Granting and Using Annual Leave in Ethiopia: A Look at the Practice at the Teklehaimanot Plant of MOHA Soft Drinks S.C.

Abstract

The current Ethiopian Labor Proclamation provides for a number of stipulations to regulate the relationship between employers and employees. These stipulations deal, among other things, with how annual leave can (should) be granted by employers and used by employees. This article explores the position of the Labor Proclamation in respect of some vital issues pertaining to the granting and use of annual leave. It will also examine how these issues are dealt with in practice by using the experience of one company, MOHA Soft Drinks Industry S.C. at the Teklehaimanot Plant. Although the practice at this Company may not be used to make generalizations about how other employers deal with the above issues, it can serve as a real eye-opener. The article concludes that the stipulations of the Labor Proclamation are not implemented as they ought to be and there are some deviations in practice.