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
Though the coronavirus has yet to reach Israel (as of this writing), the labor market is already preparing for it. To be more precise, the Israeli Ministry of Health is instructing the labor market on how to prepare for it....more
The National Israeli Labor Court is an independent tribunal and thus only rarely does the High Court of Justice (HCJ) intervene in its decisions. Recently, in an unusual move, the HCJ twice reversed the rulings of the...more
The question of categorizing high-tech companies as software industry companies arises in many due diligence inquiries. The operative meaning of this categorization suggests that the application of transaction terms set in...more
Last June, the Be’er Sheva Regional Labor Court published an unusual decision. It concerned a female pharmacist who earned a lower salary than a man performing similar work at a different pharmacy owned by the same employer....more