The Legal Protection Granted to Public Employees against Dismissal Procedures: A Study of Ordinance 06/03 and Executive Decree 17/321

Dismissal of a public employee and the severance of their organizational relationship with the position represent the most serious administrative measures an employee may face, especially if they have neglected their duties. This is why the Algerian legislator has established both substantive and procedural regulations governing the dismissal of employees for neglecting their posts. These provisions are laid out in the General Statute of the Civil Service (Law No. 06-03) of 2006, alongside the relevant specific texts and Executive Decree No. 17-321. This decree defines the conditions of job abandonment, outlines the procedures for monitoring absenteeism, and provides guidelines for submitting justifications and the process for implementing dismissal. The same decree grants a range of legal safeguards to public employees to protect them against the unfair use of dismissal. These safeguards cover protections before the dismissal decision, those related to the decision itself, and those applicable after the dismissal is carried out.