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29 July 2020
Employment & Immigration Israel
Potential exposure arises from companies' engagement of consultants because, following termination of the consultancy, the consultant may claim employee status and associated social benefits.
The labour courts have established criteria for determining whether a consultant should be considered an employee, including the degree of their:
If a labour court rules that a consultant is deemed an employee, it may also rule that the consultant must repay the company any compensation received as consultancy fees in excess of the compensation that they would have received as an employee.
However, to obtain such reimbursement, the company must provide evidence that:
In the absence of such evidence, the consultant could retain their entire compensation even if they were deemed an employee and would then be eligible to receive social benefits from the company as an employee, at an additional cost to the company.
For further information on this topic please contact Moran Friedman at Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co by telephone (+972 3 694 4111) or email (mfriedman@fbclawyers.com). The Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co website can be accessed at www.fbclawyers.com.
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