Work Injury - Who is Insured?

Below are the people who are covered by work injury insurance:

  Salaried employees (except for police, prison guards and security services employees).
    Self-employed workers, provided that they are registered with the National Insurance Institute.
      People undergoing vocational training or vocational rehabilitation (where approved in the National Insurance regulations).
      People who are being examined according to the Apprenticeship Law or the Employment Service Law (only during the examination).
      People who are training, according to the Emergency Labor Service Law.
      Prisoners, detainees or persons residing in an institution under the Youth Law, who are working at jobs that are not among the regular services at the place in which they are located.
         People whose salaries are determined by law, such as Members of Knesset. 

Residents of Israel working abroad

     Salaried employees who are residents of Israel but are working abroad are covered by work injury insurance if their employers are Israeli residents and the employment contract was signed in Israel (if the employment contract was not signed in Israel, the employee is only covered if his workplace abroad is not obligated to have insurance against work accidents). If an employing is living abroad for more than 5 consecutive years, his employer must contact the manager of the Work Injury Department at the National Insurance Institute to extend his insurance.

     Self-employed workers who are residents of Israel, who are injured while working abroad, are entitled - under certain circumstance - to work injury benefits.

Under certain circumstances, an injury sustained by a worker while traveling and due to the trip from Israel to a foreign country and from a foreign country to Israel, will be recognized as a work accident.