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
/ Compliance ,
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
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 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
/ Bullying ,
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
*** 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
Last July, the National Labor Court issued an important ruling on a service user’s obligation to take part in the termination and hearing process for contract workers employed on site. According to that ruling, the extent...more
In light of the COVID-19 crisis, many employers have been forced to reduce employees’ salaries. Such reductions, when not made through agreements or in an orderly fashion, may be fertile ground for claims regarding material...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
The National Labor Court recently handed down an important ruling that concerns many employers in the market engaged with service provider companies. The National Labor Court ruled that although there were no...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