PUBLIC SECTOR PAY SYSTEM IN ISRAEL.

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Foreword Executive summary Rationalise the system of allowances Identify key competences to align pay with market levels for certain profiles Simplify the job classification system Empower line managers to engage in collective bargaining Create institutions for alternative dispute resolution Limit the scope and timing of strike action to encourage more effective negotiation 1 Background and Context of Public Sector Pay in Israel Introduction Institutional settings and key actors Executive branch: Ministry of Finance and the Civil Service Commission Public sector unions Labour courts Line managers Size and cost of public employment in Israel Israel’s career-based public employment framework ‘Personal contracts’ in the Israeli public sector – an emerging contractual modality Towards an agile public service in Israel: lessons from the COVID response References 2 Towards an Effective and Efficient Public Sector Pay System in Israel The pay gap between the public and private sectors Pay gaps for specific skills in Israel’s public sector Job classification: the foundational architecture of pay systems Towards a flexible but consistent job classification system in Israel Transparent and simple pay setting Using job characteristics to set pay levels Simplifying the pay structure, rationalising allowances Performance-related pay Career mobility and seniority References 3 Improving Labour Relations in Israel’s Public Sector Collective bargaining in the public sector Dynamics of social dialogue in the public sector Who negotiates, on what, and when Who: centralised negotiations Towards an affordability constraint What is negotiated: a wide range of working conditions When to negotiate: timing of negotiations and strike action Labour disputes and social dialogue Towards a sound legal framework to settle disputes Conclusion: Restoring collaborative social dialogue References