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Labour Law Enforcement Enhancement Law, 5772-2011

חוק להגברת האכיפה של דיני העבודה, תשע"ב-2011

Published: 2011-12-19Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-08-11 · Last amended 2025-01-30✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-29
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Chapter I: Interpretation

Purpose§

1.

The purpose of this Law is to enhance and streamline the enforcement of labour laws.

Definitions§

2.

In this Law –

"the organisations" – the workers' organisation representing the largest number of employees in the State, and employers' organisations that the Minister considers representative and having a stake in the matter;

"certified wage auditor" – a person who has received a recognition certificate pursuant to the provisions of Chapter VI;

"the National Labour Court" and "the Regional Labour Court" – as defined in the Labour Court Law;

"arrears charges" and "shekel interest" – as defined in the Interest and Linkage Law;

"Labour Court Law" – Labour Court Law, 5729-1969;

"Administrative Tribunals Law" – Administrative Tribunals Law, 5752-1992;

"Wage Protection Law" – Wage Protection Law, 5718-1958;

"Employment of Employees by Manpower Contractors Law" – Employment of Employees by Manpower Contractors Law, 5756-1996;

"Annual Leave Law" – Annual Leave Law, 5711-1951;

"Youth Labour Law" – Youth Labour Law, 5713-1953;

"Women's Employment Law" – Women's Employment Law, 5714-1954;

"Penal Law" – Penal Law, 5737-1977;

"Interest and Linkage Law" – Interest and Linkage Law, 5721-1961;

"Minimum Wage Law" – Minimum Wage Law, 5747-1987;

"Work and Rest Hours Law" – Work and Rest Hours Law, 5711-1951;

"service procurer" – a person who receives a service from a contractor at his premises, in the framework of his business, occupation or public activity;

"the Commissioner" – a senior labour inspector appointed by the Minister for the purposes of Chapter II;

"actual employer" and "manpower contractor" – as defined in the Employment of Employees by Manpower Contractors Law;

"act" – including an omission;

"labour inspector" – as defined in section 23;

"extension order" – as defined in the Collective Agreements Law, 5717-1957;

"contractor" – a person whose occupation is the provision of a service, through his employees, at the premises of another;

"service" – a service in one of the fields listed in the First Schedule;

"the Minister" – the Minister of Industry, Trade and Employment.

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Chapter II: Monetary Penalty

Section A: Imposition of a Monetary Penalty on an Employer

Monetary Penalty§
3.

Where an employer, or another person upon whom an obligation under a statutory provision listed in the Second Schedule is imposed (in this Chapter – employer), has committed an act constituting a breach of such a provision, the Commissioner may impose upon him a monetary penalty as set out below:

(1)for a breach of a provision listed in Part 1 of the Second Schedule – NIS 6,010, and in respect of an individual employing employees otherwise than in the framework of a business, occupation or public activity – NIS 3,010;
(2)for a breach of a provision listed in Part 2 of the Second Schedule – NIS 24,060, and in respect of an individual as referred to in paragraph (1) – NIS 12,030;
(3)for a breach of a provision listed in Part 3 of the Second Schedule – NIS 42,100, and in respect of an individual as referred to in paragraph (1) – NIS 21,050.
Continuing Breach and Repeated Breach§
4.
(a)In the case of a continuing breach, one fiftieth of the monetary penalty shall be added thereto for each day on which the breach continues.
(b)In the case of a repeated breach, an amount equal to the monetary penalty that could have been imposed in respect thereof had it been a first breach shall be added to that monetary penalty; for this purpose, "repeated breach" – a breach of a provision listed in the Second Schedule, within two years of a previous breach of the same provision in respect of which a monetary penalty was imposed on the offender or for which he was convicted.
Notice of Intent to Charge§
5.
(a)Where the Commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that an employer has breached a statutory provision listed in the Second Schedule, and intends to impose a monetary penalty upon him pursuant to section 3, the Commissioner shall serve on the employer a notice of intent to impose a monetary penalty upon him (in this Chapter – notice of intent to charge).
(b)In the notice of intent to charge, the Commissioner shall state, inter alia, the following:
(1)the act constituting the breach and the date thereof;
(2)the amount of the monetary penalty and the period for its payment;
(3)the employer's right to argue his contentions before the Commissioner pursuant to the provisions of section 6;
(4)the rate of the addition to the monetary penalty in the case of a continuing breach or a repeated breach pursuant to the provisions of section 4.
Right to be Heard§
6.

An employer upon whom a notice of intent to charge has been served pursuant to the provisions of section 5 may argue his contentions, in writing, before the Commissioner, in respect of the intent to impose a monetary penalty and in respect of its amount, within 30 days of the date of service of the notice.

Decision of the Commissioner and Payment Demand§
7.
(a)Where an employer has argued his contentions before the Commissioner pursuant to the provisions of section 6, the Commissioner shall decide, after having considered the contentions raised, whether to impose a monetary penalty upon the employer, and may reduce the amount of the monetary penalty pursuant to the provisions of section 8.
(b)
(1)Where the Commissioner has decided pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) to impose a monetary penalty upon the employer, the Commissioner shall serve upon him a demand to pay the monetary penalty (in this Chapter – payment demand); in the payment demand the Commissioner shall state, inter alia, the updated amount of the monetary penalty and the period for its payment;
(2)Where the Commissioner has decided pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) not to impose a monetary penalty upon the employer, the Commissioner shall serve upon him notice thereof.
(c)Where the employer has not submitted his contentions pursuant to the provisions of section 6 within 30 days of the date on which the notice of intent to charge was served upon him, that notice shall be deemed, upon the expiry of the said 30 days, to be a payment demand served on the employer on that date.
Reduced Amounts§
8.
(a)The Commissioner is not permitted to impose a monetary penalty in an amount lower than the amounts prescribed in this Chapter, except pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b).
(b)The Minister, with the consent of the Minister of Justice, after consultation with the organisations and with the approval of the Labour, Welfare and Health Committee of the Knesset, may prescribe cases, circumstances and considerations by reason of which it shall be possible to reduce the amounts of the monetary penalty prescribed in section 3, at rates that the Minister shall prescribe.
Updated Amount of the Monetary Penalty§
9.
(a)The monetary penalty shall be in accordance with its updated amount on the date of service of the payment demand, and in respect of an employer who has not argued his contentions before the Commissioner as referred to in section 7(c) – on the date of service of the notice of intent to charge; where an appeal has been lodged pursuant to section 18 or an appeal has been filed pursuant to section 21, and the appeals committee, the Regional Labour Court or the National Labour Court, as the case may be, has ordered a stay of payment of the monetary penalty – the amount of the monetary penalty shall be in accordance with its updated amount on the date of the decision on the appeal or on the appeal.
(b)The amounts of the monetary penalty prescribed in section 3 shall be updated on 1 January of each year (in this subsection – the update date), in accordance with the rate of increase of the index known on the update date as compared with the index known on the date of commencement of this Law; the said amount shall be rounded to the nearest amount that is a multiple of NIS 10; for this purpose, "index" – the consumer price index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
(c)The Minister shall publish in Reshumot (Official Gazette) a notice of the updated amount of the monetary penalty pursuant to subsection (b).
Time for Payment of the Monetary Penalty§
10.

The monetary penalty shall be paid within 30 days of the date of service of the payment demand as referred to in section 7.

Shekel Interest and Arrears Charges§
11.

Where a monetary penalty has not been paid on time, shekel interest and arrears charges shall be added thereto for the period of delay, until its payment, and the provisions of the Interest and Linkage Law shall apply, with the necessary modifications.

Collection§
12.

A monetary penalty shall be collected for the State Treasury, and the Tax Ordinance (Collection) shall apply to its collection.

Preservation of Criminal Liability§
13.
(a)Payment of a monetary penalty pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall not derogate from the criminal liability of an employer for a breach of a provision listed in the Second Schedule.
(b)Where an indictment has been filed against an employer for a breach of a provision listed in the Second Schedule, the Commissioner shall not take proceedings against him pursuant to this Chapter in respect of the act constituting such a breach, and if the employer has paid a monetary penalty – the amount paid shall be refunded to him together with shekel interest from the date of payment until the date of refund, and the provisions of the Interest and Linkage Law shall apply in respect of such interest, with the necessary modifications.
Liability of the Chief Executive Officer to Prevent Breaches§
14.
(a)The chief executive officer of a corporation that is an employer is obliged to supervise and to take all reasonable measures to prevent a breach of a statutory provision listed in the Second Schedule by the corporation.
(b)Where a corporation has breached a statutory provision listed in the Second Schedule, the Commissioner may send a warning to the chief executive officer to the effect that the chief executive officer must supervise the taking of measures by the corporation to stop the breach specified in the warning or to prevent its recurrence, within the period of time stated in the warning.
(c)Where the measures referred to in the warning have not been taken, it shall be presumed that the chief executive officer of the corporation has breached his duty pursuant to subsection (a), and a monetary penalty may be imposed upon him at the rate of 50% of the amount of the monetary penalty that could have been imposed on an individual employing employees otherwise than in the framework of a business, occupation or public activity, in respect of the same breach, unless he has proved that he did everything possible to fulfil his duty.

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Section B: Administrative Warning to an Employer

Administrative Warning§
15.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5, where the Commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that an employer has breached a provision listed in the Second Schedule, the Commissioner may serve upon the employer, instead of a notice of intent to charge, an administrative warning to the effect that the employer must stop the breach; in the administrative warning the Commissioner shall specify the act constituting the breach, shall notify the employer that the employer must refrain from continuing to commit it, and shall inform the employer of the right to request the cancellation of the warning as specified in subsection (b) and of the significance of continuing the breach as specified in subsection (d); the issuance of an administrative warning shall be in accordance with procedures directed by the Minister, after consultation with the organisations and with the approval of the Attorney General or a Deputy Attorney General designated by the Attorney General for that purpose, which shall be published on the website of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Employment.
(b)Where an administrative warning has been served on an employer as referred to in subsection (a), the employer may apply to the Commissioner in writing, within 30 days, with a request to cancel the warning on one of the following grounds:
(1)the employer did not commit the breach;
(2)the act committed by the employer, as specified in the warning, does not constitute a breach.
(c)Where the Commissioner has received a request for the cancellation of an administrative warning pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b), the Commissioner may cancel the warning on the grounds referred to in that subsection or reject the request and leave the warning in place; the Commissioner's decision shall be given in writing and shall be served on the employer, together with reasons.
(d)
(1)Where a warning has been served on an employer pursuant to the provisions of this section and the employer has continued to breach the provision as referred to in subsection (a), the Commissioner shall serve upon the employer a payment demand in respect of a continuing breach as referred to in section 4;
(2)Where a warning has been served on an employer pursuant to the provisions of this section and the employer has again breached the provision as referred to in subsection (a) within two years of the date of service of the warning, the Commissioner shall serve upon the employer a notice of intent to charge in respect of a repeated breach as referred to in section 4.

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Section C: Imposition of a Monetary Penalty on a Service Procurer

Imposition of a Monetary Penalty on a Service Procurer§
16.
(a)Where a payment demand has been served on an employer who is a contractor in respect of a breach of a duty pursuant to a statutory provision listed in the Third Schedule, towards the employer's employee, and such a duty applies pursuant to the provisions of Chapter III, except for the provisions of section 27, also to a service procurer, the Commissioner shall notify the service procurer thereof, together with a copy of the payment demand served on the contractor, and shall caution the service procurer in writing that if the breach is not remedied or if the service procurer does not act in good faith to cancel the contract and to forfeit the security furnished by the contractor, within 30 days of the date of service of the notice pursuant to this subsection, a notice of intent to charge shall be served upon the service procurer pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b).
(b)Where the breach has not been remedied or where the service procurer has not acted in good faith to cancel the contract and to forfeit the security furnished by the contractor within the period referred to in subsection (a), the Commissioner shall serve upon the service procurer a notice of intent to charge, and the provisions of Section A, except for section 14, shall apply to the service procurer, in respect of the breaches in the Third Schedule, with the necessary modifications; the amounts of the monetary penalties shall be determined according to the Part of the Second Schedule in which that breach is prescribed.
(c)Where an administrative warning, a notice of intent to charge or a decision of the Commissioner not to impose a monetary penalty has been sent to the contractor in respect of a breach of a provision listed in the Third Schedule, the Commissioner shall send a copy thereof to the service procurer; however, failure to send as aforesaid shall not derogate from the provisions of this section.

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LawAdministrative LawLabor Law

חוק להגברת האכיפה של דיני העבודה, תשע"ב-2011

Labour Law Enforcement Enhancement Law

Labour Enforcement Law 2011

Hagbarat Akifa Dinei Avoda

work law enforcement

employment law enforcement

labour law strengthening

worker protection enforcement