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ISR-1988-L-36155
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Title_of_text
Employment (Equal Opportunities) Law, 5748-1988.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Israel
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment
Adopted on (Date of text)
1988
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides that an employer may not disciminate among his employees or among persons seeking employment on account of their sex, sexual tendencies, personal status or being parents in respect of acceptance, terms and advancement in employment, vocational training or supplementary vocational training or dismissal or severance pay. Provides that where, under the terms of employment applying at her place of employment, a female employee is entitled to absence from work by reason of illness of her child, such right shall also vest in a male employee employed at a place where the terms apply if his spouse is an employee and is not absent from work by virtue of entitlement as aforesaid or has sole custody of the child. Also regulates sexual harassment, protection of complainant, jurisdiction, remedies and related matters.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1988-04-01
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Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1954 (ISR-1954-L-3196)
Employment of Women Law, 5714-1954.
Amended text(s)
1954 (ISR-1954-L-3196)
Employment of Women Law, 5714-1954.
Amended text(s)
1969 (ISR-1969-L-17814)
Labour Courts Law, 5729-1969.
Amended text(s)
1969 (ISR-1969-L-17814)
Labour Courts Law, 5729-1969.
Amended text(s)
1963 (ISR-1963-L-36154)
Severance Pay Law, 5723-1963.
Amended text(s)
1963 (ISR-1963-L-36154)
Severance Pay Law, 5723-1963.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2014-12-04 (ISR-2014-L-103003)
Employment (Equal Opportunities) Law, 5748-1988 (Amendment 22).
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1982-01-01 (ISR-1982-L-16761)
Employment (Equal Opportunities) Law, 5741-1981
Repealed text(s)
1982-01-01 (ISR-1982-L-16761)
Employment (Equal Opportunities) Law, 5741-1981
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Law on-line in English
Author
Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs, Division of Labour Relations
Country
Israel
URL
http://www.tamas.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/2654DA40-7F3A-44DE-AC90-813996BD7570/0/25.pdf
File
ISR36155.pdf (PDF)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Labour Laws [consolidated text]
Publisher
State of Israel, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Division of Labour Relations
Place of publication
Jerusalem
Country
Israel
Date
2000-01
Page range
pp. 215-221