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Production line workers at a factory in Rehovot, central Israel, on October 27, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
March 18, 2018, 3:01 pm
Israeli workers to get one hour off a week from April
Union deal signed last year that cut workweek from 43 hours to 42 now applies to all employees, but Israel still lags behind many industrialized countries
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative. KamaTech's bus load of Haredi women visit high tech offices in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (Courtesy: Natalie Schor)
January 7, 2018, 3:42 pm
Haredi women lead change
Ultra-Orthodox women marry young, have many children, run their homes, and pursue higher ed like never before
By Lee Cahaner
Illustrative: Nurses at the emergency room in the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 4, 2018, 11:17 am
Arab nurses doesn’t mean equal opportunity
If you don't hire Arabs because they 'take Jewish jobs' or might one day turn terrorist, that's racism
By Malynnda Littky
In this photo from July 25, 2017, then White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci speaks to members of the media at the White House. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
November 7, 2017, 8:24 pm
Anthony Scaramucci to join Jewish group’s investment trip to Israel
Controversial ex-Trump aide says Jewish state 'one of the most compelling markets in the world,' praises the 'miracle in the desert'
By JTA
Close-up of Israeli currency, Jerusalem. (Orel Cohen/Flash90)
October 30, 2017, 11:03 pm
Minimum wage rising to NIS 5,300 on December 1
With lowest hourly rate going up to NIS 28.50 and daily minimum to NIS 245, Israel enters final stage of increases that began in 2015
By TOI staff
July 20, 2017, 1:41 pm
Mobileye-Intel: What’s the big deal?
A lawyer's take on the glorious, unprecedented acquisition that will likely have tax implications for Israeli markets
By Shirin H. Herzog
Dr Augusto Lopez-Claros, senior advisor, Development Economics at the World Bank Group, June 2017 (Courtesy Shoshanna Solomon/The Times of Israel)
June 22, 2017, 5:40 pm
Israeli economy pays price of elusive peace, World Bank official says
The Jewish state has done well economically, says Augusto Lopez-Claros. 'But my point is, how much more could Israel do?'
By Shoshanna Solomon
Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 31, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 19, 2017, 7:00 pm
Help the 90% who aren’t part of startup economy, central bank chief urges
Tech employees are just 9% of workforce while many of the rest are poorly paid; reducing this gap is essential, says Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug
By Shoshanna Solomon
Mooly Eden (Courtesy)
June 19, 2017, 3:12 pm
Israel unprepared for the robot revolution, warns ex-Intel Israel head
Mooly Eden says automation is looming 'tsunami' for labor market; urges government to name a ministry to address challenge
By Shoshanna Solomon
View of the Tel Aviv skyline in a dense sandstorm, September 08, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 28, 2017, 4:28 pm
Derelict economy could sink ‘Titanic’ Israel, experts warn
New research paints worrying picture of decades of neglected national priorities leaving the country without the resources to face existential threats
By Raoul Wootliff
President Reuven Rivlin visited the Google offices in Tel Aviv on the Safe Internet Day, February 10, 2015. (Mark Neyman/GPO)
May 7, 2017, 6:41 pm
Google ranked best place to work in Israel
Annual report finds many tech companies in top places for salary and job conditions
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong at an innovation gathering in Beijing, March 21, 2017. (Haim Tzach/GPO)
March 21, 2017, 8:08 am
In Beijing, Netanyahu looks to ‘marry Israel’s technology with China’s capacity’
On second day of state visit, prime minister, Chinese leaders agree on upgrading economic, tech cooperation
By Raphael Ahren
Israelis shop at the IKEA furniture store in the central Israeli town of Rishon le Tzion. October 10, 2014. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
From the WebMarch 9, 2017, 4:18 pm
Israel’s economy gets big boost in 2016
Central Bureau of Statistics finds GDP growth of 4% -- Globes
February 27, 2017, 1:25 pm
How democracy slips away
The comptroller's 2014 Gaza war report will prove only the most recent indicator that democratic Israel is in trouble
By Naomi Chazan
December 27, 2016, 12:39 pm
Is Israeli society falling apart?
The good news from the 2016 Israeli Democracy Index: both Jews and Arabs in Israel are doing better than you'd think
By Yedidia Z. Stern
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