As of April 1, 2018, the working week in Israel is shortened to 42 work hours

A non-Israeli caretaker contended that he is entitled to various payments from his employer’s successors even though he received compensation after he signed waiver in a language understood to him, which was drafted by an employees organization which made sure that he received his full rights. The Court rejected the claim due to the signed […]

An employment contract limited an employee’s right to file claims against the employer for a period of 6 months. The National Labor Court held that an agreement to shorten the limitation period without any real benefit to the employee is against public policy and is therefore void. Israeli law allows the parties to agree between […]

A public company entered into an employment agreement with an employee for the position of CEO. When in practice he was tasked with performing the duties of the previous CEO, president, and chairman of the company, while the compensation he was offered exceeded the maximum compensation set forth in the company’s remuneration policy but was […]

An employee demanded his salary from the company he worked for, but also from its parent company and from its grandfather company, which is a Swiss company, and contended that the mere delivery of the statement of claim to the two Israeli companies also constitutes delivery to the Swiss company. The Court found that the […]