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Israel has mechanics in place to protect working women during pregnancy and during maternity leave. This article, written by Israeli lawyers , will look at some of the mechanics of these protections~.
1. The prohibition of firing pregnant women .
Israeli law provides absolute protection to employee dismissal due to pregnancy and childbirth related absences. Israeli law prohibits an employer from dismissing a worker who is in a family way and not yet on maternity leave, provided that the employee has been employed there for at least half a year . Beyond that , Israeli law prohibits the dismissal of an employee while they are on maternity leave, and for a period of two months from the return from maternity leave.
2. Absence from work while pregnant
A pregnant employee may miss employment while pregnant , if a doctor affirms that her medical condition while pregnant dictates it, and for medical testing or routine medical tests related to pregnancy. These days are accounted for as sick leave days.
3. It is forbidden to make pregnant women work overtime, or at night
In the case that an employer knows that the employee is pregnant, then after she enters her fifth month of pregnancy the employer is unable to force her work overtime, and if she objects – then the employer can’t make her work during the night shift.
4. Prohibition to change a pregnant woman’s job or income scale
A pregnant woman can’t have her salary lowered or position changed because of the pregnancy .
5. Maternity Leave
Working women (or their husbands in their stead) are allowed to take maternity leave of one half year . This time allotment many times is shortened by the new mother to 14 weeks because as of week – 15 of the maternity leave the woman won’t be paid. During maternity leave the parent (father or mother – whoever is taking the vacation ) can’t be employed elsewhere. Also women are able to take seven weeks or less of the maternity leave period, at her sole discretion, prior to giving birth, and the rest will be used after having the child . Of course, a woman can finish her maternity leave earlier than 3 months with written assention from the doctor.
6. Maternity leave in case of multiple birth children
If a woman has a multiple birth she will be entitled to extend the maternity leave for up to twenty one days for every additional child.
7. Birth money and employer contributions to employee funds
The woman on maternity leave is entitled to a monetary birth gift ~grant} from the National Insurance Institute. While on maternity leave the employer has a duty to continue to pay pension fund checks on behalf of the woman provided the employee and / or the employer made payment of said funds earlier – before the maternity leave.
8. Absenteeism after Maternity Leave
A woman who worked for at least a year at the same employer prior to the beginning of the maternity leave is able to be gone from work after maternity leave, for an additional number of months equal to one quarter of the number of months in which she worked before to the maternity leave, but not more than twelve months from the date of birth. This additional time shall be deemed as unpaid leave, and this time will not be counted towards other social rights which accrue by law over time.
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