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The team of experts in the treatment of epidemics in the Ministry of Health has recommended a fourth vaccine against Corona for adults over the age of 60 and for medical staff. The recommendation is subject to the approval of the Director-General of the Ministry of Health and at this stage, it appears that the fourth vaccine will be possible, but probably not necessarily recommended. The Corona Virus Information Center said: "Epidemic treatment team members recommend giving a fourth dose to people aged 60 and over and immunocompromised, provided four months have passed from the third dose;...

The Manufacturers' Association issued a legal opinion on Monday evening to all employers affiliated with it, according to which the employer is allowed to force an employee to be vaccinated or tested on a daily basis, and even to expel an employee to the Knesset if he chooses not to do so. 'Specializing in labor law, may apply to about 400 thousand workers directly employed by industrialists from the association.

Less than two weeks before the start of school, negotiations between the Ministry of Education and the Teachers' Union, which represents elementary and middle school teachers, are still stuck. Both sides are intensifying the tone towards September 1, and the pressure in the corridors of government is increasing in an attempt to prevent a strike - certainly during an election period. Now the Ministry of Finance presents another offer for teachers, the third in number. In the core controversial issues—mainly the starting salary of teachers—the Treasury did not improve its proposal. The...

The Natural Resources Taxation Law passed on Wednesday evening by a majority of 9 MKs against 0 opponents and entered the law book of the State of Israel after long months of discussions and delays. In this way, the "wealth fund", to which taxes from gas profits are directed, will probably accumulate more than a billion shekels in 2022, and the money will be able to be used for public use. Thanks to the amendment to the law, levies over $ 200 million, the payment of which has been delayed for a long time due to disputes with the tax authority, will soon be paid for the benefit of all...

The Monetary Committee of the Bank of Israel decided today (Monday) to raise the interest rate in the economy by 0.4 percentage points, so that the interest rate in the economy will now rise from 0.35% to 0.75%. This is the second rise in interest rates in the economy after a previous rise in April. The relatively sharp rise, contrary to the forecasts of most economists for an increase to 0.6%, signals the intention of the Bank of Israel to fight more resolutely to moderate the rate of inflation in Israel. The last time the interest rate reached 0.75% was in July 2014, about eight years ago

The price of electricity will increase this Monday at a rate of 8.6%, one percent less than the original decision of the Electricity Authority. This means that the price of electricity will increase on average for a family in two months by about 86 shekels, which is 43 shekels per month and more than 500 shekels per year. The Electricity Authority announced the final price on Wednesday evening after holding an oral hearing procedure for the main parties who challenged the decision to raise the price of electricity at such a high rate, led by the Association of Manufacturers, whose leaders...

After the peaks in demand for high-tech registered last year, new data indicate a one-year low in the number of vacancies in the industry. The vacancy report for May-July published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) shows that the number of vacancies for engineers in general decreased by 8% to 14,963 in July compared to the previous month, and that the number of vacancies for software developers decreased by a more significant rate of 11% , for 10,130 jobs. This is the second month in a row in which the number of jobs in high-tech is decreasing, after about three months in which the...