Business Practices in Ethiopia

Opening hours and bank holidays

General Information

Opening Hours and Days

Government offices work 39 hours in a week. Office hours normally go from 8.30am. to 5.30pm (with a one-hour lunch break) Monday through Thursday, and from 11.30 am to 1.30pm on Fridays.
Most banks are open from 8am. to 4pm., including lunch hours, Monday to Friday. Most banks are also open on Saturday from 8am to noon.
Most shops are open up to 6pm, Monday to Saturday. Some shops, particularly supermarkets, are open on Sundays and public holidays.

Holiday Compensation

All workers have a paid day off on national holidays. Anyone who is required to work on a national holiday is guaranteed to be paid twice the amount paid on regular working days.