Civil Service Commission Bars Hiring of Draft Dodgers
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Israel's Civil Service Commission has instructed government ministries not to hire individuals who have not regularized their military status with the IDF, particularly draft dodgers. This directive, reinforced by a new automated system, follows High Court rulings and sanctions ordered by the Attorney General regarding Haredi conscription. Candidates must resolve their military status within five days of selection or risk job cancellation. The commission stressed this is an enforcement of existing rules, not a new policy.
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- Government ministries are now forbidden from hiring individuals who have not regularized their IDF status.
- A new automated system will block the hiring of candidates with unsettled military status.
- Selected candidates must resolve their military status within five days or risk job cancellation.
- The directive follows High Court rulings and sanctions concerning Haredi conscription.
- The Civil Service Commission emphasized this is an enforcement of existing rules.
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 those who have avoided military conscription. This directive, which clarifies an existing but unenforced rule in the State Service Regulations (Taqshir), comes in response to sanctions ordered by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and following High Court of Justice rulings concerning the conscription of Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) young men.
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. Applicants will be notified that their job placement is contingent upon resolving their military status. If a selected candidate has not regularized their status, they will be given five days to do so or provide proof before their selection is canceled.
The directive was signed by Nissim Mizrahi, head of the Senior Staff Administration at the Commission, and was sent to human resources managers in government ministries and health, security, and foreign affairs agencies. Mizrahi emphasized that this is a clarification and reinforcement of existing regulations, not a new rule, stating, "This is not a change in the Taqshir provisions or the creation of a new condition, but rather enforcement and clarification of an existing provision."
This move is part of a broader effort stemming from High Court rulings. The court had previously ordered the government to develop effective enforcement policies against draft dodgers and, after finding the government inactive, imposed personal sanctions such as denying housing benefits, daycare subsidies, and public transportation discounts.
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