An employed woman or employed man who have received maternity allowance from the National Insurance, may be entitled to the payment of differentials on the maternity allowance paid to them, in the following cases:
After receiving the maternity allowance from the National Insurance, she or he received from their employer an additional payment (such as vacation pay, clothing allowance or a bonus) within 11 months since the first month of eligibility for the allowance, that relates to the period upon which the allowance was calculated. Entitlement to the supplement is granted when the additional payment exceeds one quarter of the minimum wage - NIS 1,562 (as of Apr 01, 2025).
She or he received wage differentials from her or his employer for the period of work that preceded the payment of their benefit from the National Insurance Institute.
Submitting a request for payment of differentials
There are 2 options to receive the differentials you are entitled to automatically, without having to file a claim:
- Ask your employer to send us Form 100 including the additional payments, and we will check your eligibility for the differentials. In addition, we will contact your employer twice during the year after the birth (six months and 12 months) to check whether you have been paid the differentials.
- If you work for an employer who is operates under an automatic arrangement with us, they must send us a file with the necessary details.
Alternately, if you decide to send the claim and supporting documents by yourself, you can do so as follows:
Fill out
an online claim and send it together with additional documents to a branch directly.
Submit the claim and documents by postal mail, fax or in the service box of
your local branch.
The claim may be submitted to the National Insurance Institute no later than 12 months from the day the employer paid the wage differentials.