Labor

Fewer candidates, more hired: What happened in the job market in August?

The Jobnet Index shows August resume submissions and new openings fell, yet hires jumped 14% as companies focused on candidates in the pipeline.

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"In 2026, Israel’s labor market isn’t just raising the minimum wage - it’s completely redefining the value of a worker’s time."

Changes to working hours and minimum wage in Israel for 2026

Foreign workers seen working in a field near the Ben Gurion Airport, on August 14, 2025.

Israel imports record foreign workforce to replace Palestinians, but housing crisis looms

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From Haredi cities to the Sharon: Where was the sharpest spike in job seekers recorded?


Bert Pogrebin, attorney and partner to leading feminist Letty Cottin Pogrebin, dies at 89

Bert and Letty Pogrebin's 60-year marriage embodied support, impactful careers, and family devotion. Bert, a renowned labor lawyer, passed away at 89, leaving a legacy of integrity.

 The Manhattan skyline is pictured from the Summit at One Vanderbilt observatory in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., April 14, 2023.

Labor MKs Kariv, Lazimi endorse Yair Golan to lead party

Golan previously served as a member of the Knesset within Meretz. He ran for leadership of Meretz ahead of the November 2022 election and lost to Zehava Galon.

 Yair Golan attends a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, on February 6, 2024.

Labor court judge weakens whistleblower protection law

Whistleblower's lawsuit leads to court ruling disallowing reassignment orders; appeal claims ruling undermines law.

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Former finance minister Avraham ‘Beiga’ Shochat dies at 87

One of the last pillars of Rabin, Peres, and Barak's Labor party, Avraham 'Beigele' Shochat, passes at the age of 87.

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Former Israeli justice minister David Libai passes away at 89

Justice Minister Yariv Levin mourned Libai's death on Sunday: "Libai initiated throughout the years many laws that came to shape the Israeli rule of law."

 Prof. David Libai seen on June 10, 2012

Israel's Labor largely unaffected after Michaeli's resignation, election poll shows

While the votes for Labor almost doubled since last week, they would still not get enough to cross the threshold.

 Labor party leader MK Merav Michaeli holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2023.

India is the answer to ending reliance on Palestinian labor - opinion

India can help Israel achieve economic disengagement from the Palestinians.

 PALESTINIAN WORKERS wait at the Erez crossing in Gaza to enter Israel for work, last year. October 7 brought Israel to the conclusion that a terror organization working to destroy it cannot exist on its borders.

Labor leader to quit politics, calls for primaries

Meretz calls to unite Israel's Left in joint primaries • Labor primaries to take place in four months

 Labor leader MK Merav Michaeli announces retirement from Israeli politics on December 7, 2023

Michaeli: Indifference to Hamas sexual violence is a betrayal of feminism

The head of Israel's Labor Party advocates for cooperation with Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority while condemning the progressive left's support for jihad in the name of human rights.

Discussion in the Constitutional Committee regarding the Judicial Reform on February 20, 2023

Today's employment fair "Worthwhile to Work in Jerusalem" attracted hundreds of evacuees

"Worthwhile to Work in Jerusalem" employment fair