Foreign Workers

How may companies and organizations in Israel employ foreign experts? Foreign experts are a special case of foreign worker employment. Despite the policy that puts a limit on the number of foreign workers, companies and organizations in Israel that wish to employ foreign experts with specific areas of expertise may request a special permit to…

The State of Israel does not support foreigners coming to Israel to work in jobs that could have been filled by local workers. However, the state permits the employment of foreigners with exceptional professional skill or education when they are necessary for various companies in the Israeli economy. A foreign worker’s visa is issued for…

Foreign workers leaving Israel for vacation purposes or to visit their home country are in a legally problematic situation. In most cases, visas granted to foreign workers require them to stay in Israel for the duration of their employment. Workers who leave Israel without a permit risk not being able to return afterwards, and even…

The issue of an immigration inspector or police officer’s authority to detain a person whom they consider suspicious has come up several times in the past, in the Palmore report on the fight against racism, as well as in various court rulings in the context of racism against black people in Israel and racism in…

Firing foreign workers raises many questions. Foreign workers are entitled to a variety of labor rights reserved for them. This applies not only to the period of employment itself, but also to the termination of the employment relationship. It is important to be thoroughly familiar with the procedure for terminating a worker’s employment, in order…

Is a foreign worker in Israel entitled to maternity leave? The attorneys in our office specialize in the area of foreign workers, so they are often asked about this. In general, many of the rights to which female workers in Israel are entitled are equally applicable to female foreign workers. However, in practice, foreign workers…

Hundreds of thousands of foreign workers live in Israel, and yet they and their employers are often unaware of all the laws and rules concerning workers’ rights. Our firm often handles cases in which employees are not given their basic rights by law. These rights include suitable accommodations, adequate wages, statutory social benefits, etc. Failure…

Foreign workers’ wages in Israel raise many legal questions, such as: Is the minimum wage for foreign workers the same as the minimum wage for Israeli workers? Do foreign workers need to be paid overtime and for working Sabbaths and holidays? What deductions need to be made from foreign workers’ wages? How are their salaries…