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Restrictions on the Duration of Suspension of a Public Body Employee due to Criminal Proceedings Law, 5778-2018

חוק הגבלות על משך השעיה של עובד גוף ציבורי עקב הליכים פליליים, תשע"ח-2018

Published: 2018-07-26Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-03-19 · Last amended 2025-04-03✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-17
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Definitions§

1.

In this Law –

"collective agreement" – a collective agreement within its meaning in the Collective Agreements Law, 5717-1957, including a collective arrangement;

"public body employee" – an employee of a government company or a government subsidiary company as defined in the Government Companies Law, 5735-1975, or an employee of a corporation established by or under law.

Duration of Suspension of an Employee§

2.
(a)Where a public body employee has been suspended pursuant to law or a collective agreement applicable to that employee, due to a criminal investigation opened against that employee, the suspension period shall not exceed 45 days; however, a Regional Labour Court may, upon application by the employer, approve the extension of the suspension period for additional periods each of which shall not exceed six months, if the court finds that the requested extension is reasonable in the circumstances of the matter, including where such suspension is due to an offence which, by reason of its nature, gravity or circumstances, it is not appropriate for the suspended employee to serve in that employee's position during the suspension period.
(b)Where an application to extend the suspension as referred to in subsection (a) has been submitted to a Regional Labour Court, the following provisions shall apply:
(1)where the public body employee is suspected of committing a sexual offence – the suspension shall remain in force until the decision of the court; in this section, "sexual offence" – an offence under sections 345, 346, 347a, 347b, 348, 349 and 351 of the Penal Law, 5737-1977, and an offence under section 5 of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law, 5758-1998;
(2)where the public body employee is suspected of committing an offence that is not a sexual offence – the suspension shall remain in force for an additional 45 days, unless the court has decided otherwise.
(c)Notwithstanding anything in any law or collective agreement, a Regional Labour Court hearing an application for the extension of a suspension as referred to in subsection (a) may prescribe provisions regarding the salary of a public body employee during the period of that employee's suspension.
(d)
(1)where a public body employee has given written notice, through the representative employees' organisation at the employee's workplace, if any, that the employee prefers that the employer refrain from applying for the extension of the suspension from a Regional Labour Court as referred to in subsection (a), the suspension shall be extended without recourse to the court as aforesaid;
(2)the employee may at any time give notice that the employee wishes to bring the employer's decision regarding the continuation of the employee's suspension as aforesaid before a Regional Labour Court for approval; where the employee has given such notice to the employer pursuant to this paragraph, the employer shall apply for the court's approval of the extension of the suspension as soon as possible.
(e)A decision of a Regional Labour Court under this section is appealable as of right.

Limitation on Application§

3.

The provisions of this Law shall not apply to a public body employee to whom the State Service (Discipline) Law, 5723-1963, applies.

Preservation of Rights§

4.

Nothing in the provisions of this Law shall derogate from any right vested in a public body employee under any law or collective agreement applicable to that employee.

Savings Provisions§

5.

This Law does not confer authority to receive information under the Criminal Information and Rehabilitation of Offenders Law, 5779-2019, unless such authority has been conferred under another law.

Amendment to the State Service (Discipline) Law – No. 17§

6.

In the State Service (Discipline) Law, 5723-1963, in section 49(a), wherever it appears, instead of "six" there shall come "three".

Commencement§

7.

This Law shall commence six months from the date of its publication.

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חוק הגבלות על משך השעיה של עובד גוף ציבורי עקב הליכים פליליים, תשע"ח-2018

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