This portal contains information on a variety of rights related to both women and men, regarding a critical time in a woman's life- Pregnancy and Birth.
Pregnancy period is generally a time of joy, hope and anticipation, but it is also important to pay attention to the relevant rights during his time, such as the way a pregnant woman is treated in the workplace.
Medical Rights Prior to Pregnancy
Medical Rights Prior to Childbirth
Medical Rights After Childbirth
Employment Rights During Pregnancy/Fertility Treatment
- Sick Days For Fertility Treatment
- Prohibition of Firing an Employee Undergoing Fertility Treatment
- Prohibition of Firing a Soldier in Regular Service who is undergoing Fertility Treatments
- Informing the Employer about the Pregnancy
- Prohibition of Discrimination Against a Pregnant Employee
- Prohibition of Firing a Pregnant Employee
- Prohibition of Firing a Pregnant Soldier
- Prohibition of Employment Discrimination in Jobs one is sent to by the Unemployment Office
- Work Restrictions for Pregnant Women
- High-Risk Pregnancy Employment Rights
- Bed Rest Benefit
- Unpaid leave for a pregnant employee who is absent from work due to the type of work, the location, or expected manner of performance
- Pension and Provident Fund Contributions While on Bed Rest
- Prohibition of Changing the Position or Salary of a Pregnant Employee
- Absence from Work Due to Routine Pregnancy Tests
- Sick Days Due to a Spouse's Pregnancy or Childbirth
- Payment for Work Absences for a Pregnant Government Employee
Employment Rights During Maternity Leave
- Maternity Leave
- Maternity Leave for the Spouse of a Woman who Gives Birth
- Additional Maternity Leave for the Spouse of a Woman who had a Multiple Birth
- Maternity Leave for a Disabled Woman
- Temporarily Discontinuing Maternity Leave Due to Hospitalization of the Mother or Newborn
- Extending Maternity Leave Due to Hospitalization of the Mother or Newborn
- Spouse's Absence from Work Due to Hospitalization of a New Mother (Unpaid Leave)
- Pension and Advanced Study Fund Contributions During Maternity Leave
- Prohibition of Firing an Employee on Maternity Leave
- Prohibition of Firing a Soldier During Maternity Leave and After
- Sick Days Due to a Spouse's Pregnancy or Childbirth
- Fathers' Leave after birth
Employment Rights After Maternity Leave
- Limitation of Work Hours Following Maternity Leave
- Prohibition of Changing the Position or Salary of an Employee During and After Maternity Leave
- Prohibition of Firing an Employee Following Maternity Leave
- Return after Maternity Leave to the same position with the same conditions
- Nursing Time at Work (Parenting Hour)
- Absence of an employee because of Reserve Duty of his/her spouse
- Unpaid Leave Following Maternity Leave
- Resignation in Order to Care for a Child
- Rights of Breastfeeding Women
Payments and Allowances
- Maternity Grant
- Maternity Grant for victims of violence that are single parents
- Maternity Allowance (Maternity Pay)
- Maternity Allowance for the spouse
- Maternity Allowance for a Released Soldier who has began Working
- Maternity Allowance for those who have completed National Service and began Working
- Childbirth Allowance
- Child Allowance for a disabled woman who is a single parent
- Special Allowance for a spouse whose wife is disabled
- Monthly Allowance and Benefit when the mother has passed away
- Child Allowance
- Bed Rest Benefit
- Payments in Addition to Maternity Allowance, Bed-Rest Benefit, Adoption Allowance or Fostering Allowance
- Payment to Teaching Staff for Vacations in Addition to Maternity Pay
- Provision of Benefits to those whose claims were rejected
- Receiving Income Support without Going to an Employment Office
- Severance Pay without a Waiting Period
- Payment for Hospitalization Expenses (Hospitalization Grant)
Rights and Financial Benefits
- Exemption from paying hospital parking fees for parents of hospitalized premature infants
- Savings Plan for each Child
- Convalescence Pay from the Health Funds
- Income Tax Credit Points for Parents of Toddlers (under age 6)
- Income Tax Credit Points for Parents of Children Under Age 5
- Income Tax Credit Points for Parents of Children Under Age 18
- Small Gifts - Gift Cards from the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews to mothers receiving income support
- Assistance in paying for childcare for working mothers
- Financial Support for Pregnant Olim (Immigrants)
Higher Education
Army Service
- Maternity Grant for Soldiers in Compulsory Service
- Granting leave to a Reservist Soldier who's spouse is the ninth month of pregnancy
- Granting leave to a Reservist Soldier who's spouse is on bed-rest
- Exemption from Reserve Duty due to the Birth of a Child
- [[:he:הקפאת שירות מילואים לחייל בחופשת לידה]Freezing reserve duty for a solider on maternity leave]]
- Releasing a reservist from duty who has triplets or more
- Hour of absence for the spouse of someone who is a Reservist Soldier
- Mahut - The Center for Assistance and Treatment of Soldiers in Unplanned Pregnancy
Foreign Workers
- Rights of Foreign Workers During Pregnancy and After Birth
- Absence from Work for a Pregnant Foreign Employee
- Covering Hospitalization Costs when a Foreign Worker gives Birth (Hospitalization Grant)
- Maternity Grant for a Foreign Worker
- Child Allowance for a Foreign Worker who gives birth to more than 3 Children at Once
- Maternity Leave for a Foreign Worker
- Unpaid Leave after Maternity Leave for a Foreign Worker
- Working and Residing in Israel after Birth
- Child Allowance for a Foreign Worker
Additional Rights
Aid organizations
- List of Organizations that Aid with Pregnancy and Birth
- General List of Health Aid Organizations
- Employment and Employee Rights Aid Organizations
Government agencies
Court Rulings
- Paying a employee her wage due to absence from work due to amniocentesis test
- Employees pregnancy benefit returning to work from maternity leave will be calculated on the basis of the usual wage earned has it not been for a vacation.
- It is prohibited to refuse hiring someone solely because she is pregnant
- It is prohibited to discriminate against an employee due to personal status
- Prohibition of Discrimination Against a Pregnant Employee
- A woman is not obligated to inform that she is pregnant during the hiring process
- Firing a pregnant employee shortly before she has been working for 6 months
- Layoffs due to downsizing does not ease regulations regarding the firing of pregnant women
- It is prohibited to discriminate against single women undergoing artificial insemination
- Commissions are considered part of the salary for the purpose of calculating maternity pay
- Prohibition to discriminate against a woman on maternity leave when giving holiday gifts
- Compensation of NIS 57,000 for an employee who was fired after her return from maternity leave because her replacement was preferred over her
- A worker after maternity leave must be allowed to return to work in practice, and her working days can not be redeemed for money
- Firing of a worker, 60 days after she returned from maternity leave is considered against the laws
- Failure to allow a woman to return to the same work, under the same conditions after her maternity leave is considered to be dismissal without cause
- A Transgender Man who gave Birth is Permitted to Remain Registered as a Man in the Population Registry
Laws & Regulations
- The National Health Insurance Law
- The National Insurance Law - Section C: Maternity Insurance
- The Employment of Women Law
- The Equal Employment Opportunities Law
- The Israel Defense Forces Career Service Law (Regular Service Female Soldiers)
- Public Health Regulations (Sperm Bank), 5739-1979 (on the Nevo website)
- Public Health Regulations (In Vitro Fertilization), 5747-1987 (on the Nevo website)
Credits
- Original translation performed by The Shira Pransky Project as part of a grant from The Fellowship Fund.