Foreign Workers Law (Amendment – Non-Application of a Pension Arrangement to a Foreign Worker Employed by an Individual in the Caregiving Sector) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק עובדים זרים (תיקון - אי-תחולת הסדר פנסיוני על עובד זר המועסק אצל יחיד בענף הסיעוד)
TL;DRThe bill exempts individuals who employ foreign caregivers from the obligation to pay pension insurance contributions.
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What does the bill do?
The bill amends the Foreign Workers Law (1991) to add a section setting that the provisions of an extension order regarding pension insurance will not apply to a foreign worker employed by an individual in the caregiving sector. The explanatory notes state that individuals who employ foreign caregivers (mostly elderly people and the chronically ill) are unable to bear the burden of social benefit payments, and that foreign workers do not plan to stay in Israel permanently, which raises a problem regarding the purpose of the pension.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 64 seats
Left the coalition 8 seats
Opposition 48 seats
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