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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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ".

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.

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

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.

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.