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25th Knesset · outgoing

National Insurance Law (Amendment – Maternity Pay for Self-Employed Women – Granting the Right to Part-Time Work) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הביטוח הלאומי (תיקון - דמי לידה לעצמאיות - מתן זכות לעבודה חלקית)

TL;DRThe bill allows self-employed women to work up to 80 hours a month during the maternity and parenthood period while keeping their right to maternity allowance.

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What does the bill do?

The bill is an amendment to the National Insurance Law allowing a self-employed woman in a micro or small business to be considered as not working in her occupation, provided her work does not exceed 80 hours a month, she has worked in the business for at least 12 consecutive months, and the business is owned by her. The bill aims to make things easier for self-employed women who need to run their business during the parenthood and maternity period, and to encourage them to enter self-employment without losing their right to maternity allowance.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: December 10, 2025

The votes on this bill

Passed34 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 86 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudFor 17 · Absent 15
ShasFor 4 · Absent 7
United Torah JudaismFor 3 · Absent 4
Religious ZionismFor 1 · Absent 6
Otzma YehuditFor 2 · Absent 4

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 1 · Absent 23
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amFor 3 · Absent 2
LaborAbsent 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 2Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.