TABLEbOFbCONTENTS
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I. GeneralbIntroduction--------------------------------------------------------------
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II. CoursebObjective-------------------------------------------------------------------
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III. ChapterbIbbINTRODUCTION----------------------------------------------------
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Problemsbforbdiscussion-----------------------------------------------------------
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IV. ChapterbIIbIndividualbEmploymentbRelation---------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 2.1.bFormation----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbbbb Problembforbdiscussion
bbbbbbbb 2.2.bSuspension---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 2.3.bTermination--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 2.4.bEffectsbofbLawfulbTermination----------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 2.5.bEffectsbofbUnlawfulbTermination-------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbbbb Exercise
V.bbbbbbbbChapterbIIIbSpecialbCategoriesbofbEmployees---------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 3.1.bProbationarybemployees-----------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 3.2.bApprentice---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 3.3.bYoungbemployees-------------------------------------------------------------------
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, bbbbbbbb 3.4.bFemalebemployees------------------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 3.5.bEmployeesbwithbdisability---------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 3.6.bNonbEthiopianbemployees----------------------------------------------------------
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VI.bbbbbbbChapterbIVbLegallybstipulatedbminimumbworkingbconditions-------------
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1. Minimumbwage-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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2. Employmentbsecurity----------------------------------------------------------------
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3. Normalbworkingbhours--------------------------------------------------------------
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4. Safebandbhealthybworkingbconditions----------------------------------------------
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1. Preventivebmeasures--------------------------------------------------------
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2. Remedialbmeasures---------------------------------------------------------
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3. Exemptionbfrombliability---------------------------------------------------
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4. Extentbofbliability------------------------------------------------------------
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5. Disabilitybbenefits-----------------------------------------------------------
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bbb VIIbbbbbbbChapterbVbCollectivebbargainingb&bCollectivebagreements-----------------------
bbb VIIIbbbbbbChapterbVIbDisputebsettlementbmechanisms---------------------------------------
Annexes
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I. PublicbServants’bPensionbProclamationbNo.345/2003b
II. FreedombofbAssociationb&bProtectionbofbthebRightsbtobOrganizebConvention
,bNo.87b
III. RightbtobOrganizeb&bCollectivebBargainingbConvention,bNo.98b
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I.GeneralbIntroduction
Thisbtextbisbintendedbtobservebasbabguidebinbdeliveringbthebcoursebonb“Employmentblaw”bforb
LL.BbcandidatesbinbEthiopianblawbschools.bWithbduebrespectbtobthebindividualbinitiativebthat
bmight bbebtakenbbybeverybinstructorbofbthisbcoursebas btobthebmannerbofbdeliveringbthebsame,bt
hebcontentbofbthebcoursebshouldbpredominantlybfocusbonbthebinformationbspeltboutbinbthisbgui
de.
II.CoursebObjective
Havingbcompletedbthisbcourse,bstudentsbwillbbebablebtobattainbthebfollowingbgeneralbobjecti
ves:
-discussbthebhistoricalbdevelopmentbofbemploymentblawbinbEthiopia
-identifybthebformsbandbcontentsbofbcontractbofbemploymentbandbtheirbpeculiarbfeatures
-outblinebthebspecialbcategoriesbofbemployeesbandbthebneedbforbtheirbspecialbtreatment
-explainbthebconceptbofbminimumbworkingbconditionsbandbtheirbsignificance
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understandbthebneedbforbcooperationbratherbthanbconfrontationbbetweenbemployersbandbemp
loyees
-comparebandbcontrastbtheblabourbandbcivilbservicebemploymentbregimes
-identifybthebnecessarybproceduresbforbcollectivebbargainingbandbagreements
-pinbpointbthebmodalitiesbforbdisputebresolutionbifbandbwhenbitbarises
-resolvebemploymentbdisputesbonbthebbasisbofbthebrelevantblaw
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reflectbonbbthebrolebofbemploymentblawbinbmaintainingbindustrialbpeace,binbaffectingbinvestm
entbpositivelyborbotherwisebandbinbaffectingbdeliverybofbbqualitativebpublicbserviceb
Inbadditionbtobthese,bspecificbobjectivesbspeltboutbhereunderbwillbbebsomebofbtheblearningbou
tbcomesbofbthisbcourse:
-identifybthebessentialbdefinitionalbelementsbofbemploymentbrelation
, -outlinebthebhistoricalbdevelopmentbofblabourblaw
-brieflyboverviewbthebhistoricalbdevelopmentbofbcivilbserviceblawbinbEthiopia
-definebwhatbsuspensionbisbandbthebgroundsbthereto
-spellboutbthebgroundsbforbterminationbofbcontractbofbemployment
-enumeratebthebrespectiveblegalbconsequencesbforblawfulbandbunlawfulbterminations
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describebthebtreatmentbaccordedbtobthebsobcalledbspecialbcategoriesbofbemployeesbandbthebrat
ionalebofbsuchbtreatment
-identifybthebitemsbofbminimumbemploymentbconditions
-outlinebthebcollectivebbargainingbprocessbleadingbtowardsbcollectivebagreement
-understandbtheblegalbstatusbofbcollectivebagreements
-
pinbpointbtheborgansbforbemploymentbdisputebresolutionbtogetherbwithbtheirbrespectivebjurisd
ictions
-resolvebemploymentbdisputesbifbandbwhenbtheybarise
-explainbthebconceptbofbindustrialbactionbandbthebmodalitiesbofbimplementingbitb
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ChapterbOne:bIntroduction
Thisbchapterbwillbtrybtobbringbtoblightbthebintroductorybremarksbforbthebcoursebinbgeneral.bAsb
definitionbisbabbasisbforbunderstandingbabcertainbconcept,bitbwillbbeginbbybdefiningbwhatbab“c
ontractbofbemployment”bis.bForbthisbpurposebandbinborderbtobpossessbabcomparativebinsightbo
nbthebissue,bdifferentbkindsbofbdefinitionsbcouldbbebbroughtbtobthebclassbdiscussion.bDefinitio
nsbtobbebfoundbinbdictionarybandbinbthebdifferentblegalbinstrumentsbsuchbasbthebCivilbCode,bPr
oc.bNo.64/75,bLP1.No.377/2003bandbthebrelevantbprovisionsbofbthebFCSPb(Proc.bNo.515/20
07)bcouldbbebconsidered.bParticularlybdefinitionalbelementsbsuchbas;brenderingbofbservice,bf
orbthebbenefitbandbunderbthebdirectionbofbthebemployer,binbreturnbforbremunerationbmustbb
ebhighlighted.b
Furthermore,bsincebitbisbbelievedbthatbbetterbunderstandingbofbabconceptbwillbbebattainedbthro
ughbexaminingbitsbhistoricalbdevelopment,bhistoricalbdevelopmentbofbemploymentblawbwillb
bebbrieflybdiscussed.bForbthebpurposebofbthisbdiscussion,bdevelopmentbofbemploymentbrelati
onbunderbtheblabourblawbandbthebCivilbServicebwillbbebexaminedbseparatelybasbtheybhavebthei
rbdistinctbroutebofbdevelopmentbnotbonlybinbEthiopiabbutbalsobinternationally.b
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I. GeneralbIntroduction--------------------------------------------------------------
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II. CoursebObjective-------------------------------------------------------------------
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III. ChapterbIbbINTRODUCTION----------------------------------------------------
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Problemsbforbdiscussion-----------------------------------------------------------
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IV. ChapterbIIbIndividualbEmploymentbRelation---------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 2.1.bFormation----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbbbb Problembforbdiscussion
bbbbbbbb 2.2.bSuspension---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 2.3.bTermination--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 2.4.bEffectsbofbLawfulbTermination----------------------------------------------------
--
bbbbbbbb 2.5.bEffectsbofbUnlawfulbTermination-------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbbbb Exercise
V.bbbbbbbbChapterbIIIbSpecialbCategoriesbofbEmployees---------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 3.1.bProbationarybemployees-----------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 3.2.bApprentice---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 3.3.bYoungbemployees-------------------------------------------------------------------
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, bbbbbbbb 3.4.bFemalebemployees------------------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 3.5.bEmployeesbwithbdisability---------------------------------------------------------
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bbbbbbbb 3.6.bNonbEthiopianbemployees----------------------------------------------------------
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VI.bbbbbbbChapterbIVbLegallybstipulatedbminimumbworkingbconditions-------------
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1. Minimumbwage-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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2. Employmentbsecurity----------------------------------------------------------------
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3. Normalbworkingbhours--------------------------------------------------------------
--b
4. Safebandbhealthybworkingbconditions----------------------------------------------
-b
1. Preventivebmeasures--------------------------------------------------------
-b
2. Remedialbmeasures---------------------------------------------------------
-b
3. Exemptionbfrombliability---------------------------------------------------
-b
4. Extentbofbliability------------------------------------------------------------
-b
5. Disabilitybbenefits-----------------------------------------------------------
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bbb VIIbbbbbbbChapterbVbCollectivebbargainingb&bCollectivebagreements-----------------------
bbb VIIIbbbbbbChapterbVIbDisputebsettlementbmechanisms---------------------------------------
Annexes
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I. PublicbServants’bPensionbProclamationbNo.345/2003b
II. FreedombofbAssociationb&bProtectionbofbthebRightsbtobOrganizebConvention
,bNo.87b
III. RightbtobOrganizeb&bCollectivebBargainingbConvention,bNo.98b
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I.GeneralbIntroduction
Thisbtextbisbintendedbtobservebasbabguidebinbdeliveringbthebcoursebonb“Employmentblaw”bforb
LL.BbcandidatesbinbEthiopianblawbschools.bWithbduebrespectbtobthebindividualbinitiativebthat
bmight bbebtakenbbybeverybinstructorbofbthisbcoursebas btobthebmannerbofbdeliveringbthebsame,bt
hebcontentbofbthebcoursebshouldbpredominantlybfocusbonbthebinformationbspeltboutbinbthisbgui
de.
II.CoursebObjective
Havingbcompletedbthisbcourse,bstudentsbwillbbebablebtobattainbthebfollowingbgeneralbobjecti
ves:
-discussbthebhistoricalbdevelopmentbofbemploymentblawbinbEthiopia
-identifybthebformsbandbcontentsbofbcontractbofbemploymentbandbtheirbpeculiarbfeatures
-outblinebthebspecialbcategoriesbofbemployeesbandbthebneedbforbtheirbspecialbtreatment
-explainbthebconceptbofbminimumbworkingbconditionsbandbtheirbsignificance
-
understandbthebneedbforbcooperationbratherbthanbconfrontationbbetweenbemployersbandbemp
loyees
-comparebandbcontrastbtheblabourbandbcivilbservicebemploymentbregimes
-identifybthebnecessarybproceduresbforbcollectivebbargainingbandbagreements
-pinbpointbthebmodalitiesbforbdisputebresolutionbifbandbwhenbitbarises
-resolvebemploymentbdisputesbonbthebbasisbofbthebrelevantblaw
-
reflectbonbbthebrolebofbemploymentblawbinbmaintainingbindustrialbpeace,binbaffectingbinvestm
entbpositivelyborbotherwisebandbinbaffectingbdeliverybofbbqualitativebpublicbserviceb
Inbadditionbtobthese,bspecificbobjectivesbspeltboutbhereunderbwillbbebsomebofbtheblearningbou
tbcomesbofbthisbcourse:
-identifybthebessentialbdefinitionalbelementsbofbemploymentbrelation
, -outlinebthebhistoricalbdevelopmentbofblabourblaw
-brieflyboverviewbthebhistoricalbdevelopmentbofbcivilbserviceblawbinbEthiopia
-definebwhatbsuspensionbisbandbthebgroundsbthereto
-spellboutbthebgroundsbforbterminationbofbcontractbofbemployment
-enumeratebthebrespectiveblegalbconsequencesbforblawfulbandbunlawfulbterminations
-
describebthebtreatmentbaccordedbtobthebsobcalledbspecialbcategoriesbofbemployeesbandbthebrat
ionalebofbsuchbtreatment
-identifybthebitemsbofbminimumbemploymentbconditions
-outlinebthebcollectivebbargainingbprocessbleadingbtowardsbcollectivebagreement
-understandbtheblegalbstatusbofbcollectivebagreements
-
pinbpointbtheborgansbforbemploymentbdisputebresolutionbtogetherbwithbtheirbrespectivebjurisd
ictions
-resolvebemploymentbdisputesbifbandbwhenbtheybarise
-explainbthebconceptbofbindustrialbactionbandbthebmodalitiesbofbimplementingbitb
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ChapterbOne:bIntroduction
Thisbchapterbwillbtrybtobbringbtoblightbthebintroductorybremarksbforbthebcoursebinbgeneral.bAsb
definitionbisbabbasisbforbunderstandingbabcertainbconcept,bitbwillbbeginbbybdefiningbwhatbab“c
ontractbofbemployment”bis.bForbthisbpurposebandbinborderbtobpossessbabcomparativebinsightbo
nbthebissue,bdifferentbkindsbofbdefinitionsbcouldbbebbroughtbtobthebclassbdiscussion.bDefinitio
nsbtobbebfoundbinbdictionarybandbinbthebdifferentblegalbinstrumentsbsuchbasbthebCivilbCode,bPr
oc.bNo.64/75,bLP1.No.377/2003bandbthebrelevantbprovisionsbofbthebFCSPb(Proc.bNo.515/20
07)bcouldbbebconsidered.bParticularlybdefinitionalbelementsbsuchbas;brenderingbofbservice,bf
orbthebbenefitbandbunderbthebdirectionbofbthebemployer,binbreturnbforbremunerationbmustbb
ebhighlighted.b
Furthermore,bsincebitbisbbelievedbthatbbetterbunderstandingbofbabconceptbwillbbebattainedbthro
ughbexaminingbitsbhistoricalbdevelopment,bhistoricalbdevelopmentbofbemploymentblawbwillb
bebbrieflybdiscussed.bForbthebpurposebofbthisbdiscussion,bdevelopmentbofbemploymentbrelati
onbunderbtheblabourblawbandbthebCivilbServicebwillbbebexaminedbseparatelybasbtheybhavebthei
rbdistinctbroutebofbdevelopmentbnotbonlybinbEthiopiabbutbalsobinternationally.b
