Presidency of the Council of Ministers

Eighth Constitutional Government

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October 29, 2020

Press Release

Day-off on November 3, 2020

Law No. 10/2005, of August 10^th, amended by Law No. 3/2016, of May 25^th, establishes the national holidays and commemorative official dates, and also sets the conditions for Day-off granting.

Among the commemorative official dates, November 1^st and 2^nd are included. These two dates are of great importance to the Christian community. On November 1^st and 2^nd are, respectively, All Saints Day and All Soul’s Day are celebrated in the Catholic Religion calendar.

Given that, this year, November 2^nd, date which marks the All Soul’s Day, falls on Monday and that a large number of people will travel throughout country, in order to pay tribute to the memory for their deceased, and following the the article 7 (6) (d) of Law no. 10/2005, of August 10^th, as amended by Law no. 3/2016, of May 25^th, Government decides that:

1. Day-off is granted on November 3^rd, 2020, throughout the day.
2. This order covers all employees, agents and workers of the direct administration of the State, whether central and decentralized , and in the bodies of indirect administration;
3. The human resources of public services that, due to the nature of the public activity they carried out, should remain in operation during that period, are excluded from the previous number;
4. Without prejudice to the continuity and quality of the public service to be provided, the senior managers of those services referred to in the preceding number shall provide the equal exemption from the duty of attendance of their personnel, on a date to be established in due course. END