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25th Knesset · outgoing

Women's Employment Law (Amendment – Extending the Maternity and Parental Leave Period for Parents of a Toddler with a Complex Disability) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק עבודת נשים (תיקון - הארכת תקופת הלידה וההורות להורי פעוט עם מוגבלות מורכבת)

TL;DRA proposal to extend maternity and parental leave by five additional weeks for employees whose child has a complex disability.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The proposal amends the Employment of Women Law and the National Insurance Law to extend maternity and parental leave by five weeks for an employee whose child is a toddler with a complex disability. During the extension period, the employee will be entitled to additional maternity allowance, according to rules to be set by the minister. The proposal requires the minister to set in rules the definition of the term 'toddler with a complex disability' for the purpose of entitlement to this extension.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: April 1, 2025
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Passed11 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 109 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudFor 3 · Absent 29
ShasFor 1 · Absent 10
United Torah JudaismFor 1 · Absent 6
Religious ZionismFor 1 · Absent 5
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 3 · Absent 21
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborAbsent 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 3Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.