Harsh Complaint Letter from Employees Led Manager to Depression – She Will Be Compensated

A manager at the National Insurance Institute developed depression after employees sent a harsh complaint letter about her to her superiors, and the Tel Aviv Regional Labor Court recognized the depression as a work accident. The psychiatrist appointed by the court established a causal link between the letter and the mental disorder. The manager is expected to receive thousands of shekels per month after disability percentage is determined, and the court ordered the National Insurance Institute to pay 7,500 shekels in expenses.

A manager who worked at the National Insurance Institute developed depression after her employees sent an anonymous complaint letter about her to her superiors, accusing her of abuse and extreme mood swings and asking: "Save us from her." The Tel Aviv Regional Labor Court recognized the depression as a "work accident," relying on the opinion of a court-appointed psychiatrist who established a causal link between the letter and the onset of the mental disorder. The manager stopped coming to work after being exposed to the letter and a summons to a hearing, claiming that "they framed her." Following the ruling, she is expected to receive thousands of shekels per month from the institute, after a medical committee convenes to determine her disability percentage. The court ordered the National Insurance Institute to pay 7,500 shekels in litigation costs and attorney fees. Her lawyer, Alishar Feingersch, stated that the ruling clarifies that a mental condition can be recognized as a work injury resulting from a stressful event.