A dramatic increase in the number of new immigrants to Israel who continue to work from home, compared to those who immigrated in 2020 and worked from home.
Data published by Nefesh Benefesh, in collaboration with the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption, the Jewish Agency, the JNF and JNF-USA, shed light on the effects of the changing labor market, also as a significant motive in the decision to immigrate to Israel.
Data from the organization, which works to promote Jewish immigration to the country from North America, indicate that 475 immigrants who immigrated from there this year, and those who are expected to immigrate by the end of 2021 and work from home, indicate that moving to remote work served as a catalyst for this decision.
This employment model allows them to maintain their existing job, thus creating a "softer employment landing" for them, along with the option to comprehensively review employment opportunities in the labor market in Israel.
This is a doubling of the number of immigrants who will work from home, compared to 2020, when the figure was 220.
The four most popular immigrant professions that have moved to remote work are law, sales, medicine and freelancers who will continue to run their businesses from another continent.
Rabbi Yehoshua Pess, founder and CEO of the organization: “The Corona has led many Jews around the world to recalculate a route.
There is no doubt that the fact that we all worked in a hybrid way contributed to and facilitated the decision to immigrate to Israel.
The challenge of finding a job is getting out of hand at this point. "