The Labor Ministry opened an investigation into corruption against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. following a complaint by a company employee filed in 2024.
The employee who submitted the complaint requested to be recognized as a whistleblower.
Out of three complaints filed at the Labor Ministry between 2021-2024, only the complaint against Teva was forwarded for investigation, according to the data.
Most complaints submitted to the ministry are closed, and given their already low numbers, questions arise about whether there is sufficient awareness of the whistleblower protection mechanism and whether it is truly effective.
The Employee Protection Law grants protection to whistleblowers—employees who expose violations of integrity or administrative misconduct in their workplace or assist in such exposure and, as a result, face retaliation, suffer workplace-related harm, or are dismissed.
As part of the protections afforded under the law, it is stipulated that harming an employee under this law carries penalties imposed by the labor court, including up to three years of imprisonment or, alternatively, a financial fine of up to NIS 75,300.
Additionally, according to a government decision from 2021, the responsibility for regulating and enforcing the law falls on the Labor Ministry, which is also responsible for initiating legal proceedings, including filing indictments under the Employee Protection Law.
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