A private bill was introduced on Dec 20th to the knesset. An amendment to the minimum wage law. The proposal is to set the minimum wage at 53% of the average salary, instead of the current 47.5%.
This is in lieu of the recent signing of a new salary agreement between the Histadrut klalit (labor union) and the government.
This would mean a substantial raise of several hundred shekels to many employee’s gross pay, if the bill passes.
I might add that there is a large consensus of knesset members that support the bill, plus the backing of the histadrut and the media.
stay tuned for more info
Moshe Egel-Tal, CSPP
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