I remember vividly an old priceless"Wizard of Id" comic from way back:The first frame showed a horse rider, sent by the king, galloping into town yelling "Hear all". When the townspeople gathered around he anounced "I was sent to rid the land from wretched infidels. In order to pay for the expense I hereby levy …
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Waiving rights to a company car
An employee worked in a Hi-tech company for 5 years. In the work contract between him and the employer it stated that "the employee is eligible to receive a car for his personal use from a leasing company. If the employee chooses this option his salary will be 10,000 shekels (gross) per month; However, if …
increase in minimum wages ?
A private bill was introduced on Dec 20th to the knesset. An amendment to the minimum wage law. The proposal is to set the minimum wage at 53% of the average salary, instead of the current 47.5%. This is in lieu of the recent signing of a new salary agreement between the Histadrut klalit (labor …
Updated amounts for garnished pay
The max amounts that can be withheld as garnished wages have been updated as of Jan 2011. * single 2,040 shekels * single / divorced / widow + 1 child 3,298 shekels * single / divorced / widow + 2 (or more) children 4,114 shekels * couple 3,059 shekels * couple + 1 child 3,549 …
Holiday Pay Directives
Holidays are explicitly defined in the labor laws:2 days Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, 2 days Sukkot, 2 days Pesach, Shavuot and Yom Ha’atzmaut. Monthly employees are entitled to payment for the Holidays that occur during the month for which payroll is paid, since their base pay is monthly based (set). Such employees receive their regular …
Additional tax changes in 2011
Tax credits value of tax credit point 209 shekels qualifying income ceiling for section 45 alef 8,200 shekels 25% credit ceiling 143.50 shekels 35% credit ceiling 200.90 shekels minimum annual donation (charity) 310 shekels Tax deductions qualifying income ceiling for section 47 8,200 shekels 5% ceiling – savings for section 47 410 shekels Tax exemptions pension …
New tax brackets for 2011
In 2011, the tax rates (%) remain the same, but the amounts in each bracket have been revised. The new tax rates for 2011 are as follows: monthly gross pay tax rate in % tax up to 5,070 10 507 next 3,590 (up to 8,660) 14 503 next 5,410 (up …
Mandatory dress code at work ?
In Germany, a recent court verdict regarding appropriate dress code at the place of work required male employees who want to grow a beard to come to work with it trimmed and neat, and women are required to wear bras to work, not only that, but the bra must be white or skin color …
Knowledge for our youth
It’s no secret that knowledge is power. It is also very obvious that when people know what their rights are, they aren’t taken advantage of as much. We emphasis all the time that people should know their rights, but what about our youth ? I am talking about high school kids from grade 10 and …
labor court, scare tactics and lawyers fees
In many case where an employee or former employee sues his employer in labor court, the employer’s lawyers will try to reach a settlement by offering less than is actually owed, by using scare tactics. They will tell the employee that if the case reaches court they will ask for reimbersement of legal fees, “which …
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