Employer’s Duty to Protect Workers: Safety and Maternity Rights
Employer’s Duty to Protect: Ensuring Worker Safety and Rights
The law mandates employers to fulfill a ‘duty of protection,’ requiring them to implement measures that effectively safeguard workers while performing their duties.
Key Aspects of the Duty to Protect
- Protecting Life and Health of Workers: This is a broad obligation, requiring employers to take necessary precautions based on the specific tasks performed.
- Maintaining Hygiene and Safety at the Project Site: Employers must ensure workers operate
Provincial and District Elections: Key Differences
Provincial Elections
Provincial Election: Your home is in the relevant province.
Features:
- Your area is provincial.
- They are temporary, active only during the electoral process and disappear afterward due to economic reasons.
- They relate to the provincial government, which provides materials, venues, etc.
Composition:
There are only 5 members, of which 3 are Provincial Court judges. They are appointed by lot. The other two are appointed by the Central Electoral Board from professors or renowned lawyers.
Read MoreKey Israeli Supreme Court Cases: Human Rights
Key Israeli Supreme Court Cases on Human Rights
Beit Sourik Village Council vs. Government of Israel (2004) – Human Rights in Emergency
Background: The planned route of the security fence caused damage to Palestinian villages.
Results: The Court ruled that the state had to change the route in some areas. However, it noted that the fence’s existence was justified for security needs.
Meaning:
- Introduction of The Test of Proportionality:
- The means must be rationally related to the objective.
- The means must
Executive Trials in Civil Procedure: Key Concepts
Executive Trials: Essential Concepts
1. Concept of Executive Trial
An executive trial is a particular litigation that seeks to obtain evidence by compulsion, the performance of an obligation as agreed, or a declaration that the debtor failed to comply in due course.
2. Requirements of the Executive Trial
The basic conditions of an executive trial are:
- Executive Action Prescribed: No
- Obligation Callable Currently: Yes
- Duty Liquid: Yes
- Existence of an Executive Title: Yes
3. Classification of Executive Titles
Executive
Read MoreLegal Terms Glossary: Definitions for Lawsuits
Legal Terms Glossary
General Legal Terms
Actual cause: The event directly responsible for another event or injury.
Advocacy group: Works to uphold the rights of a particular party or cause.
Affidavit: A written document in which the signer swears that the statements are true before an authorized person, such as a notary public.
Allegation: A formal accusation against someone.
Alternative: The opportunity to choose between two or more options.
Amicus brief: A type of brief which is filed by people who are
Read MoreUnderstanding Employment Contracts: Types, Requirements, and Bonuses
Interim Contract for Replacement: Characteristics
An interim contract for replacement must be in writing and should include:
- Company and worker data: Information about the company, the replaced worker, and the replacement worker.
- Reason for replacement: Clearly state the reason for the replacement, as it covers the replacement period and the nature of the recruitment.
- Employee’s right to retain the post: The aim is to replace an employee who is entitled to retain their position.
- Duration: The contract