Instructions necessary for the participation of the workers in the elections for the Congress of Deputies and the Senate on 04/28/2019

Order 63 of April 3, 2019 (DOGC 08/04/2019) regulates the participation of workers who on the day of the elections do not enjoy weekly rest on April 28, 2019 regarding:

– Non-recoverable and paid leave of four hours if it coincides with your working day.

– Partial coincidence with working hours:

If the match is at most two hours: there is no permission.
If it coincides more than two hours and less than four hours: permission of two hours.
If it coincides more than four hours or more: general permission of four hours.

The duration of the aforementioned permit will be reduced proportionally to the workers who, on the day of the voting, carry out a workday that is less than usual, legal or agreed.

The determination of the moment of use of the hours granted for the vote, which must coincide with the schedule established by the electoral college, is the power of the employer
Companies have the right to ask their workers to show proof of having voted, issued by the corresponding polling station.

A. Permission of polling station members, inspectors and representatives.

Members of the polling station and inspectors: they must be granted the corresponding permission for the full day of that day and, in addition, a permit corresponding to the first five hours of the working day of the immediately following day, of a non-recoverable nature and paid by the company once justified acting as a board member or auditor.
Proxies: Companies must grant paid leave during the full day of April 28 and not recoverable.

If any of the workers had to work in the night shift on the date immediately before the election day, the company, at the request of the person concerned, must change the shift so that he can rest the night before the elections.

B. Permission to formulate the certification request to exercise the vote by mail.

A permit, paid and of a non-recoverable nature, of a maximum of four free hours, within the working day that corresponds to them, will be granted to workers who perform functions far from their habitual residence or in other conditions from which difficulties arise. to exercise the right to vote on April 28, 2019, so that they can personally formulate the necessary certification request to be able to cast their vote by mail.

This permit can be requested until April 18, 2019, according to the criteria of coincidence of the opening of the polling stations and the working day.