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15min recalls that in late April, Jurgita Jociuvienė, director of the small Finansita association, announced that the FNTT was conducting inspections of companies that had received downtime subsidies. He then said that a week after receiving compensation, on April 29, office officials visited the company office and interviewed employees.
FNTT: Worked longer than expected in downtime
On May 11, FNTT released a report finding violations at two companies in the capital.
“Employees of these companies, who were subject to downtime on the director’s orders and work hours at the companies, were recorded for having worked at their workplaces,” the report said.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Financial Crime Investigation Service
FNTT spokesman Alexander Zubriakov 15min reported that one of them is Finansita.
“This MB simply worked more than expected in partial downtime, some days even until 9pm even though it declared a 4-hour workday (and thus received a state downtime grant, that is, because it officially declared who was not working.) By order of the director, the small community has declared partial downtime until the end of quarantine, working at 4 pm per day, ” 15min he commented.
It is indicated that the material for decision-making will be delivered to the Labor Inspectorate and the Employment Service in accordance with its competence.
Sigismund Gedvila photo / 15min / Aleksandras Zubriakovas
Finansita: employees did not work in the office
But on call 15min J. Jociuvienė, the head of Finansita, was surprised to learn that violations had been identified at the company.
“I don’t know anything, they didn’t tell me anything,” he said.
Sigismund Gedvila photo / 15min / Quarantine
J.Jociuvienė assured that the company’s employees do not work more than planned. According to her, some people come to the office just to chat with colleagues, study, read.
“There are people who, for example, live alone, alone, near the office, so I really let them come to the office, read, spend time, communicate. That does not mean that we work. Work means communicating with clients, but if you have free time and feel lonely at home, or if there is an employee caring for an older mother at home, there are definitely some psychological issues. Our office is convenient, comfortable, we come, we communicate, we drink coffee, we spend time, there is only quarantine. There is no other place to go. People live across the street in another house and they are completely alone, so I do not prohibit coming and being. ” 15min she said.
J. Jociuvienė said he did not want to comment further on the FNTT decision because he is not familiar with the information. However, he assured that if he received a punishment, he would not agree with him and would want to “defend the truth”.
“I needed help, my billing was cut in half, we really didn’t get the money.” I really don’t know how I will survive next month because the crisis is just beginning. In the meantime, if such a state approach to support is boiling, I certainly won’t turn to the state for more support, perhaps fire workers to survive in any way. Despite the encouragement, he invites me to keep jobs, but I just won’t be able to do it, “he explained.
The fine is from 240 to 880 euros.
According to the FNTT, the inspections aim to prevent the misuse of public funds to stimulate the economy and reduce the consequences of the coronavirus. Currently, measures related to downtime subsidies that the Employment Service provides to companies are being implemented throughout Lithuania.
“FNTT analyzes the wage compensation applications submitted to the Employment Service after the announcement of the company’s downtime, selects and inspects companies from various sectors of activity. The information collected during the inspection is analyzed and delivered to the State Labor Inspection for evaluation due to the initiation of administrative procedures for minor offenses, and to the Employment Service regarding the payment of the subsidy after the announcement of the downtime. “Reads the report.
After inspecting a couple of dozen companies in Lithuania from April 30 to May 7, procedural violations were found in eight companies.
Declaring a quarantined downtime does not require the employee to go to the workplace, imposes fines on company managers for downtime, and risks losing the state-paid subsidy. In such cases, information on infractions will be sent to the Inspectorate for the preparation of a report of an administrative crime and the imposition of a fine. The fine for violating labor laws is from 240 to 880 euros. According to the VDI, almost 24,000 employers have already reported the announced downtime.
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