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


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

Parties vie for credit as Knesset readies final minimum wage bill

Chaos erupted in the Knesset session as players from across the political spectrum lashed out at one another.

Amir Peretz

A-G okays advancing deal to raise minimum wage

In a turnaround decision, minimum wage will rise to NIS 5,000 over the span of two years.

Shekel money bills

A-G opposes pre-election minimum wage hike

Weinstein says major decisions should not be made by caretaker governments.

Shekel money bills

Netanyahu to expand minimum wage hike to civil servants

The Histadrut agrees to raise minimum wage to NIS 5,000 instead of NIS 5,300.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Histadrut chairman Avi Nissenkorn

Histadrut withdraws strike threat as minimum wage deal struck

General strike, slated for Sunday, would have shut down schools, public transportation, airport and government offices; and cost economy NIS 300 million in first day alone.

Deal reached to raise the minimum wage in Israel

Histadrut turns up heat on minimum wage debate

Nissankoren pushing for NIS 1,000 increase to current monthly minimum wage of NIS 4,300.

Shekel money bills

‘Sharp minimum wage hike will spur unemployment’

FICC agrees with Treasury, saying increase to NIS 5,000 "must be gradual and moderate."

Finance Ministry chief economist Yoel Naveh (left) speaks to the Knesset Finance Committee in Jerusalem

Ahead of labor action, Lapid, Bennett give nod to minimum wage hike

Finance minister and ecnomomy minister give signal a day before the Histadrut Labor Federation planned to declare a labor dispute on the matter.

Shekel money bills

MKs throw support behind bill to raise minimum wage to NIS 30 per hour

61 MKs across the political spectrum sign on to support bill; Israel currently has the lowest minimum wage in the Western world, at 23.12 shekels per hour.

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