The allocation of salary variables, various aids and incentives in the last two years to some employees of the state-owned company Regional Water Supply Montenegrin Coast - is under the scrutiny of the prosecutor's office.
Multiple sources confirmed to "Vijesti" that inspectors from the Crime Prevention Sector, the Department for Combating Corruption, Economic Crime and Financial Investigations have twice in the past month requested the company's new management to provide complete information on the amounts of financial assistance and variables, as well as salary supplements paid to workers in 2023 and 2024. This was done on the order of the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Kotor.
While the prosecution is determining whether suspicions about the alleged abuse of official position and authority by former director Borislav Ivanković are well-founded, a group of employees is accusing the new company leader, Krsto Radović, almost daily, questioning his appointment, but also his expertise.
It is suspected that during 2023 and 2024, a certain group of employees were paid incentives, various types of assistance and overtime, often with very questionable explanations and evidence. The documentation obtained by the prosecution allegedly shows that incentives were approved “in advance” for certain managers and advisors. In practice, this means that someone already knew in September that they would achieve “extraordinary results and benefits for the Company” in November, which is illegal and raises suspicion.
Inspectors seized detailed documentation that allegedly shows that employees, often with the same names, received a monthly variable salary of 10 to 20 percent.
In specific cases, but also in other cases, the benefits for the company are not explained.
Bonuses for special efforts and results can only be awarded for previously achieved and measurable results, not efforts that may occur in the future.
In addition, the variable part of the salary was allegedly paid for tasks included in the employees' job descriptions, which means that someone received a salary supplement for doing the basic job for which they were paid.
The documentation allegedly confirms that salary supplements were also paid during paid leave and vacation.
Various working groups and commissions were formed in the state-owned company, and members were paid a fee, which would not be controversial if these were not jobs from the job description. Thus, some employees allegedly received fees for writing reports on their work, for compiling and sorting documentation, and the like...
The payment of financial assistance to employees is also questionable, because it is allegedly not known by what criteria the amount was determined, given that the Regional Water Supply Company does not have an internal act defining this, but rather the director has the discretion to "choose" the amount from the Collective Agreement.
The Special State Prosecutor's Office has filed an indictment against the former director of the Anti-Corruption Agency, Jelena Perović, who is charged with illegally obtaining benefits for herself and her close associates by issuing decisions on the payment of increased wages based on overtime work and decisions on the variable part of the salary...
A few days ago, the Regional Waterworks Company issued a statement accusing the former director and a group of employees of having been systematically undermining the company for personal interests for a long time. They made their statement after a series of articles about the legality of Radović's appointment as director, stating that the advertisement for the election and Radović's expertise were completely legal.
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