חוק הגנה על עובדים בשעת חירום (תיקון מס' 5 והוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 3), התשפ"ה–2025Law Protection of Workers in Emergencies (Amendment No. 5 and temporary provision – Swords of Iron) (Amendment No. 3), 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

This Law extends the validity of the temporary provision establishing protection for certain groups of workers in the context of the Iron Swords war, until 30 June 2026, but sets different periods for applying the protection to each group of workers covered by it. For workers who are evacuees and therefore absent from work or not performing it, the protection period was extended until 6 July 2025, with the possibility of extension by order for four months at a time, until 31 December 2025. For workers who are spouses of soldiers in mandatory or permanent service or of those listed in Section 11 of the Law, who have a child up to age 14, as well as for a worker who was forced to be absent or not perform work in order to supervise their child who has not yet turned 14 due to the closure of the educational institution where the child studies by decision of the local authority or the educational institution - the protection was extended until 6 July 2025 with the possibility of extension by order, for four months at a time, until 31 December 2025, however when the validity of the declaration of a special situation on the home front ends, the protection against dismissal will expire. For workers who are hostages or are family members of a hostage or missing person, the protection was extended until 31 December 2025. The Law added to the groups protected against dismissal also workers who are hostages released by 31 December 2025, or who are spouses, parents, children or siblings of a hostage released by 31 December 2025. The protection for them will apply for six months from the date of the hostage's release. In addition, the Law for Benefits to Family Members of Hostages and Missing Persons in a Hostile Act, 2023, was amended to establish that regarding a family member of a hostage whose body was returned, the period of protection against dismissal, being placed on unpaid leave, and reduction in employment scope or income, carried out without permission, will be counted from the date of the hostage's burial and not from the date of death.

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