Israeli Employment Contract Reviewer
Verified90/100Pre-signing red-flag audit of an Israeli employment contract (chozeh avoda) from the employee's defensive perspective. Scans a pasted contract for illegal clauses and mismatches with Israeli labor law, then produces an annotated review plus a negotiating points memo the employee can take back to the employer. Flags Section 14 (Saif 14) waiver traps, unenforceable non-competes, hoda'at mukdemet below the statutory minimum, missing pension from day 1, and at-will language that violates Israeli labor law. Use when about to sign an Israeli employment contract and wanting an independent check before committing. Do NOT use for generating a new contract, post-hire workplace rights, payroll calculations, or unemployment benefits.
Trust score 90/100 (Verified) · 232+ installs · 2 GitHub contributors · MIT license
Israeli employees routinely sign employment contracts with clauses that are either illegal under Israeli labor law or that quietly transfer risk from the employer to them. The most expensive traps (a Section 14 waiver without a proper salary clause, hoda'at mukdemet below the statutory minimum, missing pension from day 1, an unenforceable non-compete) can cost tens of thousands of shekels over a career. This skill scans a contract before signing, flags every red flag with a specific legal citation, and generates a negotiating points memo the employee can take back to the employer.
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npx skills-il add skills-il/legal-tech@v1.1.0-israeli-employment-contract-reviewer --skill israeli-employment-contract-reviewer -a claude-codeWhen to Apply
- When you receive a new employment contract and want an independent review before signing
- When you suspect issues with Section 14, non-compete, or pension clauses
- When moving between startups and wanting to benchmark terms against the market
- When the contract was originally drafted in English and you worry about at-will clauses
- When you need specific replacement language to negotiate with HR or a founder
Try These Prompts
Review the following contract assuming I am a backend developer with 6 years of experience receiving an offer from a startup. Flag every red flag, explain severity, and give replacement language for negotiation. Contract: [paste here]
My contract includes a Section 14 clause. Does the salary definition cover all my compensation components or only base? What is the negotiation worth to me?
I have a 2-year non-compete covering every company in cybersecurity. Is this enforceable in Israel? How do I propose to narrow it?
My contract from a US company includes an at-will clause. What does this mean under Israeli law and what should I do about it?
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
Update: corrected the pension floor (6% severance is legal), fixed the hourly-worker notice schedule, and added checks for illegal deductions, pregnancy-dismissal protection, and the payslip right.
Jun 26, 2026
Added worked examples, a minimum-wage floor check, and a global-overtime red flag.
May 14, 2026
Added Section 45a tax credit context to the Section 14 trap guide: how the 35% credit on the 6% employee pension contribution affects net-pay calculations in contracts.
Apr 24, 2026
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