When Silence is Harmful
In a landmark ruling of the National Labor Court on workers’ rights to unionize, the court determined that an employer may not state its position on the intention of employees to unionize, as this may exert pressure and undue influence on the exercise of their rights. Rami Landa, Head of Meitar’s Employment and Benefits Group, posits that this silence could in fact work to the employees’ detriment, such as cases when an acquisition is being negotiated and unionization would put the negotiations, and the employees’ potential financial gain, in peril.
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