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PayPal headquarters  credit Shutterstock PayPal lays off 70 employees in Israel

This nearly 25% cut in the Israel office of the payment services giant is part of a global streamlining process.

IDF Forces credit: IDF Spokesperson Retired IDF officers paid pensions worth average NIS 9m each

IDF officers have an average retirement age of 45 and receive an average monthly pension of NIS 20,019, according to the latest security forces wage report.

Chinese workers in Israel credit: Shutterstock Is Israel prepared for 330,000 foreign workers?

Workers from abroad have taken the place of Palestinians but employers are not always providing the housing conditions and other services the law requires, while government enforcement is lacking.

Average wage in Israel credit: Shutterstock Rita Kapitulski Israel’s fast rising average wage is misleading

The average wage has risen 7% over the past year but lower participation of young people in the workforce is pushing up the average, some experts say.

Elderly guard at shopping mall credit: Tamar Matsafi Israel’s elderly employment rate among OECD’s highest

According to data from the Shoresh Institute, about 28% of men and about 15% of women over the age of 65 continue to work.

National Insurance Institute credit: Shutterstock National Insurance Institute heading for disaster

The Ministry of Finance wants the unemployed, students and yeshiva students to pay more but that won’t cover an annual deficit expected to swell to NIS 18 billion by 2030 and NIS 48 billion by 2050.

Average wage in Israel credit: Shutterstock Rita Kapitulski Average wage rises, tech wages jump

The average monthly wage in Israel in June 2026 was NIS 15,223, up 7.7% from June 2025.

AI layoffs illustration: Shutterstock AI layoffs mount amid software sector bloodbath

monday.com, Wix and Fiverr are among Israeli companies that have imposed deep cuts after seeing their stocks plunge.

Eran Zinman and Roy Mann Photo: Nethanel Tobias monday.com to lay off 620, as it adapts to AI

The Israeli work operating systems company is laying off 20% of its workforce, including 350 employees in Tel Aviv.

WSC Sports Photo: Trend54 WSC Sports to lay off over 60 employees

The Israeli company, which provides systems for automatically creating short highlight clips of matches and distributing them to social media, will dismiss 10% of employees.

Merck credit: Reuters Kai Pfaffenbach Merck downsizing two Israeli development centers

The German company will implement layoffs in Jerusalem and Rehovot.

Redis founders credit: PR Redis to lay off 80 in Israel

“Globes” has learned that the company is laying off 27% of employees at its Israel development center.

Gilad Japhet Photo: MyHeritage MyHeritage to lay off 15% of workforce

MyHeritage currently has 500 employees in Israel, the US and Europe.

Tech job cuts credit: Shutterstock Sharp rise in tech sector job seekers

The Israeli Employment Service says that since 2023, the number of job seekers with five to eight years of experience in the tech sector has risen 138% and insists AI is not to blame.

Tech employees' cost  credit: Shutterstock; processing: Tali Bogdanovsky Israel’s tech employees cost more than US counterparts

A study by the Israel Growth Forum has found that Israeli tech employees are the most expensive in the world due to the strengthening of the shekel.

Tech layoffs credit: Shutterstock Snyk to lay off 90 employees

The veteran cybersecurity company is embarking on its fourth round of layoffs.

Artlist founders credit: Matan Portnoy Israeli AI stock catalog co Artlist lays off 200

The Tel Aviv-based company is laying off 200 of its 500 employees.

Pratt & Whitney BTL Nahariya plant credit: Bar-El Pratt & Whitney’s BTL plant in Nahariya to close

600 employees will lose their jobs while an additional 300 employees will be transferred to the US company’s production line in Tefen for jet engine blades.

Teva credit: Sivan Farag Teva to lay off 250 in API division in Israel

Teva had been in talks to sell its active pharmaceutical ingredients activity but a deal never materialized.

Ministry of Finance Study: Public sector attracting less talented employees

Between 2013 and 2023 there was a decline in the proportion of employees with high psychometric scores who joined the public sector, the Ministry of Finance Commissioner of Wages has found.

Lior Pozin credit: Matan Naim Tech layoffs are not all because of AI

34,454 tech employees lost their jobs over the past month in Israel. Companies are blaming AI and the strength of the shekel against the weakening US dollar, but that’s not the full picture.

Amdocs credit: Micha Loubaton Amdocs to lay off 3,000 employees

The Israeli technology company will cut 10% of its workforce worldwide including hundreds in Israel, “Globes has learned.”

Wix CEO Avishai Abrahami credit: Alan Tzatzkin Wix CEO blames strong shekel for layoffs

In confirming that the company is laying off 20% of employees, Avishai Abrahami wrote, “A very meaningful portion of our costs are shekel-denominated, while our revenue is largely dollar-denominated.”

BigID credit: Company website AI forces Israeli unicorn BigID to lay off 150

The Israeli company, which has developed an enterprise data security platform, says it is fully embracing the changes brought about by AI.

Meta credit: Shutterstock Meta to lay off 100 in Israel, reassign 200 to AI

20% of the workforce in Israel, will be transferred to new jobs in teams dealing with the development of AI, “Globes” has learned.

AI21 Labs founders Amnon Shashua, Yoav Shaham and Ori Goshen credit: Omer Hacohen Shashua’s AI21 Labs laying off 60% of employees

The Israeli company will continue to develop optimization solutions for agents based on the Maestro system and discontinue sale of the language models themselves.

Meta credit: Shutterstock Meta to lay off 100 employees in Israel

The compensation package for Israeli employees is expected to be similar to the US compensation package, subject to the adjustments required by local law.

Chemi Peres and Adam Singolda at Taboola's IPO  credit: Taboola Taboola lays off 5% of workforce

The Israeli advertising company is laying off about 100 of its 2,000 employees in Israel, New York and South America.

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson credit: Nir Kantor Blockchain co StarkWare lays off 30% of workforce

The Israeli company is shifting emphasis from research and infrastructure to revenue-generating products.

Average wage in Israel credit: Shutterstock Rita Kapitulski Revised income tax brackets boost March salary

In March’s salary, many employees in Israel are receiving higher net pay.

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