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Ethiopia","work-in-ethiopia",{"title":23,"slug":24},"Labour Law","labour-law",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":27,"description":8,"image":28,"canonical":29,"robots":30,"og_type":31,"twitter_card":32,"locale":18,"created_at":33,"last_modified_at":34},"Paternity Leave, Family Leave - Ethiopia","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fen-et\u002Fwork-in-ethiopia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffamily-responsibilities\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2025-07-27T07:29:29.995830+02:00","2026-04-03T18:57:52.419636+02:00","\u003Cdiv class=\"cobra-ll-view\">\n\n  \n\n    \n    \n  \n  \u003Ch1>Family Responsibilities\u003C\u002Fh1>\n  \u003Cspan class=\"lastupdated\">This page was last updated on:\n      2026-03-27\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n  \n\n    \n  \n    \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Paternity Leave\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>There was no provision for paternity leave in the Labour Proclamation 2003.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Labour Proclamation 2019, a male employee is entitled to 3 consecutive days paternity leave with full pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §81 of the Labour Proclamation No. 1156\u002F2019\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Parental Leave\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>No provisions could be located in the law supporting parental leave for new parents after exhaustion of maternity leave or paternity leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Flexible Work Option for Parents \u002F Work-Life Balance\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>No provisions could be located in the law supporting work-life balance for parents or workers with family responsibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Special Leaves\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>The Labour Proclamation provides for special leaves in the following cases:\n - Leave for Family Events: An employee is entitled to paid special leave in the following cases:\n     - \u003Cstrong>Marriage of the Employee\u003C\u002Fstrong>: 3 working days leave.\n     - \u003Cstrong>Death of a Family Member\u003C\u002Fstrong>: 3 working days leave on \u003Cstrong>death of spouse, descendants (children), ascendants (parents\u002Fgrandparents),\u003C\u002Fstrong> brother, sister, uncle, aunt\n     - Workers shall be entitled to unpaid leave for up to five consecutive days in case of serious\n - \u003Cstrong>Union Leave:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Trade union leaders are entitled to leave with pay for purposes such as:\n     - Presenting cases in labor disputes.\n     - Negotiating collective agreements.\n     - Attending union meetings.\n     - Participating in seminars or training courses.\n     - The manner of granting such leave may be determined by a collective agreement.\n - Leave for special purposes\n     - \u003Cstrong>Witness or Voting Leave\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Leave with pay for the time utilised to exercise voting rights or discharge obligations as a witness before judicial or quasi-judicial organs.\n     - \u003Cstrong>Educational or Training Leave\u003C\u002Fstrong>: The manner of granting and the extent of financial assistance may be determined by a collective agreement or work rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A worker wishing to take leave under these provisions must notify the employer in advance and present necessary supporting evidence when requested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §81-84 of the Labour Proclamation No. 1156\u002F2019\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n    \n      \u003Cdiv class=\"regulations\">\n        \u003Ch2>Regulations on Family Responsibilities\u003C\u002Fh2>\n        \u003Cul>\n          \u003Cli>\n            የአሰሪና ሰራተኛ አዋጅ ቁ. 1156\u002F2011 \u002F Labour Proclamation No. 1156\u002F2019\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n        \u003C\u002Ful>\n      \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n    \n      \n    \n    \u003Cdiv class=\"related\">\n      \u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          _ll_maternity_URL_\n      \n          _ll_sickleave_URL_\n      \n          _ll_leave_URL_\n      \n          _CBA_FOLDER_URL_\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n  \n\n    \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\n  \n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","Your rights on paternity leave and\u002For family leave in Ethiopia – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-03-27\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Paternity Leave\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>There was no provision for paternity leave in the Labour Proclamation 2003.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Labour Proclamation 2019, a male employee is entitled to 3 consecutive days paternity leave with full pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §81 of the Labour Proclamation No. 1156\u002F2019\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Parental Leave\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>No provisions could be located in the law supporting parental leave for new parents after exhaustion of maternity leave or paternity leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Flexible Work Option for Parents \u002F Work-Life Balance\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>No provisions could be located in the law supporting work-life balance for parents or workers with family responsibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Special Leaves\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The Labour Proclamation provides for special leaves in the following cases:\n - Leave for Family Events: An employee is entitled to paid special leave in the following cases:\n     - \u003Cstrong>Marriage of the Employee\u003C\u002Fstrong>: 3 working days leave.\n     - \u003Cstrong>Death of a Family Member\u003C\u002Fstrong>: 3 working days leave on \u003Cstrong>death of spouse, descendants (children), ascendants (parents\u002Fgrandparents),\u003C\u002Fstrong> brother, sister, uncle, aunt\n     - Workers shall be entitled to unpaid leave for up to five consecutive days in case of serious\n - \u003Cstrong>Union Leave:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Trade union leaders are entitled to leave with pay for purposes such as:\n     - Presenting cases in labor 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