On June 15, 2025, the Minister of Labor announced the application of the provisions of Chapter D of the Emergency Employment Service Law to the entire country, which allows workplaces certified as “essential” and “workplaces...more
The past few days have been fraught with considerable complexities, including with regard to labor relations in Israel.
The big question these days is who has permission to work, and from what location. In this update, we...more
6/19/2025
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Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Essential Workers ,
Israel ,
Leave of Absence ,
Ministry of Labour ,
Over-Time ,
Remote Working ,
State of Emergency ,
Wage and Hour
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
A new extension order signed in March 2025 applies to employees in the construction, infrastructure, heavy equipment, public works, civil engineering and renovation sectors and came into effect on April 1....more
5/2/2025
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Construction Industry ,
Effective Date ,
Employee Benefits ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Infrastructure ,
Israel ,
New Legislation ,
Public Projects ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
The minimum wage in Israel is rising by 6.25% to ILS 6,247.67 per month as of April 1, 2025 (compared to ILS 5,880 last year). The minimum wage for hourly workers is increasing to ILS 34.32, compared to ILS 32.30 prior to the...more
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
Israel began 2025 with a series of labor law amendments and updates. Following are highlights of relevant amendments and innovations. ...more
1/15/2025
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Contract Terms ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Independent Contractors ,
Israel ,
New Legislation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Wage and Hour
In a precedent-setting ruling handed down recently, the National Labor Court ruled that sales commissions must be included in wages for the purpose of calculating sick pay, vacation pay, pension contributions and overtime...more
At the beginning of November 2023, the Israel Tax Authority published special instructions granting concessions to employees issued a company car who were subsequently called up for emergency reserve duty under an Order 8 or...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 Regional Labor Court in Tel Aviv recently ruled that an employer that installed surveillance cameras in the workplace caused a tangible adverse change in its employee’s employment conditions. The employee resigned from...more
The Law for Increased Enforcement of Labor Laws recently marked one decade since its enactment. Since then, we have waited for the enactment of regulations stipulating service contractors’ obligatory mode of calculation of...more
The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority recently published a statement presenting its position and recommendations on privacy protection as it pertains to the collection of employee geolocation data using designated...more
The Knesset Finance Committee recently approved an amendment to regulations designed to restrict new enrollees in managers’ insurance plans. This amendment will come into effect on September 1, 2023, and is likely to affect,...more
AI technologies are changing the way we work and are likely to impact the labor market for years to come. Many employers understand that in addition to the many advantages inherent in generative AI, the use of AI technology...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 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
The Israeli National Labor Court has issued a new ruling that expands the responsibilities of employers who use contractors in specific fields of services (cleaning, guarding, and security). The ruling ensures employers’...more
A major characteristic of the past year was an array of interesting and innovative legislative initiatives and court rulings relating to employment in Israel. These initiatives and rulings addressed burning issues in the...more
1/5/2023
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Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Pay ,
Israel ,
Labor Code ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Gap ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Pay ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules ,
Workplace Bullying
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
Providing medical information about a person is a highly sensitive personal matter. Asking for it as part of the hiring process raises difficulties in relation to both Israeli labor and privacy protection laws. Employers may...more
When looking to end employment, an employer must hold a hearing. The hearing process, its administration, employer duties and so on, are not statutory. They are the result of labor court decisions. Case law on the hearing...more
The Criminal Information and Rehabilitation of Offenders Law recently came into effect. From now on, employers may no longer ask employees or prospective employees to provide information about their criminal records. This...more