Guides to labor law, payroll and attendance

Guides to the questions that come up when managing employees: reporting hours, breaks, leave and payroll prep — with examples and tools to check your numbers.

Hours and attendance

Working hours, breaks and reporting

An employee clocking in at a terminal by the entrance Hours and attendance

Hours of Work and Rest Law — the complete guide

The working day, overtime, breaks, weekly rest, night work and records — everything an employer must know, in one place.

 A manager checking attendance on her phone as the business opens Hours and attendance

How many hours a day can employees work?

8.6 hours a day, 42 a week, up to 12 with overtime — all the numbers in the Hours of Work and Rest Law.

 A cook in a restaurant kitchen during a shift Hours and attendance

Breaks at work — what the law requires and how to deduct them correctly

How much break an employee is entitled to, when it's paid, and which deduction mistakes to check for.

 A technician at a customer's site holding a phone Hours and attendance

GPS attendance clock — is it legal?

Location checks versus continuous tracking, privacy principles, and what a proper policy should include.

 An employee working from home at a laptop Hours and attendance

Working from home — how to report attendance correctly

The recording duty applies remotely too: evening overtime, oversight without tracking, and a hybrid policy that works.
Payroll and employee rights

Leave, recuperation pay and payslips

An employee arranging clothes in a store Payroll

Overtime and Shabbat and holiday rates — how it works

The 125% and 150% tiers and Shabbat and holiday rates, without the calculation headache.

 A desk with a laptop and coffee at sunset Employee rights

How many vacation days is an employee entitled to?

An entitlement table by seniority, accrual and usage rules, and leave payout when employment ends.

 A business owner and an advisor going over documents together Payroll

Recuperation pay (havraa) — who gets it, how much, and how to calculate it

Recuperation days by seniority, the daily rate, part-time positions and payment when employment ends.

 An employee filling out a form at her computer Payroll

What is Form 101 and why is it filled out every year?

The income tax employee card: who fills it out, when, and what happens to the employee's net pay without it.
Comparisons

Comparisons and alternatives

A business owner checks a chat with an AI assistant on her phone Comparisons

RayClock vs legacy attendance systems

A clock on the wall versus the cloud with an AI assistant that closes the month from ChatGPT or Claude.

 An employee holds an employee card to a tablet at the entrance Comparisons

Alternatives to your attendance system

By what you're leaving: a clock, a payroll bureau's module, Excel or a global app.

 A desk with a laptop and coffee at sunset Comparisons

Attendance systems in 2026: every type compared

A wall clock, your payroll provider's module, the cloud or Excel — and where an AI assistant changes month-end.
Management guides

Managing employees and choosing a system

An employee tapping a phone on an NFC tag at the entrance Guides

How to choose an attendance clock for your business

Biometric, app, NFC or web — the criteria that matter, and what it should cost.

 An employee holding an employee card to a tablet at the entrance Guides

Time clock or attendance app — what's the difference?

A station at the entrance versus a phone in the field, what suits whom — and why what really matters is the engine behind the clock-in.

 An employee signing a document on a tablet Employee management

Managing a flexible workforce in one system

Full-time, part-time, hourly and contractors — together, without separate Excel sheets.

 Month-end close — a laptop and coffee at the end of the day Free calculators

Payroll and employee rights calculators

Overtime, leave, recuperation pay and employer cost — with the calculation assumptions spelled out, no signup.