In Israel, many employers customarily employ teenagers during the summer vacation. Since the school year is coming to a close, we are recapping highlights of the Youth Employment Law to remind employers about what is...more
Israel began 2025 with a series of labor law amendments and updates. Following are highlights of relevant amendments and innovations. ...more
1/15/2025
/ Compliance ,
Contract Terms ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Independent Contractors ,
Israel ,
New Legislation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Wage and Hour
The Israeli National Labor Court recently awarded ILS 300,000 in workplace bullying compensation to an employee. The employee, a clerk in the emergency ward of a government hospital, filed a grievance against the...more
*** The text below was updated on March 9, 2021, in light of current proceedings in the Labor Court and in light of memoranda of law currently being formulated.
The past year has been nothing less than a roller coaster for...more
3/9/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customers ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Furloughs ,
Grocery Stores ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Israel ,
Paid Leave ,
Privacy Laws ,
Retailers ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
This past year has been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride for employers in Israel, in terms of both their business activities and their role as employers. Now, when we can perhaps see a glimmer of light at the end of the...more
Because of the coronavirus, many employers have been forced to consider minimizing expenses. The following alternatives are being explored: reducing the scope of employment, lowering salaries, utilizing any available leave...more
From time to time we are asked what to do in instances where employees are absent from work without permission, and whether such absence constitutes abandonment of the job, and thus – resignation. In a recent judgment it was...more
10/28/2019
/ Abandonment ,
Adverse Employment Action ,
Attendance ,
Discipline ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Leave of Absence ,
Medical Leave ,
Resignation ,
Wage and Hour