Employer discriminated against pregnant employee. This is the compensation awarded by the labor court
The Labor Court ruled that Magen David Adom discriminated against a pregnant employee when it stopped scheduling her for shifts without a hearing. The employee will receive 40,000 shekels in compensation for discrimination, 10,000 shekels for not holding a hearing, and approximately 5,800 shekels in lost wages.
The Labor Court ruled that Magen David Adom discriminated against a pregnant employee when it stopped scheduling her for shifts for two months without a hearing or explanation. The employee, who worked as a COVID-19 tester, announced her pregnancy in July 2022 and was transferred to video dispatch work. In her seventh month of pregnancy, her scheduling was halted, and MDA claimed the reason was low output and disciplinary issues. Judge Reut Shemer Bages ruled that pregnancy was a factor in the decision and that MDA did not prove its claims. MDA was ordered to pay 40,000 shekels in compensation for discrimination, 10,000 shekels for not holding a hearing, approximately 5,800 shekels in lost wages, and 8,000 shekels in legal costs. The ruling clarifies that stopping scheduling is a harm to working conditions, and it is sufficient that pregnancy was one of the factors to determine discrimination.