Published : 23-06-2018
The Palestinian and Syrian employees complain about the unfair laws and decisions issued by the Syrian regime against them, which have greatly affected their living and economic conditions. Amid the outbreak of war in Syria, an employee has become homeless or unemployed after the interruption of his salary by the regime, as a result of the forced displacement of some of them from their homes and their inability to reach their workplaces due to the siege imposed on many Palestinian camps and Syrian cities, while others have been forced to apply for an unpaid leave in order to migrate to the neighboring countries, fearing for the lives of themselves and their families.
On his part, one of the employees said that he was fired from his job in a government institution because of his absence from the job, despite his request to explain his absence, which was due to the outbreak of clashes in the camp he resides, as well as the imposition of a siege which banned the entry or exit of any civilians, however, this did not help him.
He noted that his manager did not sympathize with his case, which represents the situation of thousands of employees in Syria, but told him that there is an absence period of 15 consecutive days which is considered acceptable for an employee, or 30 nonconsecutive days for the resigned, despite the fact that the same decision authorizes the Manager and the Administration a discretionary power to consider this a justified absence or not prior to the issuance of the pending resolution to whether the employees continues to work or not. Therefore the employee requires a decision from the administration regarding his continuity at work.
While one of the civil engineers was forced to apply for an unpaid leave, as a result of the deteriorating security situation in her area of residence and her displacement several times to different areas, before travelling to Lebanon for safety and security. She renewed her leave every year in the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon, however the embassy told her this year that her visa renewal application had been rejected and that she should return to Syria to apply for her leave. When she asked for the reason, the employee told her that the embassy there issued a decision that the Palestinian employee has no right to appoint anyone instead of him, and that he must be present to make his own transactions. She added that it is now being legal prosecuted due to the failure of the embassy to inform her that the request for renewing her leave was rejected last year. According to Article 364, if an employee leaves his work without an excuse, he shall be treated as a resigned employee and prosecuted for leaving work, as stated in Article 364, penalties up to three to five years in addition to a fine are applied. Those who return to service or placed themselves at the disposal of the State within three months of the public prosecution against him, shall be exempted from the penalty once.
A Palestinian refugee decided to resign and emigrate to Europe due to the tense situation in Syria, however his official request to resign was rejected, noting that the suffering of a Palestinian and Syrian employee in the public sector is not limited to the strict laws and regulations towards them, but exceeds them to their prevention from traveling abroad without the consent of the regime, which hinders their decision to leave or decide to resign if they find a better job, or decide to travel.
The Palestinian and Syrian employees complain about the unfair laws and decisions issued by the Syrian regime against them, which have greatly affected their living and economic conditions. Amid the outbreak of war in Syria, an employee has become homeless or unemployed after the interruption of his salary by the regime, as a result of the forced displacement of some of them from their homes and their inability to reach their workplaces due to the siege imposed on many Palestinian camps and Syrian cities, while others have been forced to apply for an unpaid leave in order to migrate to the neighboring countries, fearing for the lives of themselves and their families.
On his part, one of the employees said that he was fired from his job in a government institution because of his absence from the job, despite his request to explain his absence, which was due to the outbreak of clashes in the camp he resides, as well as the imposition of a siege which banned the entry or exit of any civilians, however, this did not help him.
He noted that his manager did not sympathize with his case, which represents the situation of thousands of employees in Syria, but told him that there is an absence period of 15 consecutive days which is considered acceptable for an employee, or 30 nonconsecutive days for the resigned, despite the fact that the same decision authorizes the Manager and the Administration a discretionary power to consider this a justified absence or not prior to the issuance of the pending resolution to whether the employees continues to work or not. Therefore the employee requires a decision from the administration regarding his continuity at work.
While one of the civil engineers was forced to apply for an unpaid leave, as a result of the deteriorating security situation in her area of residence and her displacement several times to different areas, before travelling to Lebanon for safety and security. She renewed her leave every year in the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon, however the embassy told her this year that her visa renewal application had been rejected and that she should return to Syria to apply for her leave. When she asked for the reason, the employee told her that the embassy there issued a decision that the Palestinian employee has no right to appoint anyone instead of him, and that he must be present to make his own transactions. She added that it is now being legal prosecuted due to the failure of the embassy to inform her that the request for renewing her leave was rejected last year. According to Article 364, if an employee leaves his work without an excuse, he shall be treated as a resigned employee and prosecuted for leaving work, as stated in Article 364, penalties up to three to five years in addition to a fine are applied. Those who return to service or placed themselves at the disposal of the State within three months of the public prosecution against him, shall be exempted from the penalty once.
A Palestinian refugee decided to resign and emigrate to Europe due to the tense situation in Syria, however his official request to resign was rejected, noting that the suffering of a Palestinian and Syrian employee in the public sector is not limited to the strict laws and regulations towards them, but exceeds them to their prevention from traveling abroad without the consent of the regime, which hinders their decision to leave or decide to resign if they find a better job, or decide to travel.
