Amendment to the equal rights in employment shifted the burden of proof to employers

Natan Zehavi, a Radio Le-Lo Hafsaka broadcaster provided broadcasting services to the radio station as an independent contractor.  Following a controversial on-air statement, the station suspended the broadcaster without pay and refused to reinstate him without receiving new financial guarantees on his part.  However, the station refrained from formally terminating the agreement, thereby keeping his […]

A senior employee who was terminated from a company demanded to receive 20% of its shares, claiming that according to the employment agreement, he is entitled to 5% of the shares of its subsidiary, which was not actually established, because the value of the employing company is four times the value of the subsidiary. The […]

A company engaged in coordinating and managing the collection of development levies for local authorities and water corporations entered into an agreement with a partner, which included broad non-compete and confidentiality clauses.  After the partnership between the parties ended, the partner began working in the same field through another company. The Court held that the […]

A sales agent worked for over a decade at a sports apparel and equipment marketing company.  He was dismissed after being recorded taking merchandise from the warehouse without permission, and after it was discovered that while employed by the company, he sold products and cooperated with a competing company. The Court found that the employee’s […]