The Government will grant a day off on Thursday afternoon, considering the “usual practice” of moving many people away from their place of residence at Easter, says an order this Monday, March 30, signed by the Prime Minister.
In the order from Luís Montenegro, to which Lusa had access, it is said that “time allowance is granted to civil servants who perform public functions in direct State administration services, whether central or deconcentrated, and in public institutes, in the afternoon of Maundy Thursday, April 2, 2026”.
This point tolerance is justified by the Prime Minister “considering that it is a common practice for many people to travel outside their places of residence during the Easter period, with a view to holding family reunions”.
The order states that they are exempt from this tolerance “the services and bodies that, for reasons of public interest, must remain in operation during this period, under terms to be defined by the competent member of the Government”.
“Without prejudice to the continuity and quality of the service to be provided, the top managers of the services and bodies referred to in the previous paragraph must promote the equivalent exemption from the duty of attendance for their respective workers, on a date to be determined in due course”adds the order.
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