Israel – The Tel Aviv District Labor Court on Wednesday fined electronic appliance store Best Buy NIS 90,300, the maximum fine according to the law, for employing seven Jewish workers on Shabbat.
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Best Buy general manager Aharon Meidan was given a personal fine of NIS 36,000.
It was the second time the store has been fined for the same offense.
According to the Work and Rest Hours Law, no Israeli employee may work on the day of rest that his or her religion dictates, unless he or she works in a specially designated list of occupations or workplaces. For Jews, that day of rest is Shabbat; for non-Jews, it is either Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
In most cases, those who are fined pay the fine. However, some refuse, in which case they are served a criminal indictment and the matter goes to court.
This is what happened in the case of Best Buy, said attorney Tamar Pinkas of the Industry, Trade and Labor Ministry’s legal department. [jpost]
Who knew there was a Best Buy in Israel? On the other hand, it’s hard to imagine that there wouldn’t be a store by that name in Israel.