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ARTICLE · 12 JANUARY 2023

Is It Time To Review Your Vacation Policy?

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The new year should prompt employers to review (and re-think) their annual leave policies for employees in Israel.

IsraelEmployment and HR
Liat Shaked-Katz (Herzog Fox & Neeman)
Liat Shaked-Katz (Herzog Fox & Neeman)
Abigail Borowitz (Herzog Fox & Neeman)
Abigail Borowitz (Herzog Fox & Neeman)

The new year should prompt employers to review (and re-think) their annual leave policies for employees in Israel.

As 2022 has just ended and a new (vacation) year begins, it is good timing for reviewing your vacation policy and whether it is enforced in practice. If changes to the policy are planned, make sure to determine and adopt the lawful process for making those changes.

Social Benefit

Entitlement to annual leave is treated in Israel as a social benefit, not as a monetary compensation. Therefore, the default according to law is that an employee is not entitled to redeem unused vacation days during the employment period. Redemption of unused vacation is, generally, only possible upon termination of employment.

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