When an Employer sends his employees to work at another’s premises he cannot evade all responsibility for the safety of his workers at the other’s premises. It is the employer’s duty to take reasonable precautions to avoid exposing his employees to unnecessary risks and thus preventing potential injury from occurring. What would be considered reasonable [...]
Labor Law
The Internet, through social media, blogs and websites has opened up a new method of communication to the world that can be used for good but quite often, in my humble opinion, is used in a very negative manner. It seems that it’s permissible to post anything crossing someone’s mind – any so called “truth” [...]
Imprisoned in the Past, Unable to Reach a New and Better Future III In Spite of all the Hardship, Don’t Give Up If you are constantly choosing to live in your past instead of adapting to the new reality of Israel, you will get tired very fast and start having second thoughts about your decision [...]
How many different versions of the Israeli labor law regarding “breaks” during working time are there? There is only one law and it doesn’t matter if your employer is a lawyer, a fire man, a clerk in a bank or the Prime Minister himself. The law is the same for everyone with no exceptions. How [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law You are about to sign your first contract with your new employer. This is your first real job in Israel? Wait: Do you really understand the intricacies of this contract? Is the language clear to you? The Language: For some reason, hi-tech companies prefer contracts in English. This is [...]
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by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law More and more often, new immigrants (new to the Israeli work force) are having a hard time understanding the system, but above all they are having a terrible experience with the Israeli Employer’s Mentality (IEM). Unlike in many other countries, our legal system is extremely political. Our labor laws [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law Mrs. Smith worked in two different workplaces but due to the health status of her family members, she had to quit one of her jobs (we will call it the “first”) but continued to work in her second additional workplace. The legal question: The legal question presented to the [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law I could make this article extremely short by saying that this legal document is more like a poor and pathetic summary of what was said in court and nothing else. The expectations a new immigrant has concerning court proceedings are fair but unrealistic. My goal is to lower the [...]
by Moshe Egel-Tal, CSPP & CEO Israpay Just in time for the summer vacation! Make sure your teenage kids who found a summer-time job are paid according to the law. Effective July 2011, the new minimum wages for youth are as follows: apprentices = 14.22 shekels per hour up to age 16 = 16.59 shekels [...]
by Moshe Egel-Tal, CSPP & CEO Israpay Havra’a is a mandatory payment by law. It is paid annually to all employees who have at least one year’s tenure with their current employer. There are several rates (for private and public sector) and they are updated each year in June. The current rate (June 2011) in [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law Mr. Levy, in his early 40s, finally realized his dream. He set up an elaborate workshop dealing with delicate engravings on metals. This was a modern workplace with many facilities. Mr. Levy created for tax purposes, a “limited liability company” (Chevra Baam) where he was the CEO. In Israel [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law The year of 2008 marked the beginning of a new time for Israeli workers. From 2010 the total contribution from both parties (employer and employee) must be at least 10% (up from 5% in 2008 and 7.5% in 2009). From then according to a new law every worker, after [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law This is the fourth part of a 4-part series clarifying the law regarding Domestic Workers. The House Insurance Policy Every insurance policy in Israel has (built into the price) a clause covering any worker (even more than one) that works for you in the insured house as a maid, [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law This is the third part of a 4-part series clarifying the law regarding Domestic Workers. The National Insurance Institute (Bituach Leumi) You must pay the NII (Bituach Leumi) for your domestic worker even if this is against the worker’s wishes. If you fail to do so, you will find [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law This is the second part of a 4-part series clarifying the law regarding Domestic Workers. The Worker and the Basics A housekeeper (maid, cleaning lady, etc.) has the same rights as any other employee in Israel. If you did not write any special agreement (a written contract) with your [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law This is the first part of a 4-part series clarifying the law regarding Domestic Workers. We all need a helping hand and we all try to get the best help we can for the best price. But sometimes this may cost us much more if we don’t follow the [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law Do You Employ a Foreign Worker? Beware: They Have the Same Rights as an Israeli! Even if you don’t actually fire the worker, he can still ask for compensation and have it be granted by the court, as was the case of Mrs. Guzman from the Philippines (the plaintiff) [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law Permitted and Deductible Salary Components General Any deduction not specifically permitted by law or expansion order or collective agreement or specified in an agreement between the employee and employer may not be made. Permissible but Not Mandatory (in Writing) Fixed monthly donation Meals provided at the workplace Various optional insurances [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law Intellectual Property Agreements between Employers and Employees The legal question is: Does an employee have any right to receive compensation for a service invention by provisions of the Patents Law? Can an early agreement between the employee and his employer be a remedy or a viable solution? According to [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law Employee Rights and Obligations As a new immigrant you should be aware that your rights and obligations as an employee are not always clear to both employer and employee. Therefore, I have written a brief list of subjects you should carefully go through before you quit your job or [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law General Disability and Disability Resulting from an Accident Handicap These are two different categories and both are covered according to the National Insurance (Bituach Leumi) regulations. A person’s handicap renders him/her eligible for one-time compensation and/or monthly payments, as well as other benefits such as home care, etc. The [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law The issue of unemployment compensation is very complicated. Therefore I will attempt to explain this issue as briefly as possible, and with as little Hebrew as possible. Who is insured? Who is the insurer? The State of Israel insures every one of its citizens through National Insurance on condition [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law Taxes are a painful subject in Israel. It doesn`t matter what you do, you will always be paying lots of taxes. There are hundreds of different ways that the government collects taxes and often the government does so by calling the tax by a different name so you don`t [...]
In this section we have tried to provide you with helpful information regarding Forms relating to the variety of topics discussed throughout this site. If you have additional questions, please contact us. National Insurance Institute Health and Employment NII Information Request form – המוסד לביטוח לאומי טופס בקשה לקבלת מידע בל/ 851 NII Personal [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law National Insurance Institute (NII) – Who Must Pay and How Required to Pay Every resident of Israel aged 18 and over is obliged under law to be insured by National Insurance and to pay the National Insurance contributions, except for a housewife (a married woman who is not employed [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law The following is a small list of the benefits that new immigrants might be most interested in, the complete list may be viewed at the National Insurance Instittute`s Benefits site. Immigrating to Israel: The NII provides a wide range of benefits to persons immigrating to Israel for the first [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law National Insurance Insititute – Domestic Worker and His Rights A domestic worker is a person employed in household work not for his employer’s business or occupation. Such work includes the care of children, cleaning stairways in apartment buildings and the like. A person employing a domestic worker (considered [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law National Insurance Institute – Soliders and Students A soldier in regular service receives healthcare services from the IDF and is not insured under the National Health Insurance Law, and therefore is not obligated to pay health insurance contributions. A career-service soldier is obligated to pay health insurance contributions.
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law National Insurance Institute for the Self-Employed Who is a Self-Employed Person? A self-employed person is defined as one who is not employed by someone else and for whom one of the following applies: A person who is engaged in his occupation for at least an average of 20 hours a [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law Claim for Compensation for Termination of Employment There is an easy, quick, and—most importantly—inexpensive way to sue the employer for severance pay. Fill out this form and hand in your claim for unpaid wages to any one of the “Beit din Le Havoda” for Employment in Israel. (Note: the [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law There is an easy, quick, and—most importantly—inexpensive way to sue the employer for unpaid wages. Fill out this form and hand in your claim for unpaid wages to any one of the “Beit din Le Havoda” for Employment in Israel. (Note: the form is in Hebrew, here is a rough [...]
By Amir Shanon MD MPA Director, Division of Medical Professions Ministry of Health License to Practice Medicine in Israel The practice of medicine in Israel is regulated by law and the Ministry of Health, Division of Medical Professions is responsible for the licensure of physicians in Israel. In order to be licensed to practice medicine [...]
by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law Your Rights as an Employee Introduction As elsewhere in the world, in Israel we also have labor laws of all kinds. The range of issues in these laws is wide and most of the clauses are clear. The question is: Do the employers respect these laws and regulations? Does [...]