Salary Increment

Salary Increment and Allowance Dispute: Cassation File No.: 235470         

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Cassation File No.: 235470 | Date: June 7, 2023 G.C. Appellant: Canon Steward Yosef Abtew Respondents: 1. Office of the Archdiocese of Addis Ababa 2. Administration Office of Bole Debreselam Medhanealem Metmikemelekot St. Yohannes Cathedral Key Legal Interpretation: Salary increments and allowance payments can only be adjudicated by a court if they involve legally-based discrimination, … Read more

Salary Increments in Ethiopia: Judicial Restraint, Administrative Prerogative, and Vested Rights

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Judicial Overview of Salary Increments and the Limits of Court Intervention In the Ethiopian labor law framework, as interpreted by the Federal Supreme Court Cassation Division, salary increments are primarily categorized as administrative decisions within the employer’s prerogative rather than an automatic statutory right. The foundational principle, as established in (CFN 235470), is that courts … Read more