How much compensation is due?

The base formula is 5% of the withheld amount for the first week and 10% for each following week of delay, or indexation plus 20%, whichever is higher (חוק הגנת השכר §17). The exact calculation depends on the amount and the length of the delay.

By when must the compensation be claimed?

As a rule, within 60 days of the day the delayed wage was eventually paid (§17א), and the court may extend the period. That is far shorter than the 7 years for claiming the wage itself, so the claim should not be postponed.

How does the platform help with this?

For shifts worked through the platform the hours and terms are already confirmed, and a case about non-payment is opened in a single tap. That cannot recover an existing debt from work outside the platform: the mechanism applies to shifts worked through the platform.

Late-wage compensation

Wages delayed: compensation is due

On top of the debt itself, the law grants separate compensation for the delay (פיצויי הלנת שכר). What matters is the formula and the short window in which it can be claimed.

In short

What late-wage compensation is: This is monetary compensation on top of the wage itself, which the law imposes on the employer for paying late (פיצויי הלנת שכר, חוק הגנת השכר §17). The amount is 5% of the withheld sum for the first week and 10% for each following week, or indexation plus 20%, whichever is higher. This compensation has a short limitation period (§17א): as a rule it is claimed within 60 days of the day the wage was eventually paid.

What to do

How to claim late-wage compensation

The main thing is not to miss the deadline: late-wage compensation lapses faster than the right to the wage itself.

Calculate the delay
Determine the withheld amount and how many weeks it was delayed. The base formula is 5% for the first week and 10% for each subsequent week of delay, or indexation plus 20%, whichever is higher.
Gather the evidence
Keep the payslips, the actual payment date (if the wage was eventually paid) and the agreed payday. The deadline for claiming the compensation is counted from the payment date.
Watch the limitation period
Late-wage compensation must usually be claimed within 60 days of receiving the delayed wage (§17א), and the court may extend this period. If the wage was never paid at all, the window for the compensation is still shorter than the 7 years for the wage itself, so the claim should not be delayed.
File a claim if needed
If the employer does not pay the compensation voluntarily, it can be recovered through the labor court together with the debt itself. The procedure for filing a claim is covered in a separate guide linked below.

What the right rests on

What the law says

The amount of compensation: 5% of the withheld amount for the first week of delay and 10% for each following week, or indexation plus 20% of the total, if that comes out higher.Source: חוק הגנת השכר, §17, per kolzchut.org.il
Limitation period: Late-wage compensation is usually claimed within 60 days of the day the wage was paid, and the court may extend the period. If the wage was never paid at all, the window for the compensation is also limited and shorter than the 7 years for the wage itself.Source: חוק הגנת השכר, §17א, per kolzchut.org.il

This is not legal advice but a general explanation of your rights. A professional or the labor court can clarify the deadlines and calculations in your specific case.

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The essentials

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This guide cannot recover an existing debt from work outside the platform. For shifts worked through the platform, hours and terms are confirmed automatically and a case about non-payment is opened in a single tap.

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Wages delayed: compensation is due

How to claim late-wage compensation

Calculate the delay

Gather the evidence

Watch the limitation period

File a claim if needed