Working on Hol HaMoed
Is there a halakhic prohibition against working on Chol HaMoed? Or is it just a question of whether it is appropriate or inappropriate?
There is definitely a halakhic prohibition. See Shulchan Orach 6:1-11 and all the books of halakhic law. For some opinions, it is from the Torah (except that the scripture was handed down to the sages) and for some opinions, it is from the rabbis.
As a soldier in non-operational work, is there also a prohibition against coming to work at the base?
Who said? Very specific things were forbidden (and not all the ancestors and their histories), and if it is required that you come, you must come.
Is working as a medical secretary (scheduling appointments) permissible?
If the employer allows you to take time off, it is desirable. But if not, you can also take time off. It is a matter of loss and the needs of the time.
In the case where the employer allows time off but the employee does not wish to take time off on Chol HaMoed. Is there a halachic problem with working on Chol HaMoed in the case where no artisanal work is done at work? That is, regular office work and computer use, which everyone does anyway on Chol HaMoed at home.
I understand that there is nothing to lose here because the employer is willing to let you go on leave.
In my opinion, there is a problem. First, almost every job is a skilled job. Typing on a computer may not be, but writing code or bookkeeping is certainly a skilled job.
But beyond that, there is a problem with the actual work and the tax deduction in the foreign country. Even if he is engaged in things that would be permissible at home, when it is done for the needs of a living, there is a tax deduction in it.
If the products of the work are for the needs of people, it is permissible.
Here I saw a general overview: https://www.tehillim-center.co.il/article/4854?gclid=CjwKCAjwitShBhA6EiwAq3RqA89xrdC3agvCklqzmFHjLrp5sg3xKC7QNEja1I47ZG3zFnibO3h-kxoC-WsQAvD_BwE
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