Minimum wage israel

Day of meetings yields no progress towards preventing teacher's strike

The latest negotiations between the Teachers' Union and Finance Ministry will be reconvening tomorrow to find a solution rather than the teachers' going on strike.

 Israeli teachers protest as they demand better pay and working conditions in Tel Aviv on May 30, 2022.
 Illustration photo of the new 100 Israeli Shekel bill. December 31, 2017.

Minimum wage should be increased to NIS 6000 a month - Labor MK

 A RAMI LEVY supermarket in Jerusalem last week.

New economic package passed by gov't as Labor threatens to challenge

Meretz MK addresses minimum wage protestors

Israeli lawmakers seek to raise minimum wage, already highest in region


Adva Center: Israel's economic growth doesn't benefit most citizens

“It’s high time for a turnabout in public policy that places the public interest at the center.”

Meretz MK addresses minimum wage protestors

A qualified success story

If it’s so good, why is it so bad?

Students eating lunch at school (illustrative)

‘Low wages for academic biochemists and microbiologists endanger public health’

Microbiologists and biochemists earn only .12 cents more than the minimum wage, despite holding masters and doctoral degrees.

Lab technician using microscope

Knesset votes to raise monthly minimum wage to NIS 5,300

"Raising the minimum wage to NIS 5,300 is a direct continuation of our work in favor of narrowing gaps and strengthening the working population,"says Finance Minister.

Meretz MK addresses minimum wage protestors

Multi-national corporations boosts wages, productivity says Finance Ministry

The study found that MNCs had substantial effects on productivity in Israel, a measure where the country tends to lag against its peers.

Shekel money bills

Minimum wage rises to NIS 4,852, vacation days increase

The increase is part of a series of wage hikes the government agreed to on threat of a Histadrut strike last year and will continue rising incrementally to NIS 5,300.

Deal reached to raise the minimum wage in Israel

Ministers vote to lower working age

Bill to be brought to its first vote in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday.

A waitress

What to expect for Wednesday's slated nationwide strike

Here are some of the details you should know going into the public sector strike starting tomorrow at 6 a.m.

A sign on a business notifying of a strike

Cabinet OKs 2017 minimum wage increase to NIS 5,300

Plan builds on the existing minimum wage law--which will raise the wage from the current NIS 4,650 a month.

Shekel money bills

The end of tipping? Hadash MK introduces bill on waiters' rights

Legislation submitted by Joint List lawmaker Dov Hanin would not allow restaurants to count tips toward waiter salaries.

A waitress (illustrative photo)

Israeli women make 31.9% less than their male counterparts

The statistics did not necessarily reflect women getting paid less for doing the same work.

Men and Women