Tuesday, February 25, 2025

The Weirdest Feeling

I just got a text message from Bituach Leumi (National Insurance, similar to the Social Security office, but they do much more), and... and... I said "Oh!" and my eyes genuinely teared up, and my heart was filled with... with... gratitude? Because of a communication from the most complicated government office I have yet to wrestle with???
Translation:

Hello, 
The National Insurance wants to make it easier for you during this period and check if it's possible to automatically deposit maternity pay to your account, without you having to file a claim.
To this end, we request your permission to contact your employer to send us a  Form 100 (details of your monthly salary), and we will handle this for you while you are on maternity leave.
Your approval can be obtained through the following link: 
Please note: Alternatively, you can contact your employer independently, and request that Form 100 be sent to us.
Regards,
National Insurance

Yes. Yes, I very much would like maternity pay without having to find and fill out the 8-screen form and 16 bajoodle uploads of missing mystery documents, each in the correct format and size. Yes. Yes, yes, yes. Thank you