חוק התכנית לסיוע כלכלי (נגיף הקורונה החדש) (הוראת שעה) (תיקון מס' 6), התשפ"א-2021Law Economic Assistance Program (New Coronavirus) (temporary provision) (Amendment No. 6), 2021 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Law extends until 31 October 2021 the validity of the arrangement regarding payment of isolation allowance to an employee, and makes several changes to it: (a) It is determined that an accompanying parent – an employee who is not obligated to isolate but is absent from work because their child is obligated to isolate – is entitled to 100% isolation allowance, provided that the child is not obligated to isolate because they are returning from abroad or ill with coronavirus, and that the child's other parent is not absent at the same time. The Law allows two accompanying parents to be absent alternately. The eligibility of an accompanying parent will apply retroactively from the beginning of 2021. (b) The Law distinguishes between an employee staying in regular isolation – who is entitled to 75% of the isolation allowance, and an "employee in qualifying isolation" (someone obligated to isolate despite being vaccinated or recovered, a minor employee in isolation, someone who began vaccination but has not yet completed the process, or someone who is medically unable to be vaccinated for a recognized medical reason) – who is entitled to 100% of the isolation allowance. Full isolation allowance as a qualifying employee is also granted to a parent staying in isolation due to their child's isolation, whether or not the parent themselves is also obligated to isolate, provided that the child is not returning from abroad or ill with coronavirus and that the other parent is not absent at the same time. (c) It is determined that only up to three sick days will be deducted from an employee entitled to isolation allowance, instead of up to four days under the existing arrangement. (d) Eligibility for isolation allowance was limited to only the minimum period after which it is possible to leave isolation if coronavirus tests are performed. (e) Employer costs taken into account for purposes of reimbursement will not exceed 30% of the isolation allowance. The period for submitting a reimbursement request was extended, and the details that the reimbursement request must include were adjusted. (f) The manner of submitting the declarations required under the new arrangement regarding an employee's child who is in qualifying isolation or regarding an accompanying parent was adapted for foster families. In addition, it was determined that women who, by virtue of Amendment 225 to the National Insurance Law, are entitled to maternity allowance after having been entitled to unemployment benefits until 30 June 2021, will be entitled to an additional payment equal to maternity allowance for 18 days.

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