A pregnant employee is entitled to continued contributions to pension insurance or provident funds, as well as to a continuing education fund. The conditions to which the employee was entitled before the pregnancy must remain the same in scope. For example, if before the pregnancy the employer contributed an amount equal to 7% of the employee’s salary to a continuing education fund, they will be required to continue doing so, and a reduction in the amount due to the pregnancy will not be permitted.<\/p>\n

Legal Rights of the Spouse of a Pregnant Employee<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Due to changes in the law in recent years, the spouses of pregnant employees have seen a significant improvement in their rights, whereas previously the law granted them almost no legal rights. Today, the spouses of employees are entitled to paternity leave themselves. We have explained this in detail in another article published on our firm’s website.<\/p>\n

Contact a Labor Law Expert Attorney<\/strong><\/h4>\n

For any question or issue arising in this context, you can contact our law firm in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and an expert labor law attorney will be happy to provide you with comprehensive legal advice on this and other topics, including employment contracts, severance pay, employee benefits, and the like.<\/p>\n

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