All guides: page 2 of 9
Page 2 of 9 of the guide index. This page is mainly about employment law; each guide states the legislation it relies on, with a link to the text of the law at the source.
Bereavement leave: how many days an employee gets, and what happens if the employer refuses
Bereavement leave at work: up to 7 paid calendar days after 3 months of seniority. Who is entitled, for which relatives, and what to do when the employer refuses…
Read more Employment lawParenthood hour (breastfeeding hour): the rights at the workplace
An hour a day with no deduction from pay, for four months from the end of the birth and parenting period, on condition of a full-time position or 174 hours a month. When the partner is also entitled,…
Read more Employment lawCollective agreement: who it applies to, what it requires, and what cannot be waived
Rights that the agreement grants in personal provisions cannot be waived, and it can add to the law but not detract from it. The tests for a representative trade union,…
Read more Employment lawEmployee benefits: legal duties and taxation
Pension, annual leave, sick pay and recuperation pay are required by law; every additional benefit is also examined for tax purposes, sometimes as taxable income. The distinction that employers…
Read more Employment lawA loan to an employee: what the employer may deduct from wages and from severance pay, and when it is prohibited
Section 25 allows a deduction only under a written undertaking and up to a quarter of the wage, and when the work ends, the balance of the debt from the last wage. What happens to severance pay,…
Read more Employment lawMonitoring employees: the limits of the law
Covert monitoring, opening personal email and leaks of tracking data are an invasion of privacy that gives rise to a claim. Will evidence collected this way be accepted by the Labor Court, and what…
Read more Employment lawNon-solicitation of employees and customers: what it prohibits, when it is valid, and what to do when threatened with a claim
The Labor Court enforces the clause only when it protects a legitimate interest (a trade secret, a confidential client list or special training) and only if it is proportionate in time…
Read more Employment lawNew employee rights in Israel: what you get from day one
A probation period does not cancel rights: minimum wage, accrual of sick days and vacation, and Bituach Leumi (National Insurance) apply from the first day. When dismissal during probation is allowed,…
Read more Employment lawTransferring an employee: when it is allowed and when it is a worsening of conditions
A material change in the terms of employment without consent may be considered dismissal and give a right to severance pay. What a lawful transfer requires, and the law on a transfer to another city…
Read more Employment lawEmployer obligations in Israel: a checklist under the law
A contract and a notice of terms of employment, pension, vacation and sick pay, minimum wage, safety and prevention of sexual harassment. What is checked first in an inspection, and where…
Read more Employment lawReviewing an employment contract: what to look out for
A clause that is contrary to the law is void even after signing. What to check in the wage and bonuses, hours and vacation, non-compete and intellectual property, and what you can demand…
Read more Employment lawBackground checks on employees: what is allowed
A criminal check is limited to certain roles, a genetic test is prohibited, and every background check requires express consent. Which categories may not be looked into at all…
Read more Employment lawDiscrimination at work in Israel: what is prohibited and how to sue
The Employment (Equal Opportunities) Law prohibits discrimination by sex, age, religion, nationality, family status and sexual orientation — in hiring and in employment. The difference between direct discrimination…
Read more Employment lawA dismissal letter: what it must include
Three things are checked before you sign anything: whether a hearing was held, whether the advance notice is enough for your seniority, and whether the severance pay was calculated correctly. Each…
Read more Employment lawEmploying foreign workers: the permit, the employer’s duties and the sanctions
Employing foreign workers in Israel: the difference between the employer’s permit and the worker’s visa, the employer’s five duties under the Foreign Workers Law, and the sanctions for employment…
Read more Employment lawForeign workers in Israel: the rights the law gives them, and how to claim them
Foreign workers in Israel: which rights they have under the Foreign Workers Law — a contract in the worker’s language, health insurance, housing, a deposit and deduction ceilings,…
Read more Employment lawThe gig economy: worker status and employment law
The law looks at reality and not at the title of the contract, and Israel has no intermediate status. The integration test, what was reported on the Wolt case, and what you can claim…
Read more Employment lawHoliday pay: who is entitled, how much, and what to do when it is not paid
There is no “holiday pay law”: the right is set in an extension order. An hourly or daily-paid employee who has completed three months is entitled to nine holidays a year. The formula,…
Read more Employment lawAn independent contractor agreement: what prevents reclassification
What the contract says is not enough: the labor courts look at reality, and reclassification makes the client liable for years of employee rights. Which clauses are a must,…
Read more Employment lawI was fired: what am I owed? The final settlement and a checklist
A hearing before the decision, advance notice according to seniority, and severance pay of one month’s salary for each year. What Garden Leave is, and what to do on the first day after…
Read more Employment lawPension contributions: from which day, how much, and how to check
The duty to make pension contributions applies to employers in Israel, at rates set in the extension order that cannot be reduced. How to make sure the money was actually transferred…
Read more Employment lawMass layoffs: employer duties and the process
Notice to the Employment Service bureau when ten or more employees are dismissed, consultation with the workers’ committee, a hearing, advance notice and severance pay. What the employee is owed…
Read moreThe information in the guides is general information and is not legal advice. Translated: · Hebrew version updated: .
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