis from visa requirement
Following the normalization of ties between the UAE and Israel, the two countries have just signed four agreements, including a deal on visa exemption for their nationals …
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Israel: Parliament passes amendment to Equal Pay Law for Male and Female Workers
The Equal Pay Law for Male and Female Workers (Amendment 6) (5780-2020) has now been passed by the Knesset (Parliament) …
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Israel: Upcoming holidays could cause delays in processing times
Employers should anticipate delays in public-sector decisions and the processing of documentation during the upcoming Rosh Hashanah (September 18th-20th), Yom Kippur and Sukkot (September 27th-October 10th) holidays …
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Israel: Inbound passenger clearance
Citizens, residents and foreign nationals arriving in Israel by air must fill out the online inbound passenger statement form 24 hours before their time of departure to Israel …
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Israel: High Court rules against sick pay for quarantined Israelis
The High Court of Justice has given the Health Ministry until the end of September to come up with an alternative to using the sick pay scheme to support workers required to go into quarantine …
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Israel: Health Ministry shortens isolation period to 10 days for corona patients
The Ministry of Health has shortened required coronavirus recovery periods …
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Israel: Knesset passes stimulus bill to pay businesses thousands to bring back workers
Business will qualify for a government grant of up to NIS 7,500 (US$2,173) if they bring back workers who were placed on unpaid leave in June 2020 and NIS 3,500 (US$1,014) for each worker similarly laid off in May 2020 …
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Israel: COVID-19: B-1 work visa extensions
Foreign experts working in Israel with a B-1 work visa that expired between 10th March and 30th June 2020 will have their visa automatically extended for three months from its expiration date …
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Israel: Knesset passes law extending police powers
The state legislature, the Knesset, has passed a Bill extending the special powers of the police to enforce quarantines and take action against those not wearing a face mask, where required to do so …
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Israel: Guidance on the privacy issues associated with a return to work
The Justice Department has issued guidance on the privacy issues associated with a return to work …
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Israel: Gov’t team recommends gradual exit from lockdown
A government study involving the Ministries of Finance, Economy and Labour, Health and Finance together with the National Economic Council and Bank of Israel has been drawing up plans for a return to normal economic activity …
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