Workers rights

Serious management failures caused Ben-Gurion Airport strike, says former IAA chief

"The matter is simple. Ultimately, this should not have happened. This was a wildcat and unjustified strike, even though Pinchas does not call it a strike," Marom said.

Thousands of passengers wait at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv after a strike was announced, August 20, 2026.
Passengers scramble at Ben-Gurion Airport after a staff strike halted Israeli air travel, August 20, 2026

Chaos ensues at Ben-Gurion Airport after staff strike grinds Israeli air travel to a halt

Employees in an office

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A bartende

The bartender beat the National Insurance Institute: Cash tips will be considered part of wages


SAG strike puts its brash Jewish president, Fran Drescher, squarely in the spotlight

Drescher is hoping that the same chutzpah will translate into a better deal for actors who say they are not being fairly paid for work that streams online.

Actress Fran Drescher arrives as a guest at the premiere of "Star Trek Into Darkness" in Hollywood

Court strikes rule retaining welfare funds for overstayed foreign workers

The High Court of Justice decided that withholding social deductions from foreign workers was a violation of their rights, and face the Knesset six months to develop alternative regulation.

African migrants take part in a protest against Israel's detention policy toward them

Experts say Qatar can lead Gulf on protections for workers against heat stress

Qatar bans work from more than twice the hours banned in Saudi Arabia, where the majority of the region's construction projects are underway.

 Migrant labourers work at a construction site at the Aspire Zone in Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2016

BDS is hurting Palestinians as well as Diaspora Jews - opinion

Thousands of Palestinians taking part in the workforce of mainland Israel are unduly punished by some of the consequences of BDS

 PALESTINIAN WORKERS wait at the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, hoping to enter Israel to work. Gaza residents prefer working for employers in Israel rather than for businesses in the territories.

Safeguard raises $8 million for AI workplace accident prevention platform

By leveraging machine learning and Big Data, the company can give real-time warnings to endangered employees, hopefully reducing the fatalities within the physical labor industry.

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Overworked employees take less breaks - study

Employers should still not rush to load extra work onto their employees, because well-being and performance is improved with regular breaks.

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Israel reaches public service wage deal amid inflation worries

Workers will get an 11% raise over the next four years, reduced working hours and a one-time grant

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes and coins are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021.

Men get more vacation days than women, use them 33% more often

While men receive an average of 14.6 vacation days per year, women receive only 13.3 days. Further, men also take their vacation days at a 33% higher rate.

Beachgoers in Tel Aviv seek relief from the heatwave that hit the country

Latest Twitter lawsuit says company targeted women for layoffs

After Elon Musk took over Twitter, 57% of the female workers were laid off compared to 47% of the men.

  Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022

Histadrut Leumit to BC Partners: Bring Keter's production back to Israel

After sending a letter to BC Partners, who own Keter Home and Garden, the federation of workers in Israel had to seek new methods to get their parent company's attention.

 Keter's factory in Israel.