The ZHMP is looking for evidence that two medical technicians are working in Germany

The Institute for Emergency Medical Assistance (ZHMP) sent letters to the Embassy of Germany in Montenegro, the Embassy of Montenegro in Germany, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, the General Directorate for Consular Affairs and the Diaspora, in order to determine whether the two medical technicians, who were formally on sick leave in the Andrijevic ZHMP service, engaged in the German health system.

The inspection supervision at ZHMP Andrijevica and the sick leave check of two employees incited two of their unemployed colleagues and fellow citizens, which "Vijesti" wrote about on several occasions.

They claim that the medical technicians are on sick leave for months, and that they work in Germany, and in this way, as they said, "they receive a salary in Montenegro, and earn money in another country."

The Institute told "Vijesta" that the notification about the performed inspection in the unit for HMP in Andrijevica, which was carried out by the department for health and sanitary inspection, was delivered to them on July 15. The notice refers, as they explain, "to establishing the fact whether the employees perform economic or other other activities". The Institute for HMP, they say, immediately took measures and sent letters to the relevant addresses, with the aim of determining whether the two medical technicians really work in Germany.

In the meantime, the employees, they explain, submitted proof of sick leave to the employers.

"Until July 19, no information arrived from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Institute for HMP expects to submit the requested data. Also, in accordance with the law, on the occasion of the mentioned case, the Institute sent a letter to the Police Directorate of Montenegro. In the meantime, the employees are on sick leave, of which they have submitted evidence to the employer. The Institute for HMP of Montenegro has taken all measures and procedures regarding the mentioned case in accordance with the law and within its own powers", the Institute told "Vijesta".

They remind that "further procedure under the responsibility of the responsible institutions is ongoing".

Filip Guberinić, one of the two residents of Andijevac who initiated the inspection at the Andrijevac HMP, previously told "Vijesta" that his colleagues "are on sick leave thanks to the actions of certain doctors".

He also announced the possibility of criminal charges against all those who facilitated the "obvious and brazen abuse of the rights of employees".

He and the unemployed medical technician from Andrijevica, Milonja Čukić, claim that two of their colleagues, who work in the Emergency Medical Service (HMP) in that city, are abusing sick leave in that service, while in fact they are employed in the German health care system. Because of this, as they claim, the two of them were prevented from getting a job at HMP, even though the leaders of the Andrijevic local government promised them that, so that they would not leave their hometown.

They previously explained that they wanted to remain living and working in their hometown. That, they claim, was their intention even while they were studying. They say that they were told by the labor inspectorate that they are not competent, but that checking the legality of sick leave is the responsibility of the Health Inspectorate.

"Based on the authority from Article 13 and 14 of the Law on Inspection Supervision ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Montenegro: 39/03 and Official Gazette of the Republic of Montenegro: 76/09, 57/11 and 18/14,11, 15/52 and 16 /XNUMX) the labor inspector considered the submitted initiative and assessed that she was not competent to act on it. Namely, the supervision of the Law on Health Protection is the exclusive competence of the Health Inspection, so it was forwarded to the further competence of the Health Inspection, which deals with control over the legality of sick leave. , answered labor inspector Lidija Kovačević to Andrijev residents.

The interlocutors of "Vijesti" explain that although the labor inspection forwarded their initiative to the Health Inspection, they are still waiting for a response, as well as concrete steps, from that address.

The Institute for HMP previously told "Vijesta" that they had initiated the procedure to cancel the employment contracts of certain medical technicians. As they explain, one employed medical technician in the HMP Andrijevica team, who is a permanent employee, "uses the right to parental leave granted to him in accordance with the Labor Law".

The other two permanently employed medical technicians in that unit, according to the institute, used the second part of their vacation for 2021, one until May 30, and the other until May 1 of this year.

"The second employee was then temporarily prevented from working (sickness) until May 27, after which he returned to regular work until June 2 of this year. The mentioned medical technicians informed the responsible technician of the HMP Institute unit in Andrijevica that they will be on sick leave. However, they did not deliver to the employer the certificates of the selected doctor that they opened the sick leave, nor the report for the calculation of compensation for wages during the temporary inability to work (remittances) as of June 17 of this year. In the mentioned case, the Institute for Emergency Medical Assistance of Montenegro initiated the procedure for canceling the employment contract", the Institute for Emergency Medical Services said earlier.