STRIKE

» Concept

The strike is a fundamental right of public employees translated in the freedom to refuse the performance of work contractually due with the purpose of pressing the public administration bodies to meet their demands, while safeguarding essencial services

"Essential services" is an indefinite concept that results from fundamental interests of the community, dependent upon each case the consideration of specific circumstances, according to opportunity judgments

» Regime

» The strike is preceded by prior notice

» It entails the obligation of performance of essencial services in the case of services intended to meet essential social needs or the services necessary to the security and maintenance of equipment and facilities

» Effects

» Suspends the employment relationship and entails loss of pay corresponding to days of absence or work not performed, if it is of duration lower than one day

» Calculation of the time of absence for all legal purposes so that seniority be determined

» Public employee assigned to performance of essencial services keep their compensation