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The NIS 100 banknote featuring Leah Goldberg, to be released on November 23, 2017. (Courtesy of the Bank of Israel)
From the WebJune 6, 2019, 4:37 pm
Israel’s average salary exceeds NIS 11,000 for first time
Globes: The average salary rose by an annualized 4.1% in January-March this year, after gaining an annualized 4.5% in the October-December 2018 period
Israelis enjoy themselves at a restaurant in downtown Jerusalem on November 1, 2014. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90/File)
March 26, 2018, 9:17 pm
Court rules waiters must pay tax on tips, sparks fears of restaurant price rise
Landmark labor court decision will oblige employers to pay full social benefits on tips, which had been distinct from salaries until now
By Sue Surkes
A new shopping mall in central Tel Aviv, on June 29, 2017. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
December 27, 2017, 8:54 am
Israeli cost of living among highest in developed world, report finds
While wages are up, Israel is still one of the most expensive countries to live in, annual Taub Center report finds
By TOI staff
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
Israeli soldiers seen returning after a training drill in the fields near the Israeli border with Gaza on July 24, 2014. (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90/ File)
September 14, 2017, 11:21 am
In ‘revolution,’ IDF boosts combat soldiers’ pay to 40% of minimum wage
Army touts extra benefits for troops to counteract shrinking motivation to serve in fighting units
By Judah Ari Gross
Kulanu party leader Moshe Kahlon speaks during a party faction meeting at the Knesset, on May 23, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 11, 2016, 11:59 pm
Kahlon says Israel to cut ‘billions of shekels’ in taxes
With focus on market growth, finance minister vows to ‘continue efforts to make citizens’s lives easier’
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of Israeli shekels. (Sophie Gordon/Flash90)
June 20, 2016, 10:40 pm
Minimum wage rising to NIS 4,825 on July 1
Rise is latest in series of hikes that will see minimum salaries reach NIS 5,300 by December 2017
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Benjamin Netanyahu gets into his car after a meeting at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. (Kobi Gideon / FLASH90)
March 15, 2016, 11:09 pm
Netanyahu publishes his salary slip, pays $3,200 toward his armored car
Prime Minister’s Office posts picture of February wages on Twitter: He makes over $12,000, but takes home only $4,500
By Tamar Pileggi
Women seen praying in the women's section of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, September 30, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 3, 2016, 9:56 am
TOI talks: Praying, spying and struggling together
On this week’s episode: The French ultimatum; Obama’s ‘je suis Juif’ speech; praying together at the Western Wall; hacking and tracking Israeli drones; and Israel’s own vulture spy
By Raoul Wootliff
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin welcomes new immigrants from the USA and Canada, on August 12, 2014. (Mark Neyman/GPO/Flash90)
January 28, 2016, 7:48 am
Sure you can make it in Israel — if your parents help, say economists
In today’s Israel, say Taub Center researchers, hard work and talent will not provide upward mobility, with a few exceptions. New immigrants ‘need to have a plan’
By Simona Weinglass
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