Civil Service Commission Bans Hiring of Draft Dodgers
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Israel's Civil Service Commission has banned government ministries from hiring draft dodgers, enforcing an existing rule with a new automated system. This directive follows High Court rulings and sanctions ordered by the Attorney General regarding the conscription of Haredi youth. The new system will block candidates without regularized IDF status, giving them five days to comply or risk losing their job offer.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- The Civil Service Commission has prohibited government ministries from hiring draft dodgers.
- A new automated system will block candidates without regularized IDF status from being hired.
- This directive follows High Court rulings and Attorney General sanctions on Haredi conscription.
- Selected candidates will have five days to regularize their IDF status or forfeit the job.
- The rule clarifies and strengthens existing regulations that were previously unenforced.
The Civil Service Commission has instructed all government ministries that it is forbidden to hire individuals who have not regularized their status with the IDF, particularly concerning draft evasion. This directive, which clarifies an existing but unenforced rule in the State Service Regulations (Taqshir), comes in the wake of sanctions ordered by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, following High Court of Justice rulings on the conscription of Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) youth.
A new automated system will now prevent the hiring of candidates who have not settled their military status. The system will automatically cross-reference candidate data with IDF records during the digital onboarding process. Candidates selected for a position who have not yet regularized their status will be given five days to do so before their selection is canceled.
Nissim Mizrahi, who heads the Senior Staff Administration at the Commission, emphasized in his letter that this is a "refreshment" and not a new rule, but rather an effort to increase enforcement of existing regulations. The directive is part of a broader series of measures stemming from High Court decisions mandating effective enforcement against draft dodgers, including personal sanctions like the denial of housing benefits and subsidies for daycare and public transportation.
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