| Regional Labor Court in Tel Aviv – Jaffa | |
| Labor Dispute 4139-06-11
Speedy Hearing by Judge 9637-10-11 |
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| Before: | ||
| The Honorable JudgeDagit Weissman
Public Representative (Employers), Mr. Yitzhak Glick |
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| The Plaintiff | Yoram Aharon Mazuz
By Attorney Shai Zuckerman |
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| The Defendants | 1. Kedma Transport Equipment 1971 Ltd.
2. Dan Loyi, Attorney Kozlovsky |
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Judgment
- The plaintiff was employed by the tax defendant' 1 For about twenty years. Defendant Tax' 1 It is a company that imports and markets forklifts, is owned by the defendant Tax' 2 and is managed by him (Below and respectively - The Company, Levy). There are family ties between Levy and the plaintiff: The plaintiff is married to the granddaughter of Levy's wife.
- In the lawsuit before us, three main questions arise. The first, What were the circumstances of the plaintiff's termination of employment?, Was he fired or resigned, and as a result,, Is he entitled to compensation for not holding a hearing and for advance notice?. The second, What was the plaintiff's determining salary?, As a result,, If the claimant is entitled to severance pay differentials and related rights. The Third Question - Did Levy promise to give the plaintiff control of the company and its shares?.
- As we mentioned above, The plaintiff and Levy are relatives. The plaintiff's wife is the granddaughter of the defendant's wife, Back' Hayuta Levy. The relationship between the parties was warm and close over the years, and Levy even helped the plaintiff and his wife financially, Gave them various funds and benefits, Hydrogen Travels Lehü"and even assisted them in the purchase of their apartment (R' Section 22 II' Levy's affidavit, Section 72 To the plaintiff's affidavit, The plaintiff's testimony on the page 18 For the record, ShuroT 23-24). As detailed below, Levy even transferred a considerable amount of money to the plaintiff over the years, On a regular basis.
The plaintiff was Levy's protégé. There is no dispute that the plaintiff had a senior and central role in the company and that on a number of occasions, Levy noted that after his passing,, He intends to pass the "Reins" Management of the company in the hands of the plaintiff. These words were open and were even communicated to the company's managers "Steele", One of the main foreign companies with which the company had business relations.