Employment of People with Disabilities

How should the job market adapt to people with disabilities?

As part of their integration into society people with disabilities, should be allowed to work under conditions appropriate for them. This portal will show you the broad set of rights and programs that help people with disabilities integrate into the workforce, from the job search phase, and special programs to establishing appropriate workplace conditions and eligibility for rights during work

Job Search

• Avoda Negisha (Accessible Work) - Jobs needed portal for those with special needs
• Sikui Shave (Equal Chance) - Virtual community with accessible job opportunities for people with disabilities.
• Esek Shave (Equal Employement) - Academic Jobs for People with Disabilities
• A List of Government Jobs Intended for People with Disabilities
• Discrimination Prohibition when the Employment Bureau Sends People for Jobs

Assistance Tracks

• Vocational Rehabilitation and Study Assistance
• Supported Employment for People with Disabilities
• Equal Employment Center for Employment Guidance for People with Disabilities
• Atidim Cadets for Transportation Engineers Program
• [https://www.sba.org.il/hb/AidPrograms/Pages/pr4.aspx Subsidized "entrepreneur track" for special populations on the agency for small and mid-sized business website

Employees and Places of Work

• Workplace accommodations for people with disabilities
• Accommodations on employment exams in government jobs for people with disabilities
• Promoting the employment of people with disabilities in the workplace
• Adjusted minimum wage for people with disabilities
• Determination of adjusted minimum wage
• Rehabilitation

Supported Employment Services

• Supported Employment for People with Disabilities
• Supported Employment for People with Disabilities provided by Bayit Cham

Programs for Young People

• Vocational Training for IDF Volunteers with Disabilities
• Secure Future for Young Adults - Promoting Employment of Young Adults with ADD/ADHD or Learning Disabilities
• Meshalmim Program - Integration of Young People with Disabilities into Employment and Society
• Mechina Program for Independent Living for Girls with Disabilities (Ali Program)
• Professional Studies for People with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities

Continuing to Receive Disability Pension

• Incentive Pension to Encourage People with Disabilities to Join the Workforce

• Incentive Pension for Individuals with 60% Disability
• Incentive Pension for Individuals with 65% Disability
• Incentive Pension for Individuals with 74% Disability
• Incentive Pension for Individuals with 100% Disability

Employment Rights and Services for Specific Populations

• Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (Mental Retardation) - Employment
• Blindness and Visual Impairment - Rehabilitation and Work Placement
• People on the Autistic Spectrum - Employment
• Mental Illness - Employment
• Victims of Hostile Acts - Professional Rehabilitation and Education, Financial Rehabilitation for Self-Employed Businesses
• Day Center for Adults with Severe Physical Disabilities
• Workplace Accessibility for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired

Equality and Discrimination

• Discrimination Prohibition when the Employment Bureau Sends People for Jobs
• Prohibition of discrimination against an employee due to a disability
• Prohibition of dismissal of an employee due to a disability
• Prohibition of publicizing an employment opportunity that includes discrimination against those with disabilities
• Proper representation of people with disabilities in the workplace
• Proper representation of people with disabilities in the civil service
• Questions that may indicate discrimination in a job interview
• A List of Government Jobs Intended for People with Disabilities
• Public Inquiries to the Equal Rights Commission for People with Disabilities

Employers

• Support centers and guidance for employers for employing people with special needs
• Aid from the Ministry of Economy to help people with disabilities acclimate into the workplace
• Workplace accommodations for people with disabilities
• State Funding for Workplace Accommodations for Employees With Disabilities
• Promoting the employment of people with disabilities in the workplace
• Exemption from municipal taxes for places of employment which employ people with disabilities
• Esek Shave - Guiding large companies in integrating professional with disabilities]
• Hand for Equal Employment] Loaning equipment to help matching employers to employees with a disability.
• Integrating People with Disabilities into the Work Place an employer's guide from the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services

Income Tax Benefits

• Income Tax Exemption for People with Medical Disability
• Work Grant (grant income, a negative income tax)

Terms and Concepts

• Defining disability under the law of equal rights for people with disabilities
• A person with a significant disability according to the Equal Rights for People with Disabilities Act
• Employment for people with disabilities pursuant to the Equal Rights for People with Disabilities
• Promoting the employment of people with disabilities in the workplace

Aid organizations

• For a comprehensive categorized listing of healthcare organizations offering assistance and support, click here.

Government agencies

• The National Insurance Institute
• The Commission for Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• The Ministry of Economy – The Office for the Integration of People with Disabilities into the Workforce
• The Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services
• The Ministry of Health
• The Ministry of Defense

Court Rulings

• A job applicant disqualified due to a hearing impairment is entitled to compensation
• Compensation for a job candidate who was not given a position because he wore a hearing device
• An employer must make adjustments in the workplace to enable the advancement of an employee with disabilities
• Compensation for an employee who was fired during the period during he received an injury allowance due to a work accident
• Requests for professional rehabilitation abroad will be evaluated based on each concrete case

Laws & Regulations

• The Rights for People with Disabilities who are Employed Rehabilitants Law
• The Equal Rights for People with Disabilities Law
• Minimum Wage Regulations (Adjusted Wage for a Worker with Disabilities who has Reduced Work Capacity)
• Expansion Order for the Encouragement and Increased Employment of People with Disabilities According to the Collective Agreements Law
• Law prohibiting discrimination against blind people accompanied by a guide dog
• The Civil Service Law (Appointments) - Section 15a

Additional publications

• Integrating People with Disabilities into the Workplace on the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services website
• Employment with Dignity - Work Options for People with Disability on the Bizchut website
• Employment with Dignity - Working in the Free Market on the Bizchut website
• Blind Services Department Guide for those Employing a Blind Worker with a Guide Dog

Credits

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