For the first time, the Israel Ministry of Labor published data about workers paid by the hour, and as it turns out, the situation is dismal: Employment by the hour has become a widely used method for simply reducing the cost of labor. It is harmful, exploitative and unethical, and in the long run not necessarily economically advantageous.

This study, supported by Mazon-A Jewish Response to Hunger, deals with salaried and self-employed workers whose income from work is defined as low, that is, no more than two-thirds of the median monthly pay nationwide.

Adva Center’s annual publication for 2016: The fruits of the economic growth trickle upwards more than down

Low Productivity is the Result of, among others, Lowering the Cost of Labor

The report challenges the routine government position with regard to social maladies: economic growth and still more economic growth. The figures belie the reliance on economic growth

The report reveals the worsening of the share of workers in Israel between 2004 and 2014

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Israel’s Heart is in Western Europe, Her Feet are in the Eastern and Southern Fringes

Not What You Thought about Self-Employed Workers : Most Work Alone, Provide Services to Corporations and Government or to Households, and Enjoy Limited Social Benefits

this guide follows possible stages in a woman’s life. The idea is to provide you with enough information so that you ask the right questions, know what to watch out for, and make the right decisions as changes occur in your family life or career