Unemployment
Wix cuts 20% of its employees citing shekel-dollar exchange rate, AI implementation
According to the CEO, the fact that the company has shekel-dominated costs and dollar-denominated revenue made it impossible to keep its current operations running without cutting back.
Behind the layoff headlines lies a more complex reality - opinion
Major change in Kuwaiti citizenship laws sees thousands lose nationality
Israel registered 37% less unpaid leave applications than in previous Iran war, report reveals
About two million Israelis live below the poverty line - report
Bituach Leumi (National Insurance) published a short and overdue report from past data on poverty and inequality in Israel.
Coronavirus closures hitting the self-employed hardest - report
When a similar survey was conducted in June, around 80% of self-employed respondents were working, half of which were working only part-time.
Over 20,000 register for unemployment in first days of lockdown
Since the less intensive lockdown began in late December, more than 80,668 people have registered as unemployed.
How can we stop the violence in Arab society? - opinion
The government has access to an existing model that gives hope for a better future, it simply needs to take action.
Finance Ministry, National Insurance solve maternity benefit crisis
Women who had been unemployed or on unpaid leave for extended periods of time will now be eligible for maternity benefits for babies born between January 1 and June 30 of this year.
Israel's economic recovery from COVID-19 will take years, report finds
Returning to full employment will probably take a number of years.
Israel Innovation Authority grants NIS 139 m. to hi-tech training
"The programs will increase the number of new hi-tech employees by tens of thousands and bolster Israel's digital transformation, as well as provide a rapid response to unemployment."
Finance Ministry reports moderate recovery in job market
Before the second lockdown, 17% of those on unpaid leave reported in August that they are expecting to return to their jobs. In October, that number dropped to 13%.
Thousands of Israelis pushed into poverty amid COVID-19 pandemic - report
Compared to the year before, some 268,000 new households - around 3% of the population - were pushed into poverty.
Knesset approves employer reporting to collect real-time unemployment data
Roughly a million Israelis are currently out of work due to the COVID-19 lockdown policy, with reports about domestic violence and spreading poverty growing at alarming rates.
