Labour10/18/2026

Tel Aviv University Academic Staff Organization Demands Restoration of Full Employment Data

The Unified Academic Staff Organization of Tel Aviv University petitioned the Regional Labor Court, demanding the resumption of the transfer of full data on employment terms. The university attributes the restrictions to Amendment No. 13 to the Protection of Privacy Law, while the organization believes they impair its ability to protect the rights of more than 5,000 employees.

Key facts

•Court: Tel Aviv Regional Labor Court
•The applicant represents more than 5,000 employees
•The restriction on the transfer of data has applied since March 2026
•Amendment No. 13 took effect in August 2025
•Statute: Protection of Privacy Law
•The case number was not stated in the source

Why the Dispute Arose

For more than 15 years, the university regularly provided the organization with information about the employment of the thousands of employees it represents. Since March 2026, the administration has unilaterally stopped providing some of the information, including data on appointment rank, scope of employment, and academic degree. According to the organization, the university did not change its position even after repeated requests.

What Arguments the Parties Raise

The university links the reduction in the scope of information transferred to Amendment No. 13 to the Protection of Privacy Law, which took effect in August 2025. The organization argues that the amendment does not prohibit the transfer of the data, subject to compliance with the obligation to notify the employees. In its view, the new arrangement also does not allow an employer to unilaterally alter a longstanding collective agreement and an established practice.

Why the Organization Needs the Information

The organization states that it uses the data to monitor the implementation of collective agreements, review employees’ rights, handle their inquiries, and conduct collective bargaining. Without complete information, it is more difficult for the organization to identify errors in appointments and employment terms and to examine whether employees are receiving all the rights to which they are entitled. The organization also points to the right of a representative workers’ organization to receive information necessary to perform its duties, as recognized by the labor courts.

What Is Being Requested of the Court

The petition was filed through attorney Kfir Ze’ev with the Tel Aviv Regional Labor Court. The organization seeks to compel the university to resume regularly providing full reports on employees in the format used until March 2026. The source does not include a case number, hearing date, or judicial decision, and therefore the outcome of the proceeding has not yet been stated.

What this means for you

The dispute is expected to clarify how, in Israel, the protection of employees’ personal information aligns with the right of a representative workers’ organization to receive information for the purpose of monitoring collective agreements. For employees, the outcome may affect their organization’s ability to review appointments, scopes of employment, and the protection of labor rights. At this stage, the source reports only that the demand was filed, not that a judicial decision was issued.

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