Employing Foreign Workers

If you are an employee or are looking into employing a foreign worker - this page has the information that you need!

Foreign workers and asylum seekers are entitled to fair and humane treatment just like everyone else. Here you will find important information for the employer and foreign worker - beginning with a clarification of the conditions necessary to receive a permit to hire a foreign worker through the specific worker rights and employer obligations. Pay attention to the aid organizations listed at the bottom of this page. There is also a separate portal that deals specifically with Employing a Foreign Nursing Care Worker and provides comprehensive information for employers and foreign workers in this area

General Conditions for Employing a Foreign Worker

• Employment of Foreign Workers Fee
• Employment Conditions for Foreign Workers
• Health Insurance for Foreign Workers
• National Insurance for Foreign Workers
• Appropriate Housing for Foreign Workers
• Employment Contract for Foreign Workers
• Holding the Documents of a Foreign Worker
• Pension Insurance for Foreign Workers
• Foreign Workers may not be Charged Brokerage Fees
• National Insurance Fees for Foreign Workers
• Employers of Foreign Workers in the Construction Industry, Unique Technology Fields and Nursing Companies, must make Monthly Deposits for their Workers
• Employers of Foreign Workers in the Hotel Industry must make Monthly Deposits for their Employees
• Withdrawal of Deposited Funds by Foreign Workers in the Construction Industry, Unique Technology Fields and Nursing Companies
• Security Deposits for Foreign Workers who are Asylum Seekers

Permitted Deductions from a Foreign Worker's Salary

• Refund for a Foreign Worker's Flight Costs
• Permitted Deductions from a Foreign Worker's Salary
• Deduction of Living Expenses for Foreign Workers
• Security Deposits for Foreign Workers who are Asylum Seekers

Rights and Obligations of Employers in Various Industries

• Employing a Foreign Nursing Care Worker
• Guide for Employing Foreign Workers in the Agriculture Field on the Population and Immigration Authority website
• Transfer of a Foreign Worker in Agriculture to a Different Employer
• Conditions for Permits for Personnel Contractors to Employ Foreign Workers in the Construction Industry on the Population and Immigration Authority website
• Renewing the Permit of a Foreign Worker that is not in the Nursing Field on the Population and Immigration Authority website

Employing Asylum Seekers

• Employment of Asylum Seekers
• Security Deposits for Foreign Workers who are Asylum Seekers
• Withdrawal of Deposited Funds by an Asylum Seeker who is a Foreign Worker

Violating the Employment Rights of Foreign Workers

• Filing a Complaint to the Ombudsman for Foreign Worker Rights

Aid organizations

• Welfare Department - Jerusalem Municipality
• Worker's Hotline
• Hotline for Refugees and Migrants
• Physicians for Human Rights - Israel

Assistance in Employing Nursing Care Workers

• Internet hot line for those who employ foreign nursing care workers
• Elder care law services
• Yad Riva - Legal aid for senior citizens
• Reut and Eshel - Guidance services for senior citizens and their families who care for them.
• Kav Lamassik Information and Legal Advice for Foreign Workers.
• Ba-Bayit- Welfare and Aid for the Golden Age
• Matav
• For a complete lists of organizations offering assistance and support to senior citizens
• For a comprehensive categorized listing of healthcare organizations offering assistance and support to people with disabilities click here.

Government agencies

• The Population and Immigration Authority
• The Foreign Workers' Employment Rights Ombudsman
• The National Insurance Institute
• The Interior Ministry

Court Rulings

• Click here for a list of court rulings related to foreign workers

Laws & Regulations

• The Foreign Workers Law - 1991
• The Foreign Workers Regulations (Prohibition Against Illegal Employment and Guarantee of Fair Conditions (Appropriate Housing)) - 2000
• The Foreign Workers Regulations (Salary Deduction Amounts for Appropriate Housing) - 2000

Additional publications

• The Rights of Foreign Workers on the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services website
• Foreign Workers - Information for Employers and Workers on the Population and Immigration Authority website
• Information Regarding the Employment of Foreign Workers and Illegal Infiltrators on the Population and Immigration Authority website
• Information on the Illegal Employment of Foreign Workers and Asylum Seekers - on the Population and Immigration Authority website.
• The Rights of Migrant Workers in the Agriculture Field, 2019 Worker's Hotline.
• The Rights of Migrant Workers in the Nursing Field, 2019 Worker's Hotline.

Credits

• Original translation performed by The Shira Pransky Project as part of a grant from The Fellowship Fund.