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Similarly, pregnant women workers may not be asked to work overtime or night hours. A woman worker may be transferred to another place if her job is dangerous to her health or her pregnancy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §87 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>Protection from Dismissals\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>A woman worker can't be dismissed during her pregnancy, maternity leave, or four months after her confinement. A worker's pregnancy does not constitute a valid ground for terminating a worker's contract. However, a woman worker may still be dismissed for reasons unrelated to her pregnancy or childbirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §26(2) & 87(5) 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>Right to Return to Same Position\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>There is no explicit provision in the law, which gives a female worker the right to return to same position after availing her maternity leave. However, because an employer can't terminate a female worker on maternity leave, it gives an implied right to return to the same job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n    \n    \n    \n      \n    \n    \u003Cdiv class=\"related\">\n      \u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          _ll_maternity_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: job protection while pregnant and\u002For during maternity leave in Ethiopia – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-03-27\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>No Harmful Work\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The Labour Proclamation prohibits employment of women in types of work that have been listed by the Minister as particularly arduous or harmful to women’s health (whether they are pregnant or not). Similarly, pregnant women workers may not be asked to work overtime or night hours. A woman worker may be transferred to another place if her job is dangerous to her health or her pregnancy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §87 of the Labour Proclamation No. 1156\u002F2019\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Protection from Dismissals\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A woman worker can't be dismissed during her pregnancy, maternity leave, or four months after her confinement. A worker's pregnancy does not constitute a valid ground for terminating a worker's contract. However, a woman worker may still be dismissed for reasons unrelated to her pregnancy or childbirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §26(2) & 87(5) of the Labour Proclamation No. 1156\u002F2019\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Right to Return to Same Position\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>There is no explicit provision in the law, which gives a female worker the right to return to same position after availing her maternity leave. 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