Comments on: Laid Off in Israel? Make Sure You Get All These Termination Rights

By: Moshe

Moshe — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:31:14 +0000

Edan,
After working for 4 months you are entitled to 4 days advance notice. If this wasn’t given, you are entitled to payment for 4 full days of pay (as if you had worked those days). This needs to be itemized seperately on the payslip.

You can see the Hebrew wording of the law here:
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http://www.tamas.gov.il/NR/exeres/5D0DD993-E5F3-4079-8880-59C5D176F508,frameless.htm

Note: there is a very limited English Translation of some of the laws but the English isn’t compatible with the Hebrew content and looks like it hasn’t been edited or proof-read.

By: Edan

Edan — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:17:55 +0000

Hi, I was recently laid off from work after about 4 and a half months. I wasn’t given prior notice at all and in fact the letter that I was given said that my employment had been terminated a day earlier. I was looking over the contract and it says that fro someone who has not been working there for one year(or maybe it was 2) the regular Prior Notice of Termination of Employment rule of 2001 would be in effect. The question is this: The information given on a different website says that the employer only has to give me one days notice, while here it says two weeks. WHich is correct and where can I read the law myself?
Thank You

By: Moshe

Moshe — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:52:52 +0000

David,
I should have been clearer in the blog. The 14 days for under 6 months apply to monthly-salaried employees. Employees who are paid by the hour are entitled to 1 day per month worked for the first 6 months and an additional 2 1/2 days for each additional month over 6 months as I wrote you previously.

Moshe

By: David

David — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:55:38 +0000

Thanks a lot Moshe for your respond, but now i’m more confused than before. In this article under “Prior notice” you write, that someone that worked less than 6 month has to be given 14 days notice. But in your answer to my question you write that this applies only after one year if working. What is now correct?

Thanks for your help.

By: Moshe

Moshe — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:58:27 +0000

Ari,
Glad the site was a help to you.
Advance Notice can be given orally, but an employer who does so will want to back himself up legally and will therefore usually issue it in writing afterwards. Failure to do so is only opening up a pandora’s box for possible future disputes which may lead to lawsuits.
Any employer who respects himself will always issue any notice to an employee in writing.

best wishes,

By: Ari

Ari — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:06:33 +0000

Hi Moshe,
This web siste is very helpful. Thank you. I understand that before terminating the employment relationship, the employer must provide the employee with advance notice. It is the law that this notice be written? Thank you,
Ari

By: Moshe

Moshe — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:48:06 +0000

David, Yes, that is correct. The law specifies one day per month worked up to 6 months after that it’s 2.5 days for each additional month (plus 6 days for the first 6 months). The 14 days is only after you have tenure of at least one year. I think you may have misunderstood the law.

By: David

David — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:24:02 +0000

I heard that instead of 14 days notice (under 6 month employment), the employer can waive that and pay only for each month worked an additional day. Is there any basis to that practice?

By: Moshe

Moshe — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:01:00 +0000

Yes, David they are still correct today.
These points do not change very frequently if at all.

Moshe

By: David

David — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:24:25 +0000

Are these points (especially the notice part) still correct today (in sync with current law)?