Source: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/travmain.sectionReport1?p_lang=en&p_countries=ET&p_sc_id=1&p_year=2011&p_structure=1
Timestamp: 2015-03-06 12:36:18
Document Index: 436897414

Matched Legal Cases: ['§2', '§2', '§53', '§129', '§2535', '§136', '§177']

Page 1 of 1 (1 countries) Ethiopia - Minimum Wages - 2011
Labour Proclamation No. 377/2003 (Federal Negarit Gazeta, No 12 dated 26 February 2004, pp2453-2504) Labour Proclamation 2003Remarks: The Labour Proclamation does not apply to the following categories of work:(a) upbringing, treatment, care or rehabilitation;(b) education or training, other than of an apprentice;(c) managerial work, including related legal advisory work;(d) non-profit making work;(e) government services work governed by special laws, such as armed forces, police, state administration, judges and prosecutors;(f) self-employment.
Labour (Amendment) Proclamation No. 466/2005 (Federal Negarit Gazeta No 56 dated 30 June 2005 pp3176-3177) Labour (Amendment) Proclamation 2005Remarks: This proclamation amends the Labour Proclamation 2003 by requiring there to be at least one permanent and one adhoc Labour Relations Board in Addis Ababa to hear cases involving Federal Government undertakings.
Labour (Amendment) Proclamation No. 494/2006 (Federal Negarit Gazeta No.30 dated 29 June 2006 pp3422-3424) Labour (Amendment) Proclamation 2006Remarks: This proclamation amends various articles of the Labour Proclamation 2003, affecting its application to managerial advisors, the scope of the entitlement to severance pay, the termination of collective agreements following a decision to renegotiate and the penalty rates for common offences.
Civil Code dated 5 May 1960 (Negarit Gazeta, 5 May 1960, No. 2 Extraordinary, pp13-33) Civil Code 1960Remarks: The Civil Code provides a set of terms and conditions for contracts for the performance of services that are not covered by the Labour Proclamation 2003 (as amended). However, it does not apply to the relations of public authorities with public servants.
Worker is defined to mean a person who has an employment relationship with an employer in accordance with Article 4 of the Labour Proclamation 2003.Labour Proclamation 2003 §2(3) Remarks: Article 4(1) of the Labour Proclamation provides that a contract of employment shall be deemed formed where a person agrees directly or indirectly to perform work for and under the authority of an employer for a definite or indefinite period or piece work in return for wage.
Employer is defined to mean a person or an undertaking who employs one or more persons in accordance with Article 4 of the Labour Proclamation 2003.Labour Proclamation 2003 §2(1) Remarks: Article 4(1) of the Labour Proclamation provides that a contract of employment shall be deemed formed where a person agrees directly or indirectly to perform work for and under the authority of an employer for a definite or indefinite period or piece work in return for wage.
Wages is defined to mean the regular payment to which the worker is entitled in return for the performance of the work that he performs under a contract of employment. The following are expressly excluded:(a) overtime pay;(b) amount received by way of per-diems, hardship allowances, transport allownaces, transfer expenses, and similar allowances payable to the worker on the occasion of travel or change of residence;(c) bonus;(d) commission;(e) other incentives paid for additional work results;(f) service charge received from customers.Labour Proclamation 2003 §53 MINIMUM WAGE FIXING
The Labour Proclamation 2003 does not set a process for minimum wage fixing. It rather contemplates that minimum wage rates will be determined by a collective agreement or contract of employment.Labour Proclamation 2003 §129 Civil Code 1960 §2535 Enforcement mechanisms
Where parties notify the Ministry of a dispute regarding wages and other benefits, it shall be referred to a government-appointed conciliator. The conciliator is charged with endeavouring to bring about a settlement of such disputes by all reasonable means. If the dispute is not settled within 30 days, the conciliator shall report to the Ministry and shall serve a copy of the report to the parties involved. Parties may take a dispute to other arbitrators or conciliators if agreed between themselves.The adhoc Labour Relation Board is empowered to hear disputes regarding wages and other benefits relating to essential public services undertakings.Claims by a worker for payment of wages, overtime and other payments shall be barred after six months from the date it became due.Labour Proclamation 2003 §§136(2), 141, 142, 144(2), 147(2), 162(3) Labour inspection
The Labour Inspection Service is charged with ensuring the implementation of the provisions of the Labour Proclamation 2003, registered collective agreements and orders given by authorities responsible to determine labour disputes.Labour Proclamation 2003 §177(1) Results generated on: 06th March 2015 at 13:36:18.Page 1 of 1 (1 countries) ^ top