Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Legislation and Opinion Bureau said the teachers' strike in its current form is illegal as it violates the legislation in force in the Kingdom, and could cause the striking employee losing his job if he keeps on striking.

"A striking employee could lose his job if he continues to strike for ten consecutive or intermittent working days during the year under item (2), paragraph (A) of article 169 of the Civil Service Law," the bureau said in response to a query about the strike's impact on the employee's job and whether he is entitled to be paid during the strike duration.

The bureau noted that the teacher's attendance to the school and his refusal to enter the classroom and perform his educational tasks "falls within the concept of absenteeism which may deprive him from his basic salary and allowances during he absence from work in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (A) of Article (22) of Civil Service Law.

It added that Article (22) of the Civil Service Law explained that attendance in the general concept is the teacher entering to the classroom and carry out educational tasks and not merely to attend school and refrain from carrying out his functions and duties.

After reviewing relevant legislation, the right to strike is conditional as long as it was being exercised in accordance with laws and legislation in force, the bureau noted.