The Regional Labor Court recently ruled that the time has come to entitle employers, under special circumstances, to demand that employees undergo medical examination by a physician on the employer’s behalf, even after an HMO...more
The Knesset recently promulgated an amendment to the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law. This is an important legislative amendment protecting a large group of employees who are largely at the bottom of the organizational...more
On October 18, 2023, considering the ongoing combat and threats, the Israeli government decided to close regions surrounding the Gaza Strip to the civilian population. Pursuant to the provisions of the Property Tax and...more
The amendment to the Male and Female Workers (Equal Pay) Law came into effect on June 1, 2022. The amendment obligates employers employing more than 518 employees and employers that are public companies (as defined in the...more
Minimum wage in Israel is being updated for the first time in five years, and will rise by 5.12%. This update applies to the entire economy and has additional economic implications pertaining to the social rights of employees...more
The media recently reported that the Ministry of Finance and the Histadrut (General Federation of Labor in Israel) reached some understandings regarding the framework agreement for the public sector for the years 2020 to...more
On July 21, 2022, more than a year and a half after the conclusion of the IDF Operation “Guardian of the Walls,” the Minister of Economy signed an Extension Order regulating payments to employees in respect of days of absence...more
The Israeli National Labor Court recently issued a ruling addressing a claim to “lift the corporate veil” in a dispute between two groups of shareholders in a company. The National Labor Court’s ruling did not allow the...more
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Under the Sick Pay Law, employers must pay for sick days starting on the second day an employee is absent. The pay is 50% of the employee’s normal salary for the second and third days of absence, and full pay starting from...more
The deadline for implementing the provisions of the new amendment to the Male and Female Workers (Equal Pay) Law is June 1, 2022. The purpose of the amendment is to increase organizations’ transparency about gender pay gaps....more