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June 25, 2025

Legal Guide for Israeli Companies: Employee Remuneration Through Stock Option Grants

Although the grant of stock options to employees and service providers is an effective and strategically valuable way to remunerate employees and strengthen their commitment to the company, they require precise planning, strict adherence to procedures, and compliance with statutory requirements.

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June 25, 2025

New Israeli Court Ruling on Employee Stock Options: Implications for Employers

The court’s determinations in the Kovach ruling underscore how important it is for employers to carefully and wisely manage their undertakings to grant Stock Options to employees, especially in startup companies that use options as a key remuneration tool.

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June 23, 2025

Barnea: Representing Azrieli Group in ILS 855 Million Acquisition

Our firm represented Azrieli Group in its acquisition of a 67% controlling stake in Zemach Hammerman, a complex transaction valued at approximately ILS 855 million. The deal was executed through a reverse triangular merger. Azrieli Group was advised by Advs. Micky Barnea, Misha Gitterman, and Tal Freilich, with additional support from our Real Estate, Employment, and Capital Markets Departments.

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June 23, 2025

A Practical Guide for Employers and Employees Amid New Home Front Command Guidelines

Employers and employees are now facing new questions on a daily basis, such as can we go to the office, what if working from home isn’t an option, etc. Adv. Lior Girshevitz provides a comprehensive overview in a guide published on the Walla news website.

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June 23, 2025

Definition of “Essential Sector”: Work During the State of Emergency in Israel

On June 21, 2025, the National Emergency Authority defined the term “essential sector” to ensure clarity for the public and employers and to support the continued operation of the essential economy during the emergency.

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June 22, 2025

Israel’s Home Front Command Issues Updated Emergency Directives to Employers

This morning, June 22, 2025, the Home Front Command’s updated defense policy came into effect. The updated policy has implications for the operation of workplaces throughout Israel.

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June 17, 2025

Employer Guide: Work in Times of Emergency

In light of recent complexities affecting labor relations in Israel, our Employment Department answer key questions such as who may work, from where, who must be paid and when, and who may exceed statutory overtime limits.

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June 3, 2025

Employing Teenagers in Israel During Summer Vacation

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 permitted and prohibited when employing teenagers.

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May 22, 2025

Upcoming Deadline for Employers to Report Gender Pay Gaps

Employers employing more than 518 employees obligate to prepare two annual reports specifying the gender wage disparities in the workplace, publish publicly and internal.

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May 19, 2025

Public Transportation Reform in Israel: Implications for Employee

On April 25, 2025, the public transportation fares were updated in the second phase of the “transportation justice” reform. The new fares may affect the rate of reimbursement of employees’ travel expenses.

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April 10, 2025

Installing Surveillance Cameras in the Workplace: Balancing Between Employees’ Rights and Employers’ Legitimate Security Measures

A recent ruling by the National Labor Court establishes that placing cameras near an employee’s workstation does not necessarily constitute a substantial deterioration in working conditions.

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April 10, 2025

Employers – Israel Freezes and Reduces Convalescence Pay in 2025

The Freeze and Reduction of Convalescence Pay Law was approved in 2025. As in 2024, employers will be obligated to reduce the convalescence pay payable to their employees and to transfer the reduced sums to the tax assessor, accordingly. The purpose of this law is to redirect these sums for the provision of benefits to reservists.

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April 9, 2025

Get Ready for Quarterly Account-Settling Between Service Contractors and Service Recipients in Israel

The account-settling must include wage components based on seniority, actual work (like overtime or rest-day work), and qualifying events.

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April 8, 2025

New Extension Order Improves Wage Terms and Benefits in Israeli Construction Sector

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.

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April 3, 2025

Israeli Labor Court: Employers May Be Entitled to Demand Medical Exams by Their Appointed Physician

Employers may require a medical exam only in cases of suspected sick leave misuse, such as working elsewhere or following a hearing summons.

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April 3, 2025

Israel Raises the Minimum Wage: Practical Information for Employers

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 update comes into effect on April 1, 2025.

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April 1, 2025

New Extension Order Improves Wage Terms in Israeli Catering Sector

A new extension order for the institutional catering sector took effect on April 1, 2025, applying the 2022 collective agreement to all employers and employees in the industry. The order improves conditions for one of the most underpaid and overworked groups in the labor market.

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March 23, 2025

New Legal Protections for Bereaved Employees in Israel

The Families of Fallen Soldiers Law was amended recently, which prohibits employers in Israel from dismissing any employee who is a member of a fallen soldier’s family (“bereaved employee”), from docking his/her wages, from reducing his/her appointment percentage and from sending him/her home on unpaid leave during the year of mourning.

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January 14, 2025

Employment Law: Everything You Need to Know for the Beginning of 2025

Israel began 2025 with a series of labor law amendments and updates. Following are highlights of relevant amendments and innovations.

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December 16, 2024

Engaging with Service Providers – Practical Tools and Managing Exposures

Our firm hosted a webinar this morning for in-house counsel on the topic of engaging with service providers. The webinar was held in collaboration with the ACC, the Israeli Association of Corporate Counsel, and was attended by 130 in-house counsel. Adv. Netta Bromberg, Head of the Employment Department at our firm, discussed trends in engaging with service providers, the proper classification of service providers, and guidelines for working with them.

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