How many vacation days does the law guarantee?

Under the Annual Leave Law entitlement rises with seniority, and the law counts calendar days on a 6-day basis. On the common 5-day week, year 6 works out at 14 actual working days (18 gross). Part-time employees receive a proportional entitlement. Note redemption at termination is capped: accrual is limited to the current year plus the two preceding, with a 3-year limitation on the claim, though days your pay slip itself shows may still be redeemable.

How is sick pay calculated?

Employees accrue 1.5 sick days per month of work, up to 90 days. The first day is unpaid, the second and third are paid at 50%, and from the fourth day onward at 100%. A medical certificate is required, though a short absence may be covered by a short sick certificate the HMO can issue without a doctor visit.

When is severance pay owed?

Severance is owed to an employee dismissed after one year of employment, at one month of the last salary per year of seniority. Some resignations also qualify, including on health grounds, relocation for marriage, and materially worsened conditions. A warning on that last one: for worsened conditions you must FIRST give the employer written notice and a real opportunity to correct. Resigning without that step forfeits the severance entirely. Also note a dismissal shortly before the first year is complete raises a presumption it was made to avoid severance.

My severance is in a pension fund. Is the fund balance all I get?

Not necessarily, and this is where money is most often left behind. The mandatory pension minimum for the severance component is 6% of salary, but fully funding the statutory one-month-per-year takes 8.33% (1/12). If your employer deposited only the 6% minimum, the fund covers roughly 72% of the statutory figure and you are owed a completion payment for the gap. Check the deposit rate on your pay slip, and ask to see the signed Section 14 arrangement rather than assuming one applies.

What is dmei havraa (convalescence pay)?

An annual payment owed after the first year of work, with the number of days rising by seniority from 5 up to 10. The private-sector rate is 418 NIS per day; the public sector was updated to 511.60 NIS per day from June 2026. A 2026 agreement would raise the private rate to 451.50 but binds all employers only once the extension order is signed. On termination you are also owed the proportional part of the current year.

My employer paid late. Can I claim the penalty?

Yes, but do not sit on it. Penalty compensation for delayed wages or severance (halanat sachar / halanat pitzuyim) must be claimed within 60 days of receiving the late payment, which a court may extend to 90, or within one year of the sum falling due, whichever is earlier. Negotiating past that window forfeits the penalty, even though the underlying severance stays claimable for 7 years.

My employer wants me to sign a waiver to release my money. Should I?

No, not at the meeting. An employer may not condition severance on signing a general waiver, and signing can extinguish every other claim you have. Take the document away, read it, and get advice. A waiver signed without a full itemised account of what is being given up is often set aside, but do not rely on that.

Israeli Workplace Rights Navigator

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Understand and exercise employee rights under Israeli labor law, including vacation days (chofsha), sick leave (machala), overtime pay, the Birth and Parenting Period and paternity leave, severance pay (pitzuyim), convalescence pay (dmei havra'a), minimum wage, and pension contributions. Covers Annual Leave Law, Sick Pay Law, Hours of Work and Rest Law, Employment of Women Law, Severance Pay Law, Minimum Wage Law, sexual harassment protections, and disability accommodations. Do NOT use for drafting an employment contract (use israeli-employment-contracts), reviewing or auditing an existing employment contract (use israeli-employment-contract-reviewer), salary negotiation (use israeli-tech-salary-negotiator), reserve duty rights (use israeli-miluim-manager), or freelancer operations (use israeli-freelancer-ops).

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Israeli labor law grants employees extensive rights, but the legislation is complex and spread across dozens of separate statutes. Workers struggle to know their full entitlements, and employers find it hard to stay compliant with all requirements.

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Updated: July 29, 2026|Tags:labor-law employee-rights workplace vacation sick-days israel

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When calculating vacation or sick day entitlements
When checking severance pay eligibility
When understanding Birth and Parenting Period and paternity leave rights
When facing wrongful termination
When calculating convalescence pay (dmei havra'a) or checking the minimum wage

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Calculate Vacation Days

Calculate the annual vacation days for an employee with [number] years of seniority, working [full-time/part-time] at [percentage]. Account for the Annual Leave Law and the relevant extension order.

Understand Sick Pay

Explain the sick pay rights of an employee who has worked for [number] months. How many sick days have accrued? What is the payment rate for the first, second, third day onward? When can the employer require a medical certificate?

Check Severance Eligibility

An employee with [number] years of seniority at a salary of [amount] NIS was terminated/resigned under [describe circumstances]. Are they eligible for severance pay? What is the amount? Does Section 14 apply?

Birth and Parenting Period Rights

Explain the Birth and Parenting Period rights for an employee with [number] months of seniority. How many weeks of leave are they entitled to? What about the birth allowance from National Insurance? Is there protection from termination? What are the second parent's paternity rights?

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v1.3.0

Important correction: the mandatory-pension severance component is 6% (the minimum), not 8.33% as previously stated, so where an employer deposits the minimum a completion payment is owed for roughly 28% of the statutory figure. Child sick days for a serious illness or permanent disability corrected from 16 to 18, and the quota is per parent rather than per child. Added the 60-day limitation on delayed-payment penalties, the vacation redemption cap, a warning against signing a waiver at the exit meeting, and a full termination workflow: Section 14 validity, Form 161, proportional convalescence pay, unemployment timing, the hearing remedy, and where to file. The site convalescence calculator was also corrected (public sector 511.60, was 471.40).

Jul 26, 2026

v1.2.0

Update: public-sector havra'a 511.6 + pending private rise, single-parent child-sick fix (110), travel reimbursement, the 6-month pregnancy-dismissal rule, and the payslip right.

Jun 26, 2026

v1.1.0

Added the current minimum wage, the Birth and Parenting Period terminology, corrected paternity leave and miluim protection, and MCP recommendations.

May 14, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many vacation days does the law guarantee?

How many vacation days does the law guarantee?

How is sick pay calculated?

How is sick pay calculated?

When is severance pay owed?

When is severance pay owed?

My severance is in a pension fund. Is the fund balance all I get?

My severance is in a pension fund. Is the fund balance all I get?

What is dmei havraa (convalescence pay)?

What is dmei havraa (convalescence pay)?

My employer paid late. Can I claim the penalty?

My employer paid late. Can I claim the penalty?

My employer wants me to sign a waiver to release my money. Should I?

My employer wants me to sign a waiver to release my money. Should I?

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