The Collective Agreement of the Railway Transport of Montenegro has been concluded.
PUBLISHED: 05.07.2023.
After the Government of Montenegro granted approval for the proposed Collective Agreement of Railway Transport of Montenegro AD Podgorica, this document was officially concluded today at the meeting of the Board of Directors, attended by Executive Director Ilinka Pavićević, Chairman of the Board of Directors Marko Bertanjoli, Board members Dragoljub Radošević, Miralem Redžepagić, Željko Miladinović, and Mirsad Veliu, as well as the presidents of the representative trade unions of this Company, Svetozar Stanović and Milan Usančević.
The new collective agreement, aligned with the Law on Salaries of Employees in the Public Sector and the provisions of the General Collective Agreement from December 2022, significantly improves the conditions and rights related to the work of employees in the only company engaged in passenger transport by rail. Its implementation will ensure a significant increase in salaries for all levels of professional qualifications, particularly those with a VII level of professional education. This means that the average salary in the company will reach the average at the national level. Salaries of employees with the lowest level of professional education will reach the amount of the minimum wage in the State, while there will also be a significant increase for employees with a IV level of professional education whose jobs are directly related to the organisation and safety of railway traffic.
We are pleased that, through professionalism, good cooperation, and understanding among the Board of Directors, management, and representative trade unions, as well as with significant support from the Ministry of Capital Investments, this important act has been adopted after a long time, which will, in addition to improving the socio-economic and legal status of employees in the Company, lead to greater interest among potential new professional staff and the overall progress of this company.