In March 2024, the Knesset legislated the Freezing and Reducing Convalescence Pay in 2024 for Budgeting Benefits for Reservists Law. This law applies to the private sector, following an earlier collective bargaining agreement...more
The Israeli National Labor Court recently ruled that the Israel Football Association acted with mala fides when it demoted an assistant referee in the national football league to a lower league because of his weight....more
Israel is updating its minimum wage by 5.24% as of April 1, 2024. This update applies to the entire economy and has additional economic implications pertaining to the rights of employees earning minimum wage....more
At the beginning of February, the Histadrut-General Federation of Labor in Israel and the Presidium of Israeli Business Organizations signed a collective bargaining agreement. This agreement anchors a series of designated...more
The payment of wages to private-sector employees in Israel who were absent from work due to the war was made contingent upon the signing of a collective bargaining agreement and the issuance of an extension order applying its...more
The current changes in the Israeli economy sometimes entail a need for employers to downsize their workforces. These proceedings can be complex and require advance preparation, as well as proper, accurate, and in-depth...more
Israel, start-up nation, has become an attractive destination for foreign investors and corporations. Israel’s entrepreneurial outlook, coupled with cutting-edge innovation, has start-ups sprouting up all over, ripe for...more
The Israeli National Labor Court recently handed down a precedent-setting ruling. This ruling expands the consequences of “position of authority in a work relationship” in investigating a sexual harassment claim to what the...more
The National Labor Court published a ruling recently regarding employers’ obligations when investigating complaints pursuant to the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law. In the case at hand, the complainant studied and...more
Another reform in Israeli public transit fares has taken effect – the “Derekh Shava” reform. The new fares may affect rates of reimbursement for employee travel expenses. Yes. These types of passes, as well as the discount...more
The Israeli Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law may not explicitly consider sexual harassment that creates a hostile environment an offense, but this phenomenon exists and is rampant in many workplaces. Surprisingly, the...more
People have many questions about their rights to parental leave, especially with respect to their workplaces. What are your rights as parents of newborns? We have compiled some of the key answers to prevalent questions about...more
A new court ruling may require employers to disclose materials collected during investigations into incidents of sexual harassment. According the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law, when an employee files a workplace...more
Israel entered another general lockdown, which began at midnight (January 8, 2021) and will continue until January 21, 2021. For your convenience, we have summarized the main guidelines concerning workplace activity during...more
Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority published its guidelines and emphases for protecting the privacy of individuals when conducting COVID-19 epidemiological investigations in workplaces. In light of the complexity of the...more
Under a statutory amendment to the Economic Assistance Program Law (Novel Coronavirus) (Temporary Order), an employee must be paid salary during absences from work due to mandatory quarantine. The employer and the State will...more
Yesterday the Court granted the State’s request to extend the period during which employees may use paid sick leave for time in quarantine until October 28, 2020. As you may remember, the Supreme Court repealed an order...more
According to a new amendment to the Male and Female Workers (Equal Pay) Law, employers must publish a yearly report outlining wage gaps between female and male employees. The amendment provides that certain employers...more
An important ruling regarding workplace authority figures and the prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace has established that one cannot automatically assume sexual comments or advances by an employee with...more
There have been a few recent updates to statutory provisions and administrative procedures regarding employees and employers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Here are the main points: In a decision handed down on 27.7.2020,...more