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November 9, 2016
Voluntary Retirement Program
Following reports on the voluntary retirement programs that are promoted by the Israel’s largest banks, our Head of the Employment Department at Barnea was interviewed by Globes. She commented that a successful voluntary retirement program is one which creates a situation where the employer offers retirement to certain workers, without harming the functioning of the organization, which often relies on the knowledge and experience of the veterans.
November 8, 2016
Barnea & Co. Represented Hadad Brothers
Our firm represented Hadad Brothers, Worldwide Judaica Artists, in a claim by a service provider with an independent business, that after 17 years of engagement argued for a recognition of an employee-employer relationship and filed a claim for various social benefits in the sum of 1.5 Million NIS. After 2.5 years of legal proceedings, the court this week denied the claim in full.
September 1, 2016
Fathers Granted Right to Paternity Leave - Marie Tsion for Walla
Adv. Marie Tzion, Partner and Head of the Employment department, published an opinion article in Walla Business, following the recently passed amendment, which granted fathers the right to paternity leave at the expense of already existing leave entitlements.
August 25, 2016
Human Resources Forum Half Year Event
Our Head of Employment Department will participate in the Human Resources Forum Half Year Event taking place on September 14th. She will discuss the terms of employment in the weekly rest period.
March 10, 2016
Raising of the retirement age for women- Globes magazine
Our head of the employment department, was interviewed by Globes magazine (in Hebrew) regarding the raising of the retirement age for women "this move is important both for promoting gender equality and for the status of women in the labor market, but I believe that the Israeli labor market is not ready for it".
February 21, 2016
Relocation Seminar for employers
Barnea is pleased to be hosting a seminar for employers on relocation on March 9, 2016. The seminar will take place at our offices. At the seminar we will discuss various aspects of the relocation process. Among the speakers will be Zvi Kan-Tor, partner at Kan-Tor Acco, as well as Michal Daliot and Hanni Ben-Shimol from Relocation. The seminar is being held in cooperation with Kan-Tor Acoo and Relocation office.
December 28, 2015
2015 employment laws: important rulings made this year
The leading Israeli newspaper Globes, interviewed employment experts, including our Head of Employment Department in order to discuss the most influential rulings in this area.
November 2, 2015
Our Firm will lecture at the Upper Galilee Human Resources Managers Forum
On 11/18/15 our firm will lecture in a Human Resources Managers Forum at Caesarea.
The forum includes CEO’s and HR managers of leading companies and meets once a month. We will give a lecture on the importance of labor agreement.
October 29, 2015
"Dos and don'ts" in employees agreements: recommended modifications in light of Court decisions.
Barnea 's head of Labour department was interviewed by Globes. We described what employers should be including in employee agreements.
September 7, 2015
Lexology Navigator - Employment & Labour
We were chosen to be the author of the Israeli chapter of "Lexology Navigator - Employment Labour".
In this exclusive chapter, we provide a market and regulatory overview in respect of Israel.
Lexology is a web-based service that provides company law departments and law firms with a depth of free practical know-how that would be impossible to produce internally. Lexology has become the pre-eminent online source of legal news, updates and analysis for more than 242,000 lawyers worldwide.
August 20, 2015
Which employee has a right to have a day off and when – and who must go to work?
Marie Tsion, head of employment department, was interviewed by Globes.
January 11, 2015
You’ve been on a job interview but are still waiting for an answer? The employer must now inform the job seeker
The new amendment to the Notice to Employee will require employers to give written responses to job applicants whether or not they have been hired. The new amendment will take effect at the end of January.
Today, hiring procedures can include a number of in-house interviews, assessment centers and more. Thus the employee recruitment process has become increasingly longer. Candidates often have to wait lengthy periods before receiving a reply from employers and sometimes do not get a reply at all. Candidates are left with considerable uncertainty regarding the important issue of pursuing a career. The amendment is intended to address these issues.
January 13, 2015
Marie Tsion will lecture at the Upper Galilee Human Resources Managers Forum
On 12 February 2015, Marie Tsion, head of employment law, will participate in the HR Managers Forum of the northern region. The forum includes CEO’s and HR managers of leading companies and meets once a month at the Upper Galilee Regional Council.
March 2, 2015
Importance of employment contracts - Marie Tsion's lecture at the Human Resources Managers Forum
Marie Tsion to participate in a Human Resources Managers Forum at the Emek Yezreel Academic College. Marie was lectured about the importance of employment contracts and the way it may influence the position of HR manager in the organization.
March 16, 2015
Election Day: Can the employer oblige you to work?
Election Day in Israel is considered a day off. The employer cannot oblige its employees to work without this day off - except for a series of public services established by the CEC. We were interviewed by Ynet regarding the rights of employees.
April 28, 2015
"Voluntary retirement plans": what the employee needs to know
Last week Teva and Cellcom announced voluntary retirement plans for certain employees. Teva offers early retirement to 200 employees. The plan includes a retirement package on particularly beneficial terms, markedly higher than what prevails in the market.
Cellcom offers every employee with 30 months or more of seniority the possibility to terminate his work at the group, with a substantial economic parachute in the form of especially generous retirement terms. The plan includes an attractive basket of benefits with a limited number of places. Starting now and during an entire month, all company employees meeting the seniority criterion can submit a request to management for inclusion in the plan.
Following those offers, Marie Tsion was interviewed by Globes and discussed the influence of workers' committees: "Once there is a worker's committee and convergence of interests - a voluntary retirement plan is the best solution. An Employer understands that in this way it will achieve maximum results and pay less, eventually. If the CEO feels he has a partner he will always prefer the dialogue ".
June 25, 2015
Employment of youths in the summer vacation
As an expert in Labor law, Marie Tsion was interviewed in the economic section of "Yedioth Ahronot" regarding the employment of youths in the summer vacation. Marie elaborated on the relevant requirements for an employer who decides to hire youths.
August 1, 2014
International Labor and Employment Law Committee
During the International Labor and Employment Law Committee Midyear Meeting in Tel Aviv, the Committee asked a panel of leading attorneys, which included Marie Tsion. The panel dealt with women in a global practice and the challenges they face. To read more, please click here
October 19, 2014
Being followed at work: what is allowed and what's not?
The increased use of technology in the workplace has created new concerns for both employers and employees in the area of privacy. Do Employers have the right to monitor their employees? Read more.
November 6, 2014
Time to Start-Up! Follow the Challenging Road
Barnea and The MIT Enterprise Forum of Israel is delighted to invite you to a unique seminar: Time to Start-Up! Follow the Challenging Road. The event will take place on 19th November 2014, 16:30 - 20:15 at the Tel Aviv University.