The Knesset plenum approved in a preliminary reading the bill on Advance Notice for Dismissals and Resignation (Amendment – Advance Notice in the Event of the Death of the Employer or Employee), 2014, by MK Orit Struck (HaBayt Hayehudi) and other Knesset members.
35 MKs supported the proposal and 3 opposed it, and it will be forwarded to the Labor and Welfare Committee to prepare it for first reading.
The Prior Notice for Dismissals and Resignation Law, 5761-2001, states that an employer is required to give advance notice to an employee prior to his dismissal, and an employee must give his employer advance notice of resignation. It is proposed to determine that the obligation of advance notice on both the employer and the employee, as stated, will not apply in the event of termination of employment relationships due to the death of the employer or employee.
MK Strok says today that "sick people who, due to the limitations of their illness or old age, are forced to rely on and seek help from nursing home workers, and become employers against their will. The so-called employers find themselves in an unbearable situation when the law requires them to do the impossible, which is to give one month's notice of a cessation of work, otherwise they will pay for it. What person can know in advance when they will leave this world? It is not in our control. The one who actually fired the employee is the Lord of the Universe, not that unfortunate 'employer.'""
Economy Minister Naftali Bennett responded on behalf of the government: "The amendment provides a solution to an absurd situation that existed until today.""
MK Jamal Zahalka from the Arab Balad faction also commented on the bill, saying: "There is logic in this bill, but every coin has two sides. We need to protect the rights of the worker and it is forbidden to harm his rights, even indirectly.""
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