Criminal charges against Slavica Đukić Dejanović and 12 advisers of school administrations, new protest on March 12
Educational on March 6, workers who are on suspension of classes or on strike received a reduced first part of their February salary plate, and many of them only had a few thousand dinars in their accounts.
Due to the reduction of teachers' salaries, the Independent Union of Educational Workers of Serbia (NSPRS) filed criminal charges with the special anti-corruption departments of the higher prosecutor's offices in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and Kraljevo against the Minister of Education and 12 advisors for material and financial affairs of school administrations.
According to the NSPRS press release, Slavica Đukić Dejanović, Nada Pantić (School Administration Belgrade), Žaklina Stojanović (Novi Sad), Katarina Mirković (Valjevo), Vesna Jeremic (Zaječar), Jovana Đukić (Zrenjanin), Ana Vulović (Kragujevac), Sanja Matijašević (Kruševac and Kraljevo), Mihajlo Raičević (Niš), Lela Kovačević (Užice), Milorad are suspected of abuse of office. Slavković (Čačak), Dejan Simović (Požarevac) and Zdravka Sotin (Sombor).
"Slavica Đukić Dejanović was reported as the instigator of calculating the wages of employees in schools contrary to the Labor Law," states NSPRS.
As announced by the trade union, criminal charges will be filed in the coming period against school principals if their actions caused material damage to employees in education who are on suspension of work in accordance with the Law on Occupational Safety and Health.
It has also been announced that lawsuits will be filed for compensation of damages, if on March 21, during the payment of the second part, the wages are not paid in full.
Đukić Dejanović: Reduction in accordance with the law
Education Minister Slavica Đukić Dejanović said on Monday (March 10) that the salaries of educators who suspended classes in schools in Serbia were reduced "in accordance with the law."
"The law regulated that the salary calculation must be in accordance with how much was done and with the effects of the work," Đukić Dejanović told Radio Free Europe, commenting on the criminal complaint filed against her by the Independent Union of Educators.
She stated that in the decision to reduce the salaries of educators, she "consulted first of all legal and economic experts from the Government" and added that she believes in the courts of Serbia.
"I believe that the result will be in accordance with justice and law," said Djukic Dejanovic.
The money cannot be spent for other purposes?
The program director of Transparency of Serbia Nemanja Nenadić told FoNet that, although part of the salaries for educators has not been paid, that money cannot be spent for any other purpose, unless the Government of Serbia makes a decision to transfer it to the budget reserve.
"Another option is the rebalancing of the budget, but it could only be proposed by the new Government, not the one that is in the technical mandate", said Nenadić.
New protest: "Unions, you're either with us or you're without us"
Informal networks of educators Puls elementary and Puls secondary schools invited colleagues to a new protest and walk on Wednesday, March 12, under the slogan - "Unions, you are either with us or you are without us".
The starting point of the walk is Trg Slavija at ten o'clock, from where the educators will go to the Elementary School "Vladislav Ribnikar" and pay their respects there with a minute of silence and laying flowers to the victims in the school, as well as to the victims in Mali Orašje and Dubona.
In the continuation of the walk, it is planned to go to all four representative trade unions of educational workers and hand over letters asking them to join the joint struggle for the dignity of the profession.
Source: FoNet
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