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25th Knesset · outgoing

Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law (Amendment No. 24) (Applying the Duty of Adequate Representation to Large Government Companies) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק שוויון זכויות לאנשים עם מוגבלות (תיקון מס' 24) (החלת חובת ייצוג הולם על חברות ממשלתיות גדולות)

TL;DRIt was provided that government companies and government subsidiaries employing at least 100 employees will be required to act for appropriate representation of people with disabilities among their employees, as the law currently provides for public bodies that are large employers.

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What does the bill do?

It was provided that these provisions will take effect on April 7, 2025, and that application will be phased so that in the first year the appropriate representation target will be 3.5% of employees, and only at the end of that year will the representation target be 5% of employees. In addition, due to the transfer of powers from the Minister of Economy and Industry to the Minister of Labor, various amendments were made to provisions of the law that grant authority to the Minister of Economy and Industry or to the Ministry of Economy and Industry.

Passed first readingFirst plenum vote: January 22, 2024

The votes on this bill

Passed9 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 111 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 72 seats

LikudFor 2 · Absent 30
ShasFor 2 · Absent 9
Religious ZionismFor 1 · Absent 6
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 48 seats

Yesh AtidFor 2 · Absent 22
Ra'amAbsent 5
Hadash–Ta'alFor 2 · Absent 3
LaborAbsent 4

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