Ethiopia - Employer of Record (EOR)

In order to maintain industrial peace and work in the spirit of harmony and cooperation worker- employer relations should be governed by law. Basic rights of employees should be respected by the employers and the employees should render their obligations to the employers. In Ethiopia labor proclamation No 377/96 puts a detailed list of rights and obligations of these parties. Once an Employment relation is formed there are certain obligations that are imposed on an employer. Such obligations may serve as the rights of the employee by default.

A.     Obligations of an Employer 

Any employers in addition to special stipulations in the contract of employment have the following obligations.

1.          To provide work to the worker according to the contract of employment.

2.         To provide him with materials and implements necessary for the performance of the work.

3.         To pay the worker wages and other necessary payments that should be made.

4.         To respect the worker’s human dignity.

5.         To take all the necessary occupational safety and health measures and to abide by the standards and directives given by the appropriate authorities in respect of these measures. 

6.         To cover the cost of medical examination of the worker whenever such medical examination required.

7.         To give the worker, weekly rest days’ public holidays and leave.

8.         When the contract of employment is terminated or whenever the worker so requests, to provide the worker, free of charge, with a certificate stating  the type of work he performed, the length of service and the salary he was earning.

B.     Obligations Of a Workers

Every worker shall have the following obligations.

1.       To perform in person the work specified in his contract of employment

2.      To follow instructions given by the employer based on the terms of the contract and work rules

3.      To handle with due care all instruments and tools entrusted to him for work.

4.      To report for work always in fit mental and physical conditions

5.      To give all proper aid when an accident occurs or an imminent danger threatens life or property in his place of work without endangering his safety and health.

6.      To inform the employer immediately of any act which endangers himself or his fellow workers or which may prejudice the interests of the undertakings.

7.      To observe the provisions of this proclamation, collective agreements, work rules and directives issued in accordance with the law.