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Employment Law: Workers’ Rights during Passover
Lior Girshevitz, an associate in our firm’s Employment Department, was interviewed by N12 for its guide on workers’ rights during the Passover holiday. Lior noted, “There is no legal obligation requiring an employer to make the workplace kosher for Passover. Consequently, an employee has no legal right not to come to the workplace even if it is not kosher according to Jewish law.”
Election day for Israeli local authorities and regional councils
Freedom of Expression in Workplaces during the Israel-Hamas War
An Israeli regional labor court overturned the dismissal of an employee who made statements against IDF soldiers, citing defects in the hearing held for the employee.
Barnea: Webinar on Employment during the Israel-Hamas War
We hosted a webinar in collaboration with the Israeli Association of Publicly Traded Companies. During the webinar, Lior Girshevitz, from our Employment Department, lectured on the Law for Protection of Workers in Times of Emergency.
Compensation to Employers for Evacuated Employees’ Wages
Employers may claim compensation for wages paid to employees unable to report for work because of evacuation from one of the border communities specified in government decisions.
Employing Teenagers during Operation Swords of Iron
The Israeli Minister of Labor signed a general permit to employ teenagers during evening hours due to the state of emergency in the economy. This permit expands the work hours during which teenagers between the ages of 16 and 18 may be employed.
Amendment to Israel’s Equal Pay Law – New Recommendations (2.0)
For employers that discover gender wage disparities in their organizations, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission recommends taking action to appoint an implementation team comprised of both senior management representatives and employees, for the purpose of preparing a multi-year work plan to promote equal pay and reduce gender wage disparities.
Israel’s Minimum Wage Is Rising
The update will take effect already in the salaries for April 2023 and will affect the sums of social contributions to provident funds and severance pay, vacation pay, overtime pay, and sick pay.
New Framework Agreement for Public Sector Employees
The Ministry of Finance and the Histadrut (General Federation of Labor in Israel) reached some understandings regarding the framework agreement for the public sector for the years 2020 to 2027.
Compensation to employers in respect of wages paid to employees during the IDF Operation “Guardian of the Walls”
Employers are able to receive compensation from the ITA for wage payments paid to employees who were absent during the Operation.
Israeli National Labor Court Rules Investors Are Not Employers
The Israeli National Labor Court ruled a former CEO suing the company that employed him could not adjoin other shareholders to his lawsuit, since the investors were not involved in the company’s routine management.
Sick Pay from First Day for Employees with Malignant Diseases
The Amendment will become effective on June 1, 2022. Under this amendment, an employee suffering from a malignant disease or a condition that requires regular dialysis, or who recovered from such a disease, is eligible for full sick pay (100%) from the first day of his or her absence
Conference on Complex HR Situations
We hosted the HR managers of numerous companies for a conference dealing with the optimal management of complex human resources situations.
Adv. Netta Bromberg, head of the Employment Department, Adv. Jacki Silbermann, and Adv. Lior Girshevitz discussed complicated hearing procedures, harassment in the workplace, recruitment crises, and more.
Equal Pay for Male and Female Workers: Employers’ New Reporting Obligations
A new amendment to the Male and Female Workers (Equal Pay) Law aims to promote equal employment terms in Israel.