Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) - Israel (Ratification: 1959)

Article 8 of the Convention. Deductions from wages. The Committee notes that section 25 of the Wage Protection Law 5718–1958 contains an exhaustive enumeration of the type of payments that may be deducted from workers’ wages. Recalling that the Convention requires not only the conditions under which deductions may be made but also the extent of permissible deductions to be prescribed by national laws or regulations or fixed by collective agreements, and also recalling that paragraph 1 of the Protection of Wages Recommendation, 1949 (No. 85), suggests that deductions should be limited to the extent deemed to be necessary to safeguard the maintenance of the worker and his/her family, the Committee requests the Government to specify any legal provisions or clauses of applicable collective agreements placing a limit on the aggregate of authorized deductions. The Committee refers, in this connection, to paragraphs 247–248 of its 2003 General Survey on the protection of wages.

Article 14(a). Keeping workers informed of wage conditions. Noting that the Wage Protection Law does not appear to contain any relevant provisions, the Committee requests the Government to explain how it is ensured in practice that workers are informed of the wage conditions applicable to them before they enter employment and when any changes take place, as required under this Article of the Convention. The Committee refers, in this respect, to paragraphs 416–417 of the abovementioned General Survey.

Part V of the report form. Application in practice. The Committee notes the statistical information concerning the enforcement of the Wage Protection Law (infringements observed, fines imposed, warning notices issued) during the period 2006–10. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to provide up-to-date and documented information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice.