The annexes to the contracts should ensure transparency in the engagement of employees, ensuring that the employer is informed if employees are performing the same jobs with other employers.
At the meeting held on 06.12.2024 in the Ministry of Transport, attended by the Minister of Transport, Maja Vukićević, the Executive Director of Željeznički prevoz Crne Gore AD Podgorica, Dragana Lukšić, representatives of the locomotive drivers' union, the General Secretary of the Union of Free Trade Unions, Srđan Keković, as well as the Chief Inspector for Railways, Veselin Mandić, it was concluded that it is necessary to sign annexes to the contracts that will contribute to the improvement of railway traffic safety.
The position is that the aforementioned annexes should enable transparency in the engagement of employees, ensuring that the employer is informed if employees are performing the same jobs with other employers.
It was proposed that the content of the annexes to the contracts be amended so that employees can perform additional work with another employer in the same field, provided that such work does not violate the provisions of the Law on Safety, Organisation and Efficiency of Railway Transport, with prior consent obtained from the employer. After several hours of discussion and presenting arguments, the ministry's stance was that annexes must be signed that guarantee the safety of railway transport, and which imply that the employer must know whether employees of Željeznički prevoz Crne Gore are engaged in the same jobs with other employers. It was proposed that the content of the annexes be amended in such a way that employees have the right to undertake additional work with another employer in the same field, provided that such work does not violate the provisions of the Law on Safety, Organisation and Efficiency of Railway Transport, with prior consent obtained from the employer.
Additionally, it was left for the management of Željeznički prevoz to talk to the dismissed workers and, if there is willingness, to reinstate them upon signing the annexes to the contracts.
The Ministry of Transport will continue to provide full support to Željeznički prevoz Crne Gore within its competencies and expects that after the inspection and internal control within the company, it will be determined whether there was intentional removal of trains from operation and that individuals found to be involved will be sanctioned in accordance with legal regulations.
Regarding the demands for salary increases, the Ministry's position is that this should be negotiated by the management of Željeznički prevoz with the employees, taking into account the situation in which Željeznički prevoz currently finds itself, and that this topic should be postponed for the next period.
The common goal set for the upcoming period is the recovery of Željeznički prevoz Crne Gore, and in this regard, the stance is that salaries for the company's management should not be increased.