A Brazilian football player playing in the Israeli Premier League demanded from his team, after termination of his employment, payment of compensation for work on weekly rest days and on holidays.
The Labor Court found that the team does not need to pay compensation for work on weekly rest days and on holidays. As a rule, the Israeli Wage Protection Law prohibits payment of a salary that includes payment for work on weekly rest days and on holidays. However, in the football branch, it is possible to deviate from the rule because work on the rest day is the core of the engagement and therefore the global salary includes this component. The main consideration of footballers in the professional football leagues in Israel is for work on rest days, such that they are not entitled to work compensation on those days. Additionally, when it is determined that a salary includes compensation for work on rest days, the salary should also be seen as including compensation for work on holidays. Here, the player earned a high salary in the Premier League, was represented by an agent, and signed an agreement stating that the salary includes all rights. Therefore, the salary includes the weekly rest day compensation and work on holidays.