uabb domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/sites/lawfirmbackup_200125/wordpress/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131Foreign caretakers come to Israel to care for specific patients for specified periods of time. However, their work often ends during this period, while their work visa<\/a> is still valid. A caretaker’s employment may be terminated at their own initiative, at the employer\u2019s initiative, or due to external circumstances. This situation raises various legal issues, particularly given the limits imposed on changing employers and places of employment by foreign caretakers. In this article we will discuss the main issues that arise regarding foreign workers\u2019 terminating employment and moving between jobs.<\/p>\n Our law offices specialize in foreign caretakers and the labor laws that apply to them. We provide our clients with solutions and assistance for such issues as arranging legal status for foreign caretakers in Israel, transferring between patients, and providing legal counseling and assistance for workers and employers in this area.<\/p>\n Foreign caretakers who want to quit their job, however, are required to give advance notice, and are not permitted to leave before the end of the notification period. The required period varies depending on the length of employment, from 7 days to at least a month. A similar rule holds for firing caretakers, and here too the length of time varies depending on how long they have been employed. If advance notice is not given, by either the worker or the employer, compensation must be paid to the other party.<\/p>\n The law seeks to prevent exploitation of foreign caretakers\u2019 option to move between employers. Therefore, a regulation has been made regarding foreign workers who have left their work with at least three different patients in the span of two years. In this case, there is a concern that the worker may be exploiting the visa and work permit which allow him or her to stay in Israel. Under this regulation, such foreign caretakers can be summoned to an investigation by the Interior Ministry, and, if necessary, their visa and work permit is revoked.<\/p>\n It is important to note that not all cases of ending employment are necessarily considered when counting the number of workplaces that were changed. For example, leaving a job because of demonstrably bad working conditions, or abuse, is not be considered to be exploitation of the work visa. Likewise cases where the patient dies or is institutionalized<\/a>.<\/p>\nAdvance notification \u2013 essential condition for terminating employment<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Although a foreign caretaker comes to care for a specific patient, they are not \u201cbound\u201d to working with that patient. Such workers have the option to change employment positions and work with other patients, whether by quitting voluntarily or being forced to leave, either by being fired or when their patient dies or is transferred to an institution. For more detailed information on this case, see a separate article<\/a> which we published on this subject.<\/p>\nLimits on changing employers by the caretakers\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Geographical \/ regional limitations on foreign caretakers\u2019 changing employers<\/strong><\/h4>\n