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חוק הגנה על עובדים בשעת חירום (תיקון מס' 5 והוראת שעה - חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 4), התשפ"ה-2025

Government bill · Published 13 Aug 2025

  1. 1Tabled
  2. 2Reading 115 Jul 2025
  3. 3Committee
  4. 4Readings 2-313 Aug 2025
  5. 5Published13 Aug 2025

How it affects you

Workers evacuated from homes damaged in attacks between June 13 and June 24, 2025, who provide local authority confirmation, are protected from dismissal. The protection lasts three months from evacuation and applies from August 7, 2025.

Who gains

  • Evacuated workers Protection from dismissal for three months after evacuation

Who pays

  • Employers They may not dismiss workers because of evacuation or related absence

Under the table

  • Temporary provision

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

  • Extended again

    The temporary provision was extended again, 4 extensions so far.

How they voted

Whole Knesset
Whole Knesset, Total 120
VoteCount
For11
Against0
Abstained0
Did not vote109

Opposition

1 for

Opposition

2 for

Opposition

2 for

Coalition

1 for

Coalition

1 for

Opposition

Coalition

Opposition

Opposition

Opposition

Opposition

Opposition

Who was in the room

ועדת העבודה והרווחה

2 committee meetings on this law

Invited most often

  • משרד העבודה5
  • משרד הכלכלה והתעשייה1
  • משרד המשפטים1
  • התאחדות התעשיינים1
  • ההסתדרות החדשה1
  • מערך הסייבר הלאומי1
  • פורום לוחמים הלומי קרב1
  • הלום קרב1
2 committee meetings
  • 7 Aug 2025ועדת העבודה והרווחה10 invited
  • 13 Aug 2025ועדת הכנסת15 invited