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25th Knesset · outgoing

National Insurance Law (Amendment – Preferred Employment in the Restaurant Industry) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הביטוח הלאומי (תיקון - עבודה מועדפת בענף המסעדנות)

TL;DRA proposal to define work as waiters, cooks, maintenance and cleaning in restaurants as preferred work under the National Insurance Law.

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What does the bill do?

The bill amends Schedule H of the National Insurance Law to define work in the fields of waiting tables, cooking, maintenance and dishwashing in the restaurant industry as preferred work. The restaurant industry is defined as a business of the "eating establishment" type under the Business Licensing Law. The bill aims to apply existing incentives in the National Insurance Law for preferred work in order to encourage young people to work in this sector, to promote the employment of discharged soldiers and to support the restaurant industry economically.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 17, 2024
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected26 for · 52 against · 0 abstained · 42 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudAgainst 23 · Absent 9
ShasAgainst 10 · Absent 1
United Torah JudaismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 6
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 48 seats

Yesh AtidFor 21 · Absent 3
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amAbsent 5
Hadash–Ta'alAgainst 1 · Absent 4
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2

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