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 Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:55 am Post subject: EMPLOYMENT IN ISRAEL/ ISRAEL EMPLOYMENT GUIDE |
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EMPLOYMENT IN ISRAEL
If you wish to work in Israel, you must first find employment and ask your prospective employer to apply for a work visa for you.
Since 1948, Israel's population has grown seven-fold. Jews make up around 79% of the country's six million inhabitants. The country's non-Jewish citizens are mostly Arabic. There has recently been a large immigration to Israel from Eastern Europe.
Automatic citizenship is granted to all with Jewish ancestry or connections through marriage - special language training, work experience and permanent settlement schemes are also provided.
Working voluntarily on a kibbutz has been popular with backpackers for years. The majority of volunteers aren't Jewish. Recently, economic and other pressures have brought about changes in how these communities operate and fewer now accept volunteers.
Working hours and vacation
Full-time work is defined as follows:
In the construction industry - 236 monthly hours;
In other trades – 186 monthly hours.
You are entitled to a weekly rest period of at least 36 hours - on Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday, depending on your religion.
You are entitled to 14-21 calendar days of paid vacation each year, depending on the number of years you have been with the same employer. Vacation is given either at the end of the year in the course of the following year.
After 3 months of work, you are also entitled to 9 paid religious holidays a year according to your religion or the Jewish calendar, at your choice.
Salary
Monthly minimum wage: NIS 3585.28;
Hourly minimum wage: NIS 19.28;
Payday: no later than the 9th of the following month.
Overtime pay
You are entitled to after 9 hours (in a 5-day workweek) or after 8 hours (in a 6-day workweek). For the first two hours of overtime each day, payment is 125% of the regular hourly wage; for each additional hour, the rate is 150% of the regular hourly wage
Example: if you work 6 days a week and you are paid NIS 19.28 per hour, you are entitled to NIS 24.10 for the 9th and 10th work hours of each day; and to NIS 28.92 from the 11th hour onwards).
It is recommended that you keep a record of your working hours for future dealings with your employer.
Travel allowance
If you need transportation in order to get to your workplace, you are entitled to travel allowance in addition to your salary. The allowance cannot exceed NIS 21.14 per day or the cost a prepaid monthly bus ticket.
Recuperation pay
Once you have completed a year of work for the same employer, you are entitled to recuperation pay (in Hebrew: demey havra’a) from your employer, at the daily rate of NIS 307 multiplied by 5-7 days (depending on the length of the employment period). Recuperation pay is paid once a year between June and September.
Grant for construction workers
If you work in construction for an employment agency (Licensed Manpower Company), your employer should deposit a monthly sum of NIS 700 for you in a special account. You will receive the money (minus 15% income tax) when you leave Israel permanently, on condition that this is before your visa expires.
Written contract and wage slip
Your employer must provide you with a written copy of your employment contract in a language that you understand. The contract should include the following details:
Your name and name of the employer
Job description
Beginning and length of employment period
Salary, payment dates, and deductions
Working hours and rest days
Paid vacations, holidays, and sick days
Details of health insurance and housing
Your employer must also provide you, each month, with a detailed wage slip featuring all payments and deductions from your wages.
Ending employment and changing employers
Prior notice
You are entitled to leave your work at any time and look for another job, provided that you give your employer, as follows:
In the first six months of employment – one day for each month worked;
From the seventh month until the end of the eleventh month of employment – 6 days plus extra 2.5 days for each additional month of work;
After one year of employment - one month.
If your employer wishes to dismiss you, he or she must give you a similar prior notice.
Severance pay
If you are dismissed after working for one employer for a period of one year or more, you are entitled to severance pay (in Hebrew: pitzuyei puturim), at the rate of one month’s wage for each year of employment. You are also entitled to severance pay if your employment was stopped due to the employer’s death or bankruptcy.
Finding another employer
Upon leaving your work, you must report it to the Population Registry in the Ministry of Interior (Tel: 02-6294726, Fax: 02-6294767), which will usually give you a temporary visa for up to a month in order to find a new employer in your trade.
When you find a new employer with a valid employment permit, you should request the Ministry of the Interior to record the new employer’s name in your passport before beginning work.
Construction workers
If you work in construction an employment agency (Licensed Manpower Company), you can change employers regularly every 3 months: on January 1st, April 1st, July 1st and October 1st.
If your employer has dismissed you or violated your rights, please call the Ombudsman for Foreign Workers’ Rights at: 050-6240546 or 03-5125460. The Ombudsman will investigate your complaint and if justified will allow you to find a new employer.
Your employer should deposit a monthly sum of NIS 700 for you in a special account. You will receive the money (minus 15% income tax) when you leave Israel permanently, on condition that this is before your visa expires. |
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