Women's Employment Law (Amendment – Benefit for a Self-Employed Woman Whose Spouse Serves in the Reserves) Bill

What does the bill do?

The proposal adds a section to the Employment of Women Law granting a self-employed woman a right to compensation when her partner is in reserve service for at least five consecutive days. The compensation is calculated as the value of an average hour according to income in the quarter preceding the service. The benefit applies provided that the woman has a child up to age 13 living with her and that the partner declared that his partner is self-employed. The proposal also changes the calculation of the daily wage for a self-employed person in the reserves: it will be calculated on the basis of actual working days excluding reserve days, instead of on the basis of all days of the year.