MK Oded Forer (Yisrael Beytenu), head of the small and medium-sized business lobby in the Knesset, has alleged that the current government's policies are liable to lead to the destruction of the businesses he represents.
"We are living in the country that has broken all records in terms of the number of days people are spending in quarantine - and that's without taking into account this lockdown that deals a death blow to businesses," he said.
"Right now, instead of the government compensating workers who are forced to remain at home in isolation, it is demanding that small business owners provide a part of the compensation themselves. This failed leadership displayed by the Prime Minister is the cause of bankruptcies throughout the economy."
Earlier today, the Finance Minister, Histadrut, and employer representatives reached an agreement on a compensation package for workers forced to miss days of work due to quarantine obligations, with the employee forfeiting two days' pay and the government and the employer sharing the costs of the remaining days of quarantine, to be deducted from the worker's sick leave.