חוק לתיקון ולהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (שירותי עבודה חיוניים בוועדה לאנרגיה אטומית), התשע"ח-2017Law to Amend and Extend the Validity of Emergency Regulations (Essential Work Services in the Atomic Energy Committee), 2017 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Law to Amend and Extend the Validity of the Emergency Regulations (Essential Work Services at the Atomic Energy Commission), 2017 was passed in its second and third readings on 13 November 2017. Several months before the Law was enacted, the workers' organization of the research staff in the defense establishment, at Rafael and at the Prime Minister's Office declared a labor dispute at the Atomic Energy Commission, against the backdrop of a demand for a wage increase and other issues in negotiations over a collective agreement. As part of the labor dispute, the workers resorted to strikes and sanctions, during which they refrained from performing tasks. The government believed that these sanctions were causing severe damage and materially and irreversibly harming the continued operation of the Atomic Energy Commission. To address this harm, the government decided to exercise its authority and enacted, on 13 August 2017, the Emergency Regulations (Essential Work Services at the Atomic Energy Commission), 2017. The validity of such regulations expires three months after their enactment, unless a law is enacted extending their validity, or they are revoked by a decision of a majority of Knesset members. The Regulations authorize the head of the Atomic Energy Commission and the director of the Nuclear Research Center – Negev, with the approval of the head of the Commission, to issue an order calling up workers employed at the Commission and the Nuclear Research Center for essential work service, so that they perform essential duties to the extent required. A worker who receives such an order is required to report to his workplace and perform the work required to provide the essential service in accordance with his position. The penalty for violating these provisions is two years' imprisonment or a fine, or both. In addition, the employer may also reduce the worker's salary or even dismiss him. Since the crisis was not resolved during the three months following the enactment of the Regulations, the Law is intended to extend their validity for an additional three months, until 14 February 2018.

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