Important ongoing updates

A durable power of attorney is a legal document that allows a person (hereinafter: the "appointor") to appoint another person (hereinafter: the "agent") to make decisions and perform actions on his behalf, when the appointor is unable to act himself due to an impairment.

Has the person responsible for insurance in the company changed or left? It is very important to make an orderly overlap for whoever will take on the critical role. Read here why, and there is also an example of a contracting company that paid dearly.

Events that occur off-site but in immediate proximity to it often result in claims that are filed a year or two later and link the project work to the causes of the event.

In accordance with the Registered Contractor Classification Regulations, the maximum construction scope permitted for construction in residential buildings, on one construction site, for contractors in the various classifications, is in accordance with the table in the attached link, which is updated from time to time by the Registrar of Contractors.

The Ministry of Economy has signed a new expansion order in the security and protection sector, effective September 1. Contractors and entrepreneurs must be familiar with the provisions of the order, as they also have responsibilities.

On January 1, 2021, the new Civil Procedure Regulations will come into effect, which will bring about a far-reaching reform in civil proceedings conducted in the courts.

Developer, contractor, foreman – see a reminder of legislative changes and new regulations that have come into effect and some of which will come into effect soon. Now is the time to prepare accordingly.

In recent years, we have witnessed a significant number of crane accidents, most of which occurred due to defects in crane operation/lack of safety. Accidents that resulted in cranes collapsing in the field and serious injury...

An employee who had accumulated rights in the long-standing insurance pension fund with various employers over the years discovered that at her new workplace, the employer insured her in a new insurance pension fund....

...When she came to claim the executives' insurance policy she had signed as part of her employment, the employee discovered that she did not have insurance for loss of work capacity...

The black economy in Israel, which relies on the use of cash, is also very present in the construction industry. Official data indicates that approximately 50% of the black economy is related to the real estate and construction industries (according to the OECD).

Recently, the Supreme Court issued an important ruling that raises the following questions: How will an empty property be classified for property tax purposes? .....

According to an agreement signed between the Israel Builders Association and the Building and Wood Workers' Federation, pensions will increase by 1.2% in the construction and infrastructure industry, as well as for renovation workers...

Due to the increasing number of accidents that are becoming part of the routine of construction workers on construction sites, on July 18, 2018, the Knesset Labor and Welfare Committee convened and approved the regulations...