Homophobia in the Workplace? Fear of Transgender People Is Even Worse
Around two-thirds of transgender people say they suffer discrimination, whether on the job, looking for work or in seeking promotions.
Hila Weissberg
High Israeli Birthrate Not Backed by Social Policies
Study: Government policy of encouraging births needs to be supported by anti-poverty incentives, including the acquisition of higher education.
Businesses, Policy Makers Worry Israel Faces War of Attrition
As truce fails, shoppers stop buying, plants curtail output.
War Puts Employees’ Freedom of Speech to the Test
Lawyers say spate of firings for offensive statements may not stand up in court.
Wartime Exodus Saddles Families With Costs and Uncertainty
Many Israelis from the south are spending the Gaza operation moving around from place to place. Too bad the government won’t cover the bill.
Working Under Rocket Fire, Israeli Parents Face Tough Choices
Operation Protective Edge has made guardians choose whether to stay home with the kids, and have their pay docked, or bring them to work.
Israeli Women More Educated Than Men, but Earn 34% Less
Underrepresentation of women in high-paying fields such as engineering is major reason behind salary gaps, study finds.
Tax Burden Rose in 2013 for Israel’s Salaried Workers
But indirect taxes are higher, as is income tax for best-paid employees.
Women Suffer More Stress and Exhaustion at Work, Israeli Study Shows
Women are less likely to report that their jobs are interesting, and they feel less job security.
Bank of Israel: Government Must Cut Spending and Raise Taxes
Excluding the contribution of natural-gas production, economic growth slowed in 2013, the central bank warned.
Survey: 42% of Employers Prefer Not to Hire Arab Men
Economy Ministry polls finds Haredi men, educated Arab women face discrimination from employers as well.
BoI Report: Israeli Productivity Lags Well Behind OECD Average
Difference is pronounced in lower-skilled industries.
Grocery Store Packers: Can They Sit Down on the Job?
Packers say they'll be sacked if they sit down.
Work Days Lost to Strikes Plunged in 2013
Labor disputes shorter, more partial than in previous years.
Business in Brief
Labor strife at Israel Chemicals, Noble Energy CEO warns about delays, Borderfree expected to sell shares, Can-Fite Biopharma places $5m in equity with U.S. institutions and Tel Aviv shares end high.
How Women Can Fight the Wage Gap by Demanding More Pay
As a rule, women don’t negotiate salary, and they’re reluctant to ask for a raise
Bank of Israel: Periphery Losing Well-educated, Prosperous Residents to Center
Report on internal migration finds fast-growing regional income gap.
Fifty Shades of Grey Matter: Male vs. Female Brains
Researchers have been telling us for years about the differences between the male and female brain. This claim, which helps sell popular science books and confirms old stereotypes, makes Prof. Daphna Joel’s blood boil.
Gender Gap in Israel Matches EU Countries, Study Shows
Women paid 15% less hourly than men in 2012; smallest pay discrepancy for police officers, firefighters and prison guards, but disparities of more than 20% reported in engineering and architecture.
Hadassah Watchdog Says He Wasn't Told of Deficits
Yehuda Motro: Doctors got rich while hospital was poor; hospital was incompetent in taming workers' committees.
Study: Ashkenazim in Israel Earn 30% More Than Mizrahim, 61% More Than Arabs
Findings show average Jewish Israeli earned 9,721 shekels in 2012, while the average Israeli Arab earned 6,029 shekels.
Labor Disputes Erupting Across Israel
Trade unions are positioning ahead of talks on wage agreements for the public sector, postulates an official.
Lapid: Tycoons Should Consult With Economists, Not Rabbis
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid slams fallen business leaders like Nochi Dankner who have seen their empires crumble.
Two-thirds of Israelis Earn Less Than Average Wage
The wage gap is growing wider, new report shows.
Arabs, Haredim and Women Suffer Most Workplace Discrimination in Israel
Equal Employment Commission launching ad campaign to promote diverse hiring practices and address discrimination.
High-tech Beats Law and Medicine as Israelis’ Top Career Choice
In a survey, 44.5% of respondents call tech the most desirable sector versus 26.1% for the No. 2 choice, medicine.
The Economy in 2013 / Organized Labor Red-letter Year: 90% Jump in Newly Unionized Workers
From kashrut inspectors to Burger King workers, they’re signing up.
When Two Salaries Aren't Enough
Poverty rate among double-income families surged in the last decade; why can't a family with two breadwinners make ends meet in Israel?
Israel's Poverty Rate Dropped in 2012, Report Says
Rate among individuals and families declined, but rose for elderly and dual-income families.
Half of Israeli Kids on Welfare Go Hungry
Latet charity finds one in 11 kids on assistance stole food out of hunger.