Most of the Israeli reserve soldiers – who were summoned during the war on the Gaza Strip and its repercussions in the region – said that they suffer from great financial distress, job insecurity, and their need for professional re -training, according to a new survey conducted by the Employment Department in Israel, which was transferred as part of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
The Israeli Employment Department conducted the survey last February and included 841 reserve soldiers who served on various fronts during the war, and about 75% of the participants reported that they had suffered from economic damage caused by their service in the army reserve forces, and described nearly half of the effect as large, while 27% said they were able to adapt financially.
Job loss
60% of the Israeli survey sample said that they faced functional instability after the end of their service, and among them is 20% feared the loss of their jobs, and 41% said they were either separated from their jobs or left them after returning to civil life.
According to Yediot Aharonot, the survey was conducted as part of an initiative that provides job support to reserve personnel and their families, and the employment department stated that the results reflect the cost of the civil workforce due to the expansion of the deployment of the reserve forces.
About 63% of the poll participants expressed their dissatisfaction with their current job status, many of them consider changing their career path, and about 24% of a professional re -training requested.
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Training request
Half of the survey sample said they needed support to enhance their digital and technological skills, while 24.2% sought to help improve their administrative capabilities and entrepreneurship.
“The widespread mobilization of the reserve forces has created unprecedented challenges in the labor market … and the reserve soldiers represent the backbone of national flexibility. The poll data reveals a difficult reality. As a country, we have a commitment to provide full and respectful job support for them,” said Ein Mishhash Director,
