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Israeli Labor Court Rules Written Consent Required for Teacher Salary Deductions for Charity Donations

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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 1 hour ago

What happened

The Israeli National Labor Court ruled that written consent is essential for deducting teachers' salaries for donations to a charity linked to the Independent Education Center. The court did not decide on the deductions' legality and sent remaining issues back to the Regional Labor Court for further review.

01Israeli Labor Court requires written consent for salary deductions used as donations.
022% salary deductions from Independent Education Center teachers were challenged as lacking consent.
03The Regional Court initially accepted deductions as donations linked to religious obligations.
04State Attorney argued the charity fund was used for routine expenses, not just donations.
05National Labor Court emphasized written consent is a substantive legal requirement.
06Court sent unresolved issues back to Regional Labor Court for further examination.

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