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חוק פיצויי פיטורים (תיקון מס' 34 – הוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל), התשפ"ד-2024

Government bill · Published 8 Aug 2024

  1. 1Tabled
  2. 2Reading 120 May 2024
  3. 3Committee
  4. 4Readings 2-35 Aug 2024
  5. 5Published8 Aug 2024

How it affects you

Survivors of workers who died from October 7, 2023, until one year after the emergency declaration ends will receive severance pay directly from the employer. If there are no survivors, the payment will go to legal heirs or people named in a will.

Who gains

  • Workers’ survivors Receive severance pay from the employer without court proceedings
  • Legal heirs and will beneficiaries Receive the severance pay when the worker has no survivors
  • The labor minister May extend the qualifying period by up to 12 months

Who pays

  • Employers Pay severance directly to survivors during the qualifying period

Under the table

  • Temporary provision

    The law, or part of it, is temporary and needs an extension to stay in force.

How they voted

Whole Knesset
Whole Knesset, Total 120
VoteCount
For14
Against0
Abstained0
Did not vote106

Opposition

1 for

Coalition

1 for

Coalition

1 for

Opposition

2 for

Coalition

1 for

Opposition

1 for

Coalition

Opposition

Opposition

Opposition

Opposition

Coalition

Who was in the room

ועדת העבודה והרווחה

2 committee meetings on this law

Invited most often

  • משרד העבודה4
  • משרד האוצר3
  • ההסתדרות החדשה3
  • חטוף בעזה3
  • משרד הכלכלה2
  • משרד המשפטים2
  • שירות בתי הסוהר2
  • המוסד לביטוח לאומי2
2 committee meetings
  • 3 Jul 2024ועדת העבודה והרווחה22 invited
  • 8 Jul 2024ועדת העבודה והרווחה23 invited