The Workers Association of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) gathered last Saturday to negotiate with the Bank’s management about the ongoing disagreement over the new HR and Organizational structure applied.
Besides the Banks promise to fix the problems in the implementation of the new structural change the association called the official meeting to get a grant from the bank. Issues of revising the out dated salary adjustment and the respect of the collective agreement was raised in the meeting according to Haimanot Lemma, president of the Association.
“We will have a council meeting this month which is going to officially give a warning to the bank and which will decide the deadline for the response” he told Capital. “We will have a strike following the Labor Law of the country if the Bank failed to resolve the complaint with the time limit.”
The 50 years old workers association of the bank included every employee of the bank except those who are at the managerial level. The President mentioned that over 29,000 employees of the Bank are united with the questions raised.
The association also presents its questions to the office of the Prime minister at the beginning of this month, according to Haimanot.
The association was able to obtain the temporary ban of the reform which they are complaining to be implemented without salary listings.
The newly appointed Manager of the Bank who is referred as cooperative by the president was present at the meeting and promised the accelerated solution of the problem.
“We didn’t ask salary increment for the new structural change but it didn’t even include our previous salary” said Himont Lemma, the head of the association. “But, continuing with their previous salary wouldn’t be fair for the employees who are assigned to merged responsibilities”.
The current salary scale which was studied to serve for five years is expired according to Haimanot.
The 99 members of the council who represent the every region of the bank will official announce the deadline.
The 75 years giant has more than 50,000 employees currently with its 1,240 branches and half a trillion birr total asset.
CBE staff swears to strike if questions remain unsolved
Abraham Mebratu new Waliya-Ibex Boss
The former Finance Police, Ethiopia Bunna and Nyala FC head coach and later assistant to Ethiopian national team, Abraham Mebratu has been appointed the latest Ethiopian national team head coach. Abraham who hardly meets the minimum requirements signed a two year contract agreement and will be paid a 125,000 Birr monthly salary.
Though the federation announced earlier that five candidates were on the short list: (Jimma AbaJIfar head coach Gebremedin Haile, Wubetu Abate, Mekelakya head coach Seyoum Kebede, Welwalo boss Tsegaye Kidane Mariam and Yamani Olympic team manager Abraham Mebratu,) sources disclosed that none of the applicants submitted their resumes. The Technical team led by Ato Sewnet Bishaw simply called for Seyoum who claimed being under contract while by passing Gebremedin and Tsegaye. With Seyoum claiming to be under contract, the committee voted 6 to 5 in favor while Wubetu became the second alternate.
With a CAF Instructor license under his belt and huge achievements in war torn Yemen football, Abraham has never played football even at the lowest level plus never served as coach for ten years on Premier or Super League teams. “Winning titles or serving long years as coach of Premier League teams is not worse parameters to appoint a national team coach,” Sewnet who navigated four teams in to relegation yet was appointed boss to Waliyas to steer them to the African nations Cup final after three decades told reporters in a press conference.
Abraham, who assumed the hot seat after nine months since Ashenafi Bekele’s resignation, takes over Ethiopia that kicked-off AFCON qualification campaign with a shocking 5-0 away defeat to Ghana and will face Sierra Leone in a month followed by a home and away double fixture against Kenya in November.
Boss Gebremedin makes history as 2018 EPL Champion
Disregarded by Sewnet Bishaw and Company from the Ethiopian National Team Boss candidacy, Gebremedin Haile steered Jimma AbaJifar to the Premier League Championship title in the club’s first ever top tier season. Nobody is likely to be close to him when it comes to Coach of the Year voting. .
When he earned just five points from the first six matches the speculation was that Gebremedin would be sacked, even before the end of the first round. The 2-1 home victory in December over strong side Ethiopia Bunna was the turning point and since then it only lost two matches both away to Hawassa and Saint George.
The record shows AbaJifar was the most consistent team in the league this season. Their defensive line was strong, it conceded the lowest number of goals (15) and it had a devastating strike force that scored the second highest total, 39 one less than the defending champions. This is amazing and the architect is no other than the former Ethiopian national team and Saint George striker Gebremedin Haile.
According to critics Gebremedin’s smartest move was that of signing capable foreign players in the team’s three departments. A goalie from Ghana: Daniel Agyei, a central defender from Mali: Adama Sisoco and goal machine Nigerian Okikiola fired a new record for a foreign player of 23 goals.
Wubetu parts with Hawassa, Mesay out at Fasil
After three and half years the former Ethiopia Neged Bank, Adama and Ethiopia Bunna head coach Webetu Abate left Hawassa with his assistant Mulugeta Meheret the favorite to take over the hot seat. Mesay Teferi also bowed out of Fasil following his half year contract termination.
Finishing ninth in the league season collecting only 36 points from 30 matches, Wubetu’s three year term with former Ethiopian champions Hawassa was not impressive as far as results. But they played entertaining football and produced a lot of young talent. “Entertaining football and emerging talent will be the legacy he leaves behind and we will remain grateful for his time with Hawassa,” remarked an official from the club.
The former Saint George and Ethiopian national team skipper Mulugeta Meheret assistant to Wubetu for the last two seasons is going to take over for the coming season.
Also on the move is Mesay Teferi who has been with the Gondor based side for half of the current season. Taking over the side three matches in to the second round, things appeared to be too hard for the former Wolayta Dicha popular Boss Mesay for he could only manage four wins and four draws in twelve outings. Only 16 points from a possible 36 points Fasil’s official decided not to extend the contract thus Mesay left the Club for good. “I am always grateful for having the chance to boss Fasil,” Mesay told reporters.
