Labor and Employment Law

Work is a central feature of life, and the regulation of work reflects – and sometimes creates – a complex web of professional, economic, and social relationships in a liberal democracy. This course will deal with central issues in Israeli labour and employment law. These are governed in Israel by a unique and complex set of laws, founded mostly on contract law and constitutional law, but relate to other areas of law such as administrative law and tort law. We will discuss topics such as the employer-employee relationship in the context of both labour and employment law, new forms of work and their regulation, labour and employment rights, and anti-discrimination in the workplace.

The course will mostly focus on practical topics, but the analysis of legislation and jurisprudence will reveal that labour and employment law raise complex questionsayub are governed in Israel צורף.sent and enforement ent law raises complex question רים, כגון  of equality, power relations, consent and enforcement.