Labor and Social Affairs Ministry
Daycare subsidies for children of military-age yeshiva students officially ends
The ending of the program will be a financial blow to some 7,000 haredi families.
Corruption investigation opened into Teva following employee's complaint
High Court suggests compromise extending haredi daycare for three months
Israel implements automated doctors note, revolutionizing sick days
Israel offers NIS 10 million to orgs. who will treat young October 7 survivors
The potential target audience for these treatments consists of around 10,000 young people, said the Welfare Ministry, who anticipates that around 3,000 will make use of programs.
Gov't approves foreign workers reform as Israel-Hamas war causes worker shortage
A committee will also be formed that will determine the minimum wage in the various sectors where foreign workers will be employed, as well as the system of bringing workers into the sector.
Non-evacuated northern towns are on verge of collapse, govt. remains silent
Some communities from the north that had to evacuate have been promised governmental and employment benefits. Other communities haven't been so fortunate.
18% of workforce absent due to Gaza conflict; Knesset approves business compensation outline
An additional 46,000 workers have been fired or put on unpaid leave as a result of the ongoing war.
In first, Israeli children with limb disabilities will receive allowance
The new budget approval will help provide parents of children with disabilities with help with their daily expenses.
Israel's national roadmap plan for Welfare Ministry presented by Menomadin Foundation
The program, which was devised by senior scholars in the field, is the first of its kind to formulate a comprehensive plan of reform for Israel’s welfare services.
Thai farmworkers among the most vulnerable in Israel to Hamas rocket fire
The casualties suffered in migrant worker communities are in no small part due to government inaction on protecting foreign laborers.
Labor Ministry: Decline in work-related deaths - report
"Almost 70% of [building] sites do not report to us, they are not at all on our radar."
Ministry too busy with 'real problems' to investigate rape of the disabled
While parents of children with special needs were horrified by the report of the abuse and the response of the ministry, the truth is that few were surprised.
Vulnerable employees unprotected as labor enforcement dept. overtaxed
Some 15,000 requests to put pregnant women on unpaid leave have been submitted since the beginning of the pandemic; the annual average is only 1,000. "I can only handle a small number of complaints."
Emergency sensors offered for thousands of elderly people who live alone
'We were all appalled by the sad cases of elderly people who passed away in their homes and nobody knew about it. We are doing everything we can to prevent such situations'
