PORAT
LAW FIRM

PORAT
BUSINESS

PORAT
INDUSTRIES

Porat Group, an international business group with a significant global presence in many key jurisdictions as well as a large worldwide network of partners…

Porat Law Firm

PORAT BUSINESS

How the Annual Vacation Law has been amended

RELATED PRACTICES

Following the amendment to the Annual Vacation law – 1951, please note the following:

  1. Article 3 of the Annual Vacation law, defines the amount of vacation days that each employee is entailed to. I.e. currently an employee who is working 5 days per week, (Sunday to Thursday, weekends are excluded), is entitled to 10 days of annual vacation after the amendment.
  2. However, within the framework of the amendment any employee who has been working for a certain employer for less than 4 years, shall be entitled to additional annual vacation days, as follows:
    • Starting from the 1st of July 2016 and until the 31st of December 2016 an employee who has been working for a certain employer for less than 4 year and for 5 days per week, shall be entitled to 11 days of vacation;
    • As from the 1st of January 2017 an employee who has been working for a certain employer for less than 4 year and for 5 days per week, shall be entitled to 12 days of vacation.
  3. Please note that the above-mentioned information shall not apply to employees who have been working for a certain employer for a duration of more than 4 years.
  4. Moreover please see the table below for more information.

For more information regarding the Amendment to the Annual Vacation Law or any other issue regarding Labor Law, please feel free to contact us.

Number of Years Until 30.6.2016 1.7.2016-31.12.2016 As from 1.1.2017
Years 1-4 10 days 11 days 12 days
Year 5 12 days 12 days 12 days
Year 6 14 days 14 days 14 days
Year 7 15 days 15 days 15 days
Year 8 16 days 16 days 16 days
Year 9 17 days 17 days 17 days
Year 10 18 days 18 days 18 days
Year 11 19 days 19 days 19 days
Year 12 20 days 20 days 20 days
Year 13+ 20 days 20 days 20 days