All guides: page 3 of 9
Page 3 of 9 of the guide index. This page is mainly about employment law; each guide states the legislation it relies on, with a link to the text of the law at the source.
Maternity allowance: eligibility, calculation and claiming it
A woman for whom insurance contributions were paid for 10 of the 14 months before she stopped working is entitled to a full benefit of 15 weeks, paid by National Insurance…
Read more Employment lawMinimum wage 2026: how much, for whom and how to claim
NIS 6,443.85 a month and NIS 35.40 an hour, as of 1 April 2026. How to calculate it in four different employment situations, what counts in the calculation and what does not, and how to collect…
Read more Employment lawNon-compete agreements: when the court will enforce them
Freedom of occupation outweighs a mere interest in preventing competition, and a clause that is too broad may be struck down. What is checked before enforcement, when such clauses are enforced after all…
Read more Employment lawNon-compete in high-tech: what is allowed and what is not?
Almost every high-tech employee has signed such a clause, but a clause that is too broad may not be enforced. What is enforced even in high-tech, and which alternatives work better…
Read more Employment lawEmployee confidentiality: duties before, during and after employment
The duty of confidentiality applies even without an NDA and continues after employment ends, but only to a real trade secret, not to general knowledge. What to do when you have received…
Read more Employment lawAdvance notice for dismissal and resignation: table and calculator
In the first six months, one day for each month; after that, 2.5 days for each month up to one year; and from the second year, one month. When payment in lieu is made, and what applies…
Read more Employment lawExemption from overtime: positions of trust and management roles
A management position does not give an automatic exemption from the Hours of Work and Rest Law: the exemption in section 30(a)(5)–(6) is assessed by the nature of the position and the terms…
Read more Employment lawOvertime: how it is calculated, how much is allowed and what to do when it is not paid
The overtime pay is calculated on a scale of hours, and the absence of a record of hours works against the employer. How to prove that you worked, the limitation period of the claim, and when it is worth…
Read more Employment lawThe payslip: what must appear on it and how to read it
The payslip is a legal document with mandatory fields set by law, and a defective payslip is an offense and also evidence against the employer. How to read it line by line, and what…
Read more Employment lawProbationary period: what employers must know — and usually do not
A probation period does not give the employer complete freedom of action: the duty of advance notice applies, and some rights cannot be waived. When an extension is allowed,…
Read more Employment lawRemote work: legal aspects and employment law
All of employment law applies at home too: hours, wages and Bituach Leumi (National Insurance). Does a late-night email count as overtime, who is responsible for an injury at home, and who pays…
Read more Employment lawReservists’ rights at work: protection from dismissal, wages, pension, and what to do when they are breached
An employee may not be dismissed because of reserve duty, and during the service (and, for service of more than two days, also for 30 days after it) a dismissal needs a permit from the Employment Committee. An order…
Read more Employment lawRetirement age: rights, duties and adjustments
A retiring employee is entitled to full severance pay, advance notice and vacation redemption, and dismissal because of age before then is prohibited discrimination. And what is worth checking…
Read more Employment lawSabbatical year: rights and duties
A sabbatical is not a statutory right in Israel but a contractual arrangement, so its scope varies between workplaces. What the agreement sets, and the effect on pension, seniority…
Read more Employment lawCalculating severance pay: calculator, determining wage and Section 14
Severance pay is one month’s wage for each year of employment (section 12 of the Law). What is included in the determining wage, seniority with breaks, an hourly employee, and what happens when section 14 applies…
Read more Employment lawSexual harassment at work: the employer’s duties and the employee’s rights
The law also prohibits retaliation against a complainant, and an employer that did not act is liable for the damage. What to do when it happens, what is required of the employer, and what you can…
Read more Employment lawShift work: legal arrangements and rights
Work during the weekly rest and overtime give a right to pay set by law, and an evening or night supplement only under an agreement, an extension order or a contract. What the limits…
Read more Employment lawRecuperation pay 2026: how many days, how much money and when it is paid
The price of a recuperation day in the private sector for the 2026 recuperation year is NIS 451.50. How many days you get by seniority, from when you are entitled, and when the employer pays…
Read more Employment lawManpower contractor and service contractor workers: the 9-month rule, equal conditions and who is responsible
After nine consecutive months with the same actual employer, a worker of a manpower contractor is treated as its employee, with seniority from the day of placement. Before that, the terms…
Read more Employment lawTips are wages: this money belongs to you
A tip is a wage component, and an employer who takes it or does not pass on credit card tips faces a wage claim. What is allowed in sharing tips between employees, and what the duties…
Read more Employment lawSetting up a workers’ committee: the right to organize — and how to exercise it
Organizing is a protected right, and an employer who threatens, obstructs or dismisses a committee activist faces compensation. The steps to set up a committee, and what joining a trade union…
Read more Employment lawReimbursement of travel expenses to work: how much, for whom, and what to do when it isn’t paid
There is no “travel law”: the right is set in an extension order that applies to all employers, by the discounted fare or a monthly pass, whichever is cheaper. What is not…
Read more Employment lawUnlawful dismissal: what you are entitled to and how to prove it in the Labor Court
A dismissal without a hearing, during pregnancy or because of illness may give a right to increased compensation beyond severance pay. Which evidence is decisive, and how quickly…
Read moreThe information in the guides is general information and is not legal advice. Translated: · Hebrew version updated: .
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