Ethiopia’s provision of severance pay for employees with five or more years of service is a cornerstone of equitable labor practice. However, its uniform application inadvertently creates a severe dissonance within private education, a field governed not by the fiscal year alone, but by the immutable rhythm of the academic calendar. It is best if a targeted, common-sense refinement to the severance pay provision for private school teachers is introduced. Ethiopia’s severance pay law is just. A teacher’s rightful reward for years of service should never come at the cost of their students’ current academic year.

Source: Ethiopian News December 27, 2025 08:01 UTC