Change in the calculation of reserve service benefits for reservists called for another service as of 1.5.25


Following the Finance Ministry's decision (legislation amendment), as of 1.5.25, a change will apply to the calculation of reserve service benefits.

Who does the change apply to?

This change applies to reservists who meet the following conditions:
  1. In the course of their reserve service during the war - you were salaried employee or not working.
  2. You were called up for additional reserve service from 1.5.25 onwards, and 3 months have not passed since your previous service (on must count 3 months from the first day of service of the current month).
  3. Your gross income in the 3 months preceding the current service is
    lower or higher by 20% and above    , compared to your gross income in the 3 consecutive months of work, without reserve days, which preceded the other period of service.

    If you do not have such a period by the start of the war, we will take into account his income in the 3 months preceding the war (July to September 2023).

Important information!

  • If your income has not changed or has increased by up to 20% - the change in the law does not apply to you, and you will receive compensation according to your current income.
  • If on 1.5.25 you are already on active reserve service - there will be no change in the calculation of your compensation, and the change will only apply to you from the next reserve period.
  • The change in the law applies to those whose current income has increased by 20% or more, and benefits those whose current income has decreased.
  • Please note, regarding reservists whose salary increased by more than 20%, the employer must submit a claim for differentials, to submit a claim click here.
  • From 1.5.25 and during the emergency period only, it will not be possible to "carry salary" even if 60 days of service have not yet passed (except for servicemen whose reserve service benefit during the first period of service of the war is calculated on the basis of "carrying salary")

  • Please note - the Ministry of Finance has changed the legislation regarding the calculation of reserve service benefits, reserve service members whose salary was affected by that amendment following a change in their employment status (such as: self-employed and employed, self-employed who became employed, job change, etc.), please contact us to let us check your eligibility individually.

    In addition, the differences are currently being calculated for those whose salary increased by more than 20%.
    The payment will be transferred to those eligible in the coming weeks.

    For a personal inquiry, click here.

How is the compensation calculated according to the new system?

  • If your current is lower than your previous income - we will pay them compensation according to their previous, higher income.
  • If there is no change in your current income - the change does not apply to you and you will receive automatically a compensation according to your current income.
  • If your current income increased up to 20% - the change does not apply to you and you will receive automatically a compensation according to your current income.
  • If your current income exceeds 20% and above compared to your previous income - you will receive the compensation according to your previous income + an automatic increment of 20%.
    However, don't worry! If the increase in salary is due to work only (without reserve benefits) - the employer can submit online a request to us to receive the salary difference to which the employee is entitled, and if you are a salaried employee and receive reserve service benefits under a personal claim - you must submit a request to us for a personal claim.

Examples of calculating compensation according to a changing salary:

​Current income
Previous income​​Change in income​
Compensation calculation method​
​NIS 10,000
​NIS 13,000
​Decrease in income
​Will receive compensation based on previous income that is higher - NIS 13,000
​NIS 10,000
​NIS 10,000
​No change in income
​The law does not apply to him, will receive compensation as usual NIS 10,000
​NIS 12,000
​NIS 11,500
​Increase in income of up to 20%
​The law does not apply to him, will receive compensation based on current income (the higher one) - NIS 12,000
​NIS 15,000
​NIS 10,000
​Increase in income of 20% or more
Will receive a benefit based on previous income + automatic increment of 20% - NIS 12,000.

​If the salary increase is solely due to work - the difference (NIS 3,000) can be claimed from the National Insurance through the employer with online form or a personal claim

Examples of benefit calculation for those who "dragged wages" from earlier years:


Reserve service benefit in the first emergency period 
Reserve benefit calculated based on
Wage in the last three months
Change in income
Calculation method
NIS 40,000
Wage from 2020NIS 0
Decrease
Benefit remains NIS 40,000, provided that 90 days have not passed between periods of service
NIS 30,000
Wage from 2019NIS 20,000
Decrease
Benefit remains NIS 30,000, provided that 90 days have not passed between periods of service


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