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Kav LaOved v. Knesset (deposit law)
Supreme Court of Israel (sitting as High Court of Justice) · Israel · 2020-04-23 · National court
Citation: HCJ 2293/17
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side
Question
May employers withhold 20 percent of an asylum seeker’s wages in a fund paid out only on leaving Israel?
What the court decided
No. The deposit provision was struck down as a disproportionate violation of property rights; withheld money was to be returned.
In plain language
A law required employers to hold back a fifth of asylum seekers’ pay until they left the country. The Supreme Court cancelled it and ordered the money to be paid back.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
UU mewajibkan majikan menahan seperlima upah pencari suaka sampai mereka meninggalkan negara itu. MA membatalkannya dan memerintahkan uang itu dikembalikan.
Pertanyaan: Bolehkah majikan menahan 20 persen upah pencari suaka dalam dana yang baru dibayarkan saat meninggalkan Israel?
What happened afterwards
- 2020-04-23: Deposit law struck down.
- 2020: Repayment of the deposits begins.
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/il-deposit-2020/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.