prior notice of strike

The entities with legitimacy to decide to resort to strike must forward to the public employer entity, the Government member in charge of Public Administration and other competent government members, by way of suitable and appropriate means, a prior notice, with a minimum deadline of:

• Ten working days, when it deals with bodies or services intended to meet social imperative needs;
• Five working days, in other cases.

The prior notice shall include a proposal for definition of services necessary to the equipment and premises security and maintenance, as well as, a proposal for definition of essential services whenever the strike occurs in body or service intended to meet social imperative needs.

The public employee’s absence due to strike declared or implemented in a way contrary to the law is deemed as an unjustified absence.