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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First Schedule (the definition "service" in section 2 and section 51(a))

(1)guarding and security;

(2)cleaning;

(3)catering, if the service is provided to employees of the service customer.

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Second Schedule (sections 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23, 35 and 51(b))

Part 1

(1)maintenance of a leave register under section 26 of the Annual Leave Law;

(2)maintenance of a working hours register under section 25 of the Work and Rest Hours Law;

(3)prohibition of employing a youth without a medical examination or medical approval, under sections 11, 11a and 12 of the Youth Labour Law, or failure to retain a youth's medical approval or a copy thereof, contrary to the provisions of section 16a(b) of that Law;

(4)prohibition of accepting a youth for employment without vocational guidance, under section 18 of the Youth Labour Law;

(4a)employing a youth without retaining a copy of an identity card, contrary to the provisions of section 27h(b) of the Youth Labour Law;

(5)(Repealed)

(6)maintenance of a register under section 31 of the Youth Labour Law;

(7)making the ordering of a performance or advertisement in which a child is to work conditional on receipt of an employment permit, under section 33d(b) of the Youth Labour Law;

(8)establishment of regulations under section 7(b) of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law, 5758-1998;

(9)display of a notice under section 6b of the Minimum Wage Law;

(10)prohibition of requiring a military profile under section 2a(a) of the Equal Employment Opportunities Law, 5748-1988;

(11)prohibition of publishing a notice regarding an offer of employment or referral to vocational training, contrary to the provisions of section 8 of the Equal Employment Opportunities Law, 5748-1988;

(12)prohibition of publishing a notice regarding an offer of employment or referral to vocational training, contrary to the provisions of section 11 of the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law, 5758-1998;

(13)prohibition of requiring genetic information or conducting a genetic test on an employee, under section 29 of the Genetic Information Law, 5761-2000;

(14)provision of breaks to an employee under section 20 of the Work and Rest Hours Law, or in accordance with the provisions of a permit under section 23 of that Law;

(15)provision of a break for the purpose of using a lavatory under section 20a of the Work and Rest Hours Law;

(15a)provision of a break to a youth for the purpose of using a lavatory under section 22a of the Youth Labour Law;

(16)provision of a break between working days under section 21 of the Work and Rest Hours Law;

(17)prohibition of employing an employee on shifts in consecutive night work under section 22 of the Work and Rest Hours Law, other than in accordance with the provisions of a permit under section 23 of that Law;

(18)prohibition of employing a female employee from the fifth month of her pregnancy in overtime and during the weekly rest without medical approval or other than in accordance with the conditions of the medical approval and without her consent, under section 10(a) and (b) of the Women's Employment Law;

(19)prohibition of employing a female employee who has given birth in night work or during the weekly rest without her consent during the four months following the birth and parental period, under section 10(c) of the Women's Employment Law.

(20)provision of a covered or otherwise shaded station, affording protection from rain and sun, for the use of a security guard, under section 3a(a) of the Right to Work Seated and in Suitable Conditions Law, 5767-2007;

(21)prohibition of stationing a security guard at a workplace without a covered or otherwise shaded station affording protection from rain and sun having been made available to the security guard, contrary to the provisions of section 3a(e)(2) of the Right to Work Seated and in Suitable Conditions Law, 5767-2007.

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Part 2 Section A: Wages and Conditions of Employment

(1)granting annual leave pursuant to Chapter II of the Annual Leave Law, 5711-1951;

(2)payment of leave pay pursuant to sections 10 and 11 of the Annual Leave Law, 5711-1951;

(3)payment of leave redemption pursuant to section 13 of the Annual Leave Law, 5711-1951;

(4)prohibition on employing a person in overtime or during the weekly rest otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of a permit granted pursuant to Chapter IV of the Work and Rest Hours Law, 5711-1951;

(5)payment of overtime remuneration pursuant to section 16 of the Work and Rest Hours Law, 5711-1951;

(6)payment of remuneration for work during the weekly rest pursuant to section 17 of the Work and Rest Hours Law, 5711-1951;

(7)prohibition on employing a young person or a person who has attained the age of 18 years and to whom the Compulsory Education Law, 5709-1949 applies, during study hours pursuant to section 2(b1) of the Youth Labour Law, or without a notice having been delivered to the employer pursuant to section 28a of the Youth Labour Law;

(8)prohibition on employing a child who has not yet attained the age of 15 years in a performance or in filming otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of a permit pursuant to section 4 of the Youth Labour Law;

(8a)brokering the employment of, or employing, a youth who has attained the age of 15 years and has not yet attained the age of 18 years in an advertising performance, including conducting an interview and stage auditions for acceptance into employment, without the consent of the youth and his parent, contrary to the provisions of section 4a of the Youth Labour Law;

(9)granting breaks to a youth pursuant to section 22 of the Youth Labour Law;

(10)prohibition on employing a youth who studies in evening classes during the hours specified in section 23(a) of the Youth Labour Law;

(11)prohibition on deducting hours of absence for evening studies from the wages of a youth pursuant to section 23(b) of the Youth Labour Law;

(11a)returning a young person who was employed during an official study holiday after 23:00 to his home, upon the conclusion of the young person's work, pursuant to section 24(d)(2) of the Youth Labour Law;

(12)prohibition on employing a youth in night work otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of a permit pursuant to section 25 of the Youth Labour Law;

(13)providing written confirmation regarding the commencement and termination of an employment relationship, pursuant to section 8 of the Prior Notice of Dismissal and Resignation Law, 5761-2001;

(14)delivery of a notice of conditions of employment or of a change in conditions of employment pursuant to sections 1 to 3 of the Notice to an Employee and to a Job Candidate (Conditions of Employment and Recruitment and Appointment Procedures) Law, 5762-2002;

(15)delivery of a pay slip pursuant to section 24 of the Wage Protection Law;

(16)prohibition on deducting amounts from the wages of an employee pursuant to section 25 of the Wage Protection Law;

(17)prohibition on employing a female or male employee during a period of birth and parenthood pursuant to section 8 of the Women's Employment Law, including as applied by section 9c of that Law;

(18)prohibition on imposing a payment obligation on an employee of a manpower contractor pursuant to section 12 of the Employment of Employees by Manpower Contractors Law, 5756-1996;

(19)prohibition on deducting amounts from the wages of a foreign worker pursuant to section 2(b)(9) of the Foreign Workers Law;

(20)prohibition on deducting an amount exceeding the permitted rate for medical insurance premiums by an employer pursuant to the proviso to section 2(b)(3) of the Foreign Workers Law, or by a contractor pursuant to section 2(c) of that Law;

(21)prohibition on deducting an amount exceeding the permitted rate for suitable accommodation by an employer pursuant to the proviso to section 2(b)(4) of the Foreign Workers Law, or by a contractor pursuant to section 2(c) of that Law.

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Section B: Occupational Safety

Sub-section A: Safety of Work Surfaces

(22)supply of materials for the installation of formwork pursuant to regulation 83 of the Work Safety (Construction Works) Regulations, 5748-1988 (in this Schedule – the Construction Works Regulations) and in accordance with the provisions of regulation 82 of those Regulations;

(23)installation of suspension devices used for lifting, moving or assembling a prefabricated component in a location, strength and form that will prevent the load from falling or their failure, pursuant to regulation 101(a) of the Construction Works Regulations;

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Sub-section B: Safety in Work at Height

(24)holding a valid certificate for each employee, signed by a qualified instructor and attached to the register, pursuant to regulation 6(d) of the Work Safety (Work at Height) Regulations, 5767-2007 (in this Schedule – the Work at Height Regulations);

(25)ensuring that the actions required for the protection of an employee employed in work at height are carried out pursuant to regulation 9 of the Work at Height Regulations;

(26)ensuring that no non-permanent ladder is used except where the provisions of regulation 20 of the Work at Height Regulations are met;

(27)conducting an inspection of a ladder following its uncontrolled fall or following its transport by vehicle, pursuant to regulation 21(b) of the Work at Height Regulations;

(28)disqualifying defective ladders from use and taking appropriate measures to prevent their use, pursuant to regulation 21(c) of the Work at Height Regulations;

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Sub-section C: Safety in Cranes

(29)maintaining a crane register pursuant to regulation 92 of the Work Safety (Tower Cranes) Regulations, 5727-1966 (in this Schedule – the Tower Cranes Regulations);

(30)maintaining a crane register at the place where the crane is positioned or is located for the purpose of being positioned, pursuant to regulation 93 of the Tower Cranes Regulations;

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Sub-section D: Safety in Excavations and Demolitions

(31)examining the possible existence of electricity, water, sewage, telephone, gas and similar lines before commencing excavation or cutting works and taking special precautionary measures to prevent injury to workers or to installations, before commencing excavation or cutting, pursuant to regulation 114(a) of the Construction Works Regulations;

(32)carrying out every demolition work pursuant to a detailed work plan, in accordance with regulation 128(a) of the Construction Works Regulations;

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Sub-section E: Organisation and Management of Safety

(33)delivering a notice to the regional labour inspector, upon the commencement of construction activity, regarding the name, age, address, professional education and experience in construction work of the work manager, and recording the name and address of the work manager in the general register, pursuant to regulation 2(b) of the Construction Works Regulations;

(34)delivering immediate notice to the regional labour inspector of the fact that the work manager has ceased to serve in his position, delivering the particulars of the work manager appointed in his stead, and recording the name and address of the appointed work manager in the general register, pursuant to regulation 2(c) of the Construction Works Regulations;

(35)appointing a safety officer pursuant to regulation 4 of the Labour Inspection (Organisation) (Safety Officers) Regulations, 5756-1996;

(36)delivering notice of an accident or of a death pursuant to section 3 of the Accidents and Occupational Diseases (Notice) Ordinance, 1945.

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Part 3 Section A: Wages and Conditions of Employment

(1)prohibition on employment in overtime that is not permitted or without a permit, pursuant to section 6 of the Work and Rest Hours Law, 5711-1951;

(2)prohibition on employment during the weekly rest without a permit pursuant to section 9 of the Work and Rest Hours Law, 5711-1951;

(3)prohibition on employing a youth below the permitted age pursuant to sections 2, 2a and 7 of the Youth Labour Law;

(4)prohibition on employing a child who has not yet attained the age of 15 years in a performance or in filming without a permit pursuant to section 4 of the Youth Labour Law;

(5)prohibition on employing a youth beyond the working hours fixed in section 20 of the Youth Labour Law;

(6)prohibition on employing a youth during the weekly rest pursuant to section 21 of the Youth Labour Law;

(7)prohibition on employing a youth in night work without a permit pursuant to section 24 of the Youth Labour Law;

(8)transferring amounts that have been deducted, pursuant to section 25a of the Wage Protection Law;

(9)prohibition on withholding wages pursuant to section 25b(b1)(1) of the Wage Protection Law;

(10)payment of a minimum wage pursuant to the Minimum Wage Law;

(11)payment of a minimum wage pursuant to a general sectoral collective agreement extended by an extension order, pursuant to section 33n(b) of the Collective Agreements Law, 5717-1957;

(12)prohibition on dismissing a female or male employee without a permit pursuant to section 9 of the Women's Employment Law, including as applied by section 9c of that Law;

(13)prohibition on harming the scope of employment or the income of a female or male employee, without a permit, pursuant to section 9a of the Women's Employment Law, including as applied by section 9c of that Law;

(14)prohibition on dismissing an employee who serves in reserve duty or harming the scope of his employment or his income without a permit pursuant to section 41a(b) of the Discharged Soldiers (Return to Work) Law, 5709-1949, or prohibition on dismissing or placing on unpaid leave an employee whose spouse or the other parent of his child serves in reserve duty without a permit pursuant to section 41a2(e) of that Law, during the period of validity of that section;

(14a)prohibition on dismissing an employee, harming the scope of his employment or his income, or placing him on unpaid leave, without a permit pursuant to section 32b of the Fallen Soldiers' Families (Benefits and Rehabilitation) Law, 5710-1950, including as applied by section 7(j) of the Victims of Hostile Action (Pensions) Law, 5730-1970, contrary to the provisions of subsections (a) or (c) of that section 32b;

(15)payments pursuant to extension orders regarding pensions;

(16)prohibition on receiving securities from an employee or realising them pursuant to section 2 of the Prohibition of Receipt of Securities from an Employee Law, 5772-2012;

(17)payments pursuant to the Employment of Employees by Service Contractors in the Fields of Security and Cleaning in Public Bodies Law, 5773-2013, in the matters listed in items 1 and 3 of the Schedule to that Law;

(18)entering into an employment contract and specifying the conditions of employment in the contract by an employer pursuant to section 1c(a) and (b) of the Foreign Workers Law, or by a contractor pursuant to section 2(c) of that Law.

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Section B: Occupational Safety

Sub-section A: Safety of Work Surfaces

(19)supply of suitable material of good quality, without defect and in sufficient quantity for the installation of scaffolding pursuant to regulation 18 of the Construction Works Regulations;

(20)prohibition on installing or using a mechanised scaffold unless the construction executor holds an approval and a certificate pursuant to regulation 45 of the Construction Works Regulations;

(21)conducting an inspection of a mechanised scaffold by a qualified inspector pursuant to regulation 50 of the Construction Works Regulations;

(22)prohibition on a construction executor operating a mechanised scaffold until it is repaired pursuant to regulation 52(a) of the Construction Works Regulations;

(23)determining the strength and stability of formwork according to a plan pursuant to regulation 85 of the Construction Works Regulations;

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Sub-section B: Safety in Work at Height

(24)installation of means of protection against falling pursuant to section 50 of the Work Safety Ordinance [New Version], 5730-1970 (hereinafter – the Work Safety Ordinance);

(25)fencing every opening in a floor pursuant to section 56 of the Work Safety Ordinance;

(26)supply of crawling boards or duck boards in the quantity required for access from the point of ascent to the place of execution of construction work on a roof, pursuant to regulation 5 of the Work Safety (Work on Fragile or Steep Roofs) Regulations, 5746-1986 (in this Schedule – the Fragile Roofs Regulations);

(27)conducting an inspection of a roof by a building engineer or a building practical engineer before carrying out construction work on it, pursuant to regulation 14 of the Fragile Roofs Regulations;

(28)prohibition on employing an employee in work at height for any purpose whatsoever except where the provisions referred to in regulation 5(1) and (2) of the Work at Height Regulations are met;

(29)supply of all the equipment and means required pursuant to regulation 7 of the Work at Height Regulations;

(30)prohibition on employing an employee in work at height except where the provisions referred to in regulation 8 of the Work at Height Regulations are met;

(31)prohibition on employing an employee in work at height except after the executor has taken measures to prevent injury to the employee as a result of proximity to electricity lines pursuant to the provisions of regulation 16(a) of the Work at Height Regulations;

(32)prohibition on employing an employee in work at height except where the provisions referred to in regulation 17 of the Work at Height Regulations are met;

(33)appointing a professional manager for mast climbing and recording his personal particulars, his appointment and his training in the register pursuant to regulations 36 and 44 of the Work at Height Regulations;

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