Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2019, published 109th ILC session (2021)

Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) - Israel (Ratification: 1959)

Article 8 of the Convention. Deductions from wages. In its previous comments, the Committee noted that section 25 of the Wage Protection Law contains an exhaustive enumeration of the payments that may be deducted from workers’ wages. It requested the Government to specify any legal provisions or clauses of applicable collective agreements placing a limit on the aggregate of authorized deductions. The Committee notes the Government’s information in its report that section 25(a)(6) of the Wage Protection Act limits the deduction for the reimbursement by the employee of a debt to the employer to no more than 25 per cent of the wage. It notes that, however, the relevant provisions do not seem to place any limit on other types of permitted deductions nor do they establish an overall limit to deductions. The Committee also notes that section 25(a)(2) of the Wage Protection Act allows deductions from wages by written consent of the employee. The Committee requests the Government to take the necessary measures to establish an overall limit to the amounts that may be deducted from workers’ wages in application of section 25 of the Wage Protection Act and to determine the conditions under which deductions may be made by consent of employees. It requests the Government to provide information in this regard.

Article 14(a). Information on wage conditions. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes that sections 2 and 3 of the Act on Notice to Employee and Candidate for Employment (Conditions of Work and Procedures for Selection and Admission to Work), Act 5762 of 2002, require the employer to notify the employee concerned of their wage conditions within 30 days from the first day of the job or when changes occur. The Committee recalls that Article 14(a) provides that effective measures shall be taken to ensure that workers are informed of their wage conditions before entering into employment or when changes take place. The Committee therefore requests the Government to take the necessary measures to ensure full conformity with this Article and provide information on any progress made in this regard.