QUICK DIRECTORY OF LABOUR PROCLAMATION 1156/2019

QUICK DIRECTORY OF LABOUR  PROCLAMATION 1156/2019 

The reason I prepared this Directory is that Ethiopia has issued a new Labor Proclamation No.
1156/2019. Therefore, it is designed to make it easier for everyone to read this new Employee
Proclamation for general knowledge, and to help our clients improve their human resource
management through this Directory in light of the new labour proclamation law. Emailed or call
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Part one
General

1. This Proclamation may be cited as the Labour proclamation No. 1156/2019  
2. Definitions
3.  Scope of Application
Part two
Employment relations 
 Chapter one
Contract of employment section one formation of contract of employment 

4. Element of a Contract of Employment
5. Form  
6. Contract of Employment made in Writing
7. Contract of Employment not made in Writing
8. Failure to Comply Condition

Section two
 Duration of contract of employment 

9. Contract of Employment for an Indefinite Period
10.  Contract of Employment for Definite Period or Piecework
11. Probation Period

Section three
 Obligations   of the parties 

12.  Obligations of an Employer
13. Obligations of   Workers
14.  Prohibited Acts

Section four
 Modification of contract of employment 

15.  Conditions of Modification 
16. Amalgamation, Division or Transfer of Ownership

Section five
Temporary suspension of rights and obligations arising from contract of employment 

17. General
18. Grounds for Suspension
19. Duty to Inform
20. Decisions of the Ministry or the Appropriate Authority
21. Effect of Confirmation or Authorization of Suspension
22. Effects of Expiry of the Period of Suspension

Chapter two
 Termination of employment relations 

23. General

Section one
Termination of contract of employment by the operations of the law or by agreement 

24 Termination of contract of Employment by the Operations of the Law
25. Termination of Contract of Employment by Agreement

Section two
Termination of contract of employment upon the initiation of the parties 
Sub-section one
 Termination of contract of employment by the employer 

26 General
27. Termination of Contract of Employment without Prior Notice
28. Termination of contract of Employment with Prior Notice
29. Reduction of Workforce
30. Exceptions


Sub-section two
 Termination of contract of employment by the worker

31. Termination of Contract of Employment with Prior Notice
32. Termination of Contract of Employment without prior notice
33. Period of Limitation

Chapter three
 Common provisions with respect to termination of contract of employment 
Section one
 Notice to terminate a contract of employment 

34. Procedure for Giving Notice
35. Period of Notice

Section two
Payment of wages and other payments on termination of contract of employment 

36. Period of Payment
37. Amount in Dispute
38. Effects of Delay
Section three
 Severance pay and compensation 

39. General
40. Amount of Severance Pay
41. Compensation for Termination of Contract of Employment without Notice

Section four
Consequences of unlawful termination of contract of employment 
42. General
43. Reinstatement or Compensation of a Worker in the Case of unlawful termination
44. Exceptions
45. Liability of the Worker to Pay Compensation

Chapter four
 Special contracts 
Section one
Homework contract 

46. Formation of Contract
47. Keeping of Records
Section two
 Contract of apprenticeship 
48. Formation of Contract
49. Contents of the Contract
50. Obligations of the Parties
51. Termination of a Contract
52. Certificate

Part three
 Wages 
Chapter one
 Determination of wages 
53. General
54. Conditions of Payments for Idle Time 
Chapter two
 Mode and execution of payment 
55. General
56. Execution of Payments
57. Payment in Person
58. Time of Payment
59. Deduction from Wages
60. Keeping Record of Payment

Part four
Hours of work, weekly rest and public holidays 
Chapter one:  Hours of work 
Section one: Normal hour of work 

61. Maximum Daily or weekly Hours of Work
62. Reduction of Normal Hours of Work
63. Arrangement of Weekly Hours of Work
64. Averaging of Normal Hours of Work
65. Exclusion
Section two: Overtime work 
66. General
67. Circumstances in which Overtime Work is Permissible
68. Overtime Payment

Chapter two: Weekly rest 
69. General  
70. Special Weekly Rest Day
71. Works Done on Weekly Rest Days
72. Application

Chapter three:  Public holidays
73. General  
74. Non-Reduction of Wages for Public Holidays
75. Payment for Working on Public Holidays

Part five
 Leave
Chapter one
 Annual leave
76. General
77. Amount of Annual Leave
78. Granting of Leave
79. Dividing and Postponing Annual Leave
80. Recalling of Worker on Leave


Chapter two
 Special leaves

81. Leave for family events
82. Union Leave
83. Leave for special purpose
84. Notification
Chapter three
Sick leave
85. Duration of Leave
86. Payment

Part six
Working conditions of women and young workers 
Chapter one
Working conditions of women 
87. General
88. Maternity Leave

Chapter two: working conditions of young workers
89. General
90. Limits of Hours of Work   
91. Night and Overtime Work

Part seven
 Occupational safety and health and working environment 
Chapter one
 Preventive measures 

92. Obligations of an Employer
93. Obligations of Worker
94. Prohibited Acts

Chapter two
 Occupational injuries
Section one
Liability
95. General 
96. Liability Irrespective of Fault
97. Occupational Accident
98. Occupational Disease

Section two
Degree of disablement
99. General
100. Temporary Disablement
101.   Permanent Partial or Total Disablement
102. Assessment of Disablement

Chapter three
 Benefits in the case of Employment injuries
Section one 
General
103.  Payment and Responsibility to Pay
104.  Special Obligation

Section two
 Medical services 
105. Types of medical services
106.  Duration of medical services

Section three
 Various kinds of cash benefits 
107. General
108. Periodical Payment
109.  Disablement Payments
110.   Dependents’ Benefits
111.  Burden of Proof
112. Benefits not Taxable

Part eight: collective relations
Chapter one: trade unions and employers’ Associations

113. The Right to Form associations
114.  Formation of Associations
115. Function of Associations
116. Function of Federations and Confederations
117. Prohibited Act
118. by Law of Association
119. Registration of associations
120. Refusal to Register
121. Cancellation of Registration
122. Notice to Cancel Registration of association
123. Appeal
124. Consequence of Cancellation of Registration or Dissolution on Request of Association

Chapter two: collective agreement
Section one
 General

125. Definition
126. Bargaining
127.  Representation
128. Advisors
129. Subject Matter of a Collective Agreement
130. Contents of the Collective Agreement
131. Procedure for Collective Bargaining
132.  Registration of Collective Agreement
133. Accession of Collective Agreement

Conditions of validity of collective agreement 
134. Duration of Validity of Collective Agreement

Section three
 Scope of application of a collective agreement 

135. Scope of Application
136.    Exception
Part nine
 Labour dispute  
Chapter one
  General
137.  Definitions 

Chapter two
 Labour courts 

138.  Establishment of Labour Divisions
139.  Labour Division First Instance Court
140.   The Labour Division of   Appellate Court

Chapter three
Alternative dispute settlement Mechanism pertaining to labour issues

141.    Social Dialogue
142.    Assigning of Conciliator
143.  Duty and Responsibility of Conciliator
144. Conciliation and Arbitration

Chapter four
The labour relations board 
145.  Establishment of the Board
146. Composition of Permanent or Ad Hoc Board
147. Meeting Procedures of Permanent or Ad Hoc Boards
148.  Powers of Permanent or Ad Hoc Board
149.  Rules of Procedure
150.  Hearings of cases
151.  Consideration of Matters
152.  Decisions
153.  Effects of Decisions
154. Finality of Board’s Findings of Fact
155. Appeal
156.  Offences against Permanent or Ad Hoc Board
157.  Annual Report
Chapter five
Strike and lock-out
158. General
159. Conditions to be Fulfi1led
160. Procedure for Notice
161. Prohibited Acts
Chapter six:  fees
162. Exemption from Fees 
Part ten
 Period of limitation and priority of claims 
Chapter one
 Period of limitation
163.  Period of Limitation
164. Calculation of Period of Limitation
165. Interruption of a Period of Limitation
166.  Waiver of Limitation
167.  Discretion of the Competent Authority
Chapter two
 Priority of claims 

168. Priority over other Debts
169. Procedure of Payment of Claims
170.  Lien of Home Workers

Part eleven
 Enforcement of labour law 
Chapter one: Labour administration 
171. Powers of the Ministry
Section one: Employment service 
172. General 
173. Employment Exchange
174. Conditions for the Private Employment Agencies to participate in Provision of Local Employment Service
175. Licensing of Private Employment Agencies
176.  Employment of Foreign Nationals
Section two:  Labour inspection service 

177.    labour inspection service
178. Power and Duty of Labour Inspectors 
179. Measures to be taken by Labour Inspection
180.   Appeal  
181. Restriction on the Functions and responsibility of Labour Inspectors
182. Prohibited Acts
183. Private Inspection Service
Part twelve
 Administrative measures and miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter one
 Administrative measures 
184. General
185. Measures against Employer
186. Common Measures
187. Measures against Private Employment Agency
188. The Power to Institute Cases

  Chapter two: Miscellaneous provisions 

189. Period of Limitation
190. Transitory Provisions
191.  Determination of degree of disablement
192.  Repeal laws
193.  Effective Date