Due to a recent law passed in the Knesset, there will be a huge upgrade in the awareness of Elderly people as to their rights. Many of them are unaware what their rights are. In order to combat unawareness the government has made it mandatory for Govt. offices and agencies to notify elderly citizens on …
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Now taking orders – salaried employee’s tax exemption and deductions booklet
If you are a salaried employee, you should know what tax deductions you are eligible for and how to get them. On sale now – for the small price of 50 sh send an email to mo***********@***il.com
New mandatory area tax
As expected the new area tax goes into effect today, March 20th, 2011. This new tax effects all workers in Israel. In fact it has been kept so secret, that you probably haven’t heard anything about it on the news. No wonder ! Read on and you’ll soon know why. Looking around at all the …
Job searches and employment agencies in Israel
So, you got terminated from your last job recently or you decided to find a job or did you just want to work from home. What do you do first ? Well, you should always keep your CV updated, for starters. Secondly, you can scan the want ads in the papers, but there is a …
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All about clothing stipends
The clothing stipend, or dmei bigud in Hebrew is not a labor law, and thus not all employers are liable to pay it. There are several ways in which an employer can pay the clothing stipend: 1) In the public sector (government, municipalities, police, career army, etc) it is paid …
Are you familiar with section 12 A of the labor law ?
There is a trend among employers, especially in Public sector jobs where there is a mandatory tender for every position. This lengthy beaurocratic process can take months. Especially if the employer hasn’t put the proposed position into the annual budget. In years past, there were employees who worked for years via employment agencies in the …
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iPOST – the new personal e-mailbox
The Israeli Postal Authority has introduced a new service which allows a registered user to receive secure email, such as bills from the Electric company, water, cell phone and more and at the same time preserve the environment by using less printed bills and also ensuring quick and reliable immediate delivery, No more bills getting …
A new site launched ! everything you wanted to know about negative tax stipends
If you are a salaried employee and make less than 6,200 shekels (gross) you are probably eligible for the negative tax stipend. Up until this year, the stipend was gradually worked in, first available only to certain area residents, but starting in 2011 it will be available to residents of all of Israel. To help …
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Changes in pension plan rates in public sector
The new referendum issued by the finance Ministry applies to all public sector employees and is in effect from Jan 1, 2011 According to this referendum, both employee and employer contributions towards benefits in Kupot Gemel for pension will be raised by 0.5% This means that from Jan 2011 – Dec 2012, the employee’s contribution …
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Employer’s Social Security contributions to change as of April 1st 2011
Social Security recently published directives to employers regarding a change in the % of employer’s contributions towards their employee’s benefits via payroll. The changes are basically a reduction from the lower bracket (up to 4,984 shekels) and a raise in the % from the higher bracket (anything above 4,984 shekels). The amounts are gross (pre …
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