Ethiopian parliament today approved revised labor proclamation of the country, which increased the current employee probation period from 45 to 60 days. “When the parties agree to have a probation period, the agreement shall be made in writing; in such a case, the probation period shall not exceed 60 working days beginning from the first date of employment,” reads sub-article of the new proclamation law that deals with probation period. “Unless the law or work rules or collective agreement provides otherwise, the probationary worker shall have the same rights and obligations that a worker who has completed his probation period possesses. “Still 60 days is not enough to understand the skills and characters of an employee, especially in manufacturing related operations. But an employer can’t dismiss a woman in four months after she gave birth if she is late for work.

Source: News Business Ethiopia July 04, 2019 16:17 UTC