Employment
NIS 450 Million per month: The black-money pipeline under banks’ noses
Undocumented workers transfer millions abroad as state loses tax revenue. Sector officials accuse banks of profiting off the illegal practice.
To bring more haredi men into the IDF, first support those who serve - opinion
ADL affiliate JLens launches tracker ranking 100 US companies on Jewish employee support
Changes to working hours and minimum wage in Israel for 2026
AI spending spree hits $600b as Oracle fires 21,000 employees to fund boom
Oracle laid off ~13% of its staff to fund a $300B computing deal with OpenAI. Now, a credit downgrade and $7B in required power grid guarantees put the massive project in jeopardy.
Relocate or resign: Samsung gives hundreds of US employees an ultimatum
Samsung is relocating its US headquarters from New Jersey to Texas, requiring hundreds of employees to either move more than 2,000 kilometers with the company or leave their jobs.
Thousands of Google employees demand fair layoffs
Over 4,500 Google employees signed a petition against the wave of cuts, demanding a more predictable and fair termination process.
The labor market has not yet recovered from the war
The labor market continues to recover, but the road to the pre–war routine is still long: There were 169,000 job seekers in June.
Meta sued: AI helped choose whom to lay off, but missed an important detail
A total of 26 employees claim that AI systems were utilized by Meta to rank staff ahead of a wave of layoffs, failing to distinguish between a lack of productivity and an approved absence.
NIS 260 million on the way to hundreds of thousands of employees
The Tax Authority is transferring the first installment of the work grant for 2025. the grant includes supplements for parents of toddlers and advance payments for working women over the age of 60.
From NIS 15,000 to the employment bureau: The in-demand profession at risk of extinction
Despite rising salaries and worker shortages, experts warn: Within two years, 90% of bookkeepers will be pushed out of the sector.
63% of roles requiring AI understanding are not in tech at all
An analysis of job postings reveals the extent to which AI has already penetrated the labor market: HR managers, physical therapists, and even truck drivers will be required to know AI tools
The dirty trick behind the massive tech layoffs
CEOs are blaming the massive waves of layoffs on AI implementation, but real data proves exactly the opposite: Companies that adopted AI with high intensity increased their workforce by 10%.
Lost decade: Haredi men's employment stagnates
The employment rate for Haredi men stands at 53% – a figure that represents a decade-long halt and sparks pessimism regarding the achievement of government targets.
