Politics
Civil Service Commission Denies Plans to Lay Off Employees
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
AI SUMMARY
The Civil Service Commission announced that it has no plans to reduce the workforce, citing millions of vacant government positions across the country.
- The Civil Service Commission stated there are no plans to reduce government employees.
- Federal and regional audits identified over 6.5 million total government job positions.
- Approximately 2.3 million positions are currently occupied, while over 4.2 million remain vacant.
- The commission confirmed there is no intention to eliminate existing job positions.
- Ethiopia requires additional government employees due to population growth and increasing service demands.
- The ongoing civil service reform aims to enhance employee competence, skills, and performance rather than cut staff.
- Social media rumors claiming employees would be laid off following the new Civil Service Proclamation were dismissed as inaccurate.
- The reform focuses on ensuring high performance and replacing underperforming workers with capable professionals rather than reducing the workforce.
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