Labor and Social Affairs Ministry
Labor, Religious Services Ministries, to be transferred to Levin post-haredi party withdrawal
Justice Minister Levin will be temporarily appointed as minister of labor, religious services, and Jerusalem and Israel heritage, while Prime Minister Netanyahu will also become minister of interior
Number of workdays lost to strikes in Israel tripled over past year, Labor Ministry reveals
Daycare subsidies for children of military-age yeshiva students officially ends
Corruption investigation opened into Teva following employee's complaint
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'
Social Affairs Ministry to issue 30,000 vouchers for Passover food
The total amount spent by the ministry will come to NIS 9 million.
Israeli gay couple asked by ministry: 'Which of you is the mother?'
This is not the first time the couple has encountered such issues, but on prior occasions there was no insistence on the matter.
What should you do if you hear a rocket siren?
As rockets fly, welfare institutions, public health officials issue recommendations.
Study shows Israeli employment at record high, pay gaps remain
While the country's unemployment rate is a "healthy" 4%, the report details considerable obstacles that still remain in the integration of Arab women and ultra-Orthodox men into the workforce.
New govt program aims to provide free training, job placement in hi-tech
We Code aims to recruit young people from diverse populations – Arab-Israelis, Ethiopians, people with disabilities, ultra-Orthodox- as well as from the social periphery aged 25-30.
Social Services Ministry budgets NIS 190m. for early childhood education
Among the municipalities to receive the funds are Ashkelon, Binyamina-Givat Ada, Jerusalem and Haifa.
Daycare center sign-up to begin early for 2018
Parents will now be able to register for the daycares as early as February, ensuring them ample time to request financial assistance
