Day-Off on January 2nd, 2023
Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Eighth Constitutional Government
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Press Release
Day-Off on January 2nd, 2023
Whereas on December 31st, 2022 and January 1st, 2023 will be National Heroes' Day and New Year's Day, respectively;
Whereas such dates are expressly provided for as fixed-date national holidays in Law No. 10/2005 of August 10th, as amended by Law No. 3/2016 of May 25th;
Whereas the coming December 31st and January 1st will fall on Saturday and Sunday respectively, thus limiting the time for preparing the inherent festivities;
Whereas a large number of people will travel to their homelands during this period to participate in the celebrations;
Whereas the aforementioned events are of extreme importance and social significance, with the last day of the year serving to remember and honour the historical leader Nicolau Lobato, fallen in combat, and all other Combatants who gave their lives for the national liberation struggle;
Thus, under the provisions of Article 7(2)(b) and Article 7(6)(d) of Law 10/2005, of August 10th, as amended by Law 3/2016, of May 25th, the Government determines the following:
1. Day-off is granted on January 2nd, 2023;
2. The present Order covers all civil servants, agents and workers who perform duties in the services of the direct administration of the State, whether central or decentralized, or in the bodies of the indirect administration;
3. Excepted from the previous number are the human resources of the public services that, due to the nature of their activity, must remain in service during that period;
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
