An Israeli labour court issued sharp criticism of the Defence Ministry, ruling that a carpenter who worked for 12 years in the ministry’s carpentry workshop must be recognised retroactively as a state employee from 2014. The worker was hired through four different contractor companies but received direct orders from Defence Ministry staff and built hundreds of coffins during military operations. The judge rejected the state’s outsourcing justification, setting a significant precedent in employment law.

Sources: Israel Hayom