חוק שעות עבודה ומנוחה (תיקון מס' 16), התשע"ח-2017Working Hours and Rest Law (Amendment No. 16), 2017 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

In the amendment to the Hours of Work and Rest Law, 1951, it is provided that when granting a permit to employ workers during the weekly rest period, under Section 12(a), the Minister of Labor, Welfare and Social Services will take into account the following considerations: the employee's welfare, the tradition of Israel, the existence of an alternative that does not require employment during the weekly rest period, the effect of granting the permit on the character of the public space in which the work will be performed, and any other consideration that serves to fulfill the purposes of the Law.

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Sponsors

Moshe Gafni, Uri Maklev, Yaakov Asher, Menachem Eliezer Moses, Israel Eichler, Yitzhak Vaknin, Yoav Ben Tzur, Yakov Margi, Michael Malkieli, Makhluf Miki Zohar, Bezalel Smotrich

What was said in the plenum

The bill seeks to enshrine in the Hours of Work and Rest Law a list of considerations that the Minister of Labor, Welfare and Social Services must weigh when permitting the employment of workers during the weekly rest hours, such as the existence of an alternative, worker welfare, Jewish tradition, and the extent of harm to the public space. The first reading discussion was presented by Minister Yuval Steinitz on behalf of the Minister of Labor, and focused on clarifying the purposes of the existing arrangement and the purpose of the amendment.

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An automatic summary of the plenum transcripts: the debate on the bill at every reading it was voted on. Arguments are given as the speakers made them; this is not an assessment. The list of speakers comes from the transcript, without a model. Transcripts of the sittings: 1, 2 · write to the author

Reservations to the second reading

6 reservations were filed: proposed changes to the text the committee brought to the second and third reading.

The reservations to Section 1 concern the considerations the government must take into account when setting rest and work days, and seek to change the nature of the obligation to consider them into a discretionary power, to add considerations relating to the needs of the secular, religious and security public, and to replace wording relating to Israel's tradition and character.

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By faction

• Yesh Atid opposition · 4 reservations · 11 members
• Meretz opposition · 3 reservations · 5 members

A joint reservation counts for every faction whose members filed it.

Asked to speak: Israel Eichler (United Torah Judaism), Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism), Nurit Koren (Likud), Merav Ben Ari (Kulanu), Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union), Tzipi Livni (Zionist Union), Shelly Yachimovich (Zionist Union), Stav Shaffir (Zionist Union), Itzik Shmuli (Zionist Union), Omer Barlev (Zionist Union), Yehiel Hilik Bar (Zionist Union), Amir Peretz (Zionist Union), Merav Michaeli (Zionist Union), Eitan Cabel (Zionist Union), Micky Rosenthal (Zionist Union), Revital Swid (Zionist Union), Yoel Hasson (Zionist Union), Zouheir Bahloul (Zionist Union), Eytan Broshi (Zionist Union), Michal Biran (Zionist Union), Nachman Shai (Zionist Union), Ksenia Svetlova (Zionist Union), Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin (Zionist Union), Yoseph Yonah (Zionist Union), Eyal Ben Reuven (Zionist Union), Yael Cohen Paran (Zionist Union), Saleh Saad (Zionist Union), Leah Fadida (Zionist Union)

Proposers and reservation numbers are extracted automatically from the committee version, and the count is checked against the numbers printed in it. The descriptions are an automatic summary. Committee version for the second and third reading (PDF) · write to the author