Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law (Amendment – Expanding Application to an Employee of a Service Contractor Employed at the Service Recipient) Bill

What does the bill do?

The bill amends section 9 of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law (5758-1998) to apply the provisions of the law to an employee of a service contractor employed at the service client, similar to its application to employees of manpower contractors. The bill adds definitions of "service client", "service contractor" and "actual employer". The explanation states that employees of service contractors, mainly those at a low rank in the organizational hierarchy, are exposed to sexual harassment under conditions of unequal power, and there is no reason to exclude them from the scope of the law's special protection.