Employment of People with Disabilities

This portal provides information regarding the employment of People with Disabilities.

Most men and women with disabilities have a strong desire to integrate into the work force, and therefore there is a wide array of rights and programs that help them find work.

See also…

• People with Disabilities
• Employment and Labor Relations
• תעסוקת אנשים עם מוגבלויות

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

Assistance Tracks

• Vocational Rehabilitation and Study Assistance
• Revadim - Center for Employment Guidance for People with Disabilities
• "Try Another Way" – Rehabilitation for people with disabilities
• "Ramp" Program to Employ People with Disabilities
• Atidim Cadets for Transportation Engineers Program

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

Employees and Places of Work

• Workplace accommodations 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
• Those who are rehabilitated

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 modification of 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
• Adjusted minimum wage for 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.
• Ramp Program - Employer Information

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)
• Blindness and Visual Impairment
• People on the Autistic Spectrum
• Mental Illness
• Victims of Hostile Acts
• Workplace Accessibility for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired

Equality and Discrimination

• 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
• Public Inquiries to the Equal Rights Commission for People with Disabilities

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

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.