The rulers promise to fire the incredulous head of the Highway Administration, he defends, the law does not provide for it | Business

After admitting that the Highway Administration paid for the lunch of Minister J.Narkevičius in Abu Dhabi, the COEC found that the latter had violated ethics. This was followed by Andrejev’s public condemnation of the “peasant” faction, and this year – 150 million for road paving. Transfer of Eur from the Directorate to the Ministry. And now, a signal to load things.

Clearly stated: there will be a new contest

V. Andrejev, the head of the Lithuanian Highway Administration, who is responsible for distributing money to the roads, is shown the door and it is no longer a secret to say goodbye to the incredulous driver.

On Friday, Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Vladislav Kondratovičius stated that after the transformation of the Highway Administration from a budget institution to a state-owned company, a competition for a new manager would be announced.

“It is natural that when a company changes, closes or is liquidated, all employees, including the director, terminate their employment. They will receive forgiveness notes. There will be a director competition, as provided by law,” said V. Kondratovičius Friday at the Seimas Economic Committee, which was considering the reorganization of the Highway Administration.

V. Andreev: You can’t forgive me

It would be difficult for Andreev to envy the workplace. On the one hand, there is pressure from municipalities and mayors to allocate money to one highway or another, the wrath of those who govern over unpaved roads in constituencies. On the other hand, road users are angered by the lack of skills and the suspicion that they are malfunctioning.

Andreev himself does not speculate on speculations about the inconveniences of the rulers, but says there is no reason to fire him.

“This reform was launched in 2018. In accordance with the provisions of the Labor Code, such reform may not constitute a reason to end the employment relationship.” 15min he said.

He mentioned Article 51 of the Labor Code, which establishes that the employment relationship of employees, including the manager, will not end in such a case, and this will not be a reason for the employee’s dismissal.

The biggest critic – in the presidency of the Deputy Minister

V. Andrejevas has been the head of the Highway Administration since Rokas Masiulis was still the Minister of Transport. It is true, since 2017 in November he was acting manager, but a year later he was already appointed chairman of the board. Thus, the leaders of the “peasants” see V. Andrejev as R. Masiulis’s man.

When the famous R. Masiulis raids began on the asphalt roads, where road workers were accused of working in poor quality, V. Andrejev accompanied him. Large road users had to remember it well.

Virgaudas Puodžiukas, the then VGTU professor and former head of the Highway Administration, received much criticism during the press conference. This time in January, he became the fourth Vice Minister of Transportation.

By the way, V. Puodžiukas twice before 15min he denied that he had the intention of occupying the post of Vice Minister. Behind the scenes of politics, rumors have circulated since early January that the Vice Minister’s president is preparing for V. Puodžiukas.

For V. Andreev, his appointment should have been another sign that his future in Management is determined.

He was repeatedly criticized after the scandal.

The Jaroslav Narkevich lunch and travel scandal in Abu Dhabi arose when Andreev spoke about it. 15min. The scandal was followed by other narrations by J. Narcevičius, which moved the coalition and affected relations between the Prime Minister and the President.

In December last year, Andrejev was called to a meeting of the Union of Peasants and Greens faction, where he was accused of lying and hiding data, and the leader of the political force, Ramūnas Karbauskis, promised to raise the issue of trust. . The “peasants” were outraged by the stagnant paving of gravel roads in the regions, accusing them of an unspent budget. This was another warning sign for Andreev.

The last nail in Andreasev’s career coffin is the Ministry’s plan to transform the Highway Administration from a budget institution into a state company. To this end, a competition for a new manager will be announced. However, according to the Vice Minister, the Seimas will decide on the principles of forming the board of the future state-owned company. It is likely to be made up of state representatives.

Become dependent on politicians

Rytis Ambrazevičius, director of the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance, notes that the state-owned company is a morally outdated legal form of the company, as the institution becomes dependent on politicians.

“Until now, the heads of state companies have been appointed and dismissed and their remuneration is determined by ministers, not by boards, which also have independent members and who, among other important responsibilities, is also a guarantor of transparency throughout the Therefore, the boards of state companies do not have a real opportunity to control the manager, “says the expert.

According to him, all the preconditions are created so that the Minister can directly influence the manager to make decisions that are not useful for the company, but for another useful or politically favorable person. “We have been proposing to change this model for a long time, the last attempt by both the government and parliamentarians to do so was rejected in Seimas this year,” said R. Ambrazevičius.

Are you preparing for warm places?

It must be explained to the public why it is necessary to change the status of the institution, the board or the head, adds R. Ambrazevičius.

“Specific reasons or allegations must be stated. Any attempt to manipulate the situation, to avoid transparency, only promotes public mistrust and leads to the fact that the best independent professionals who could make a strong contribution to the success of the company no longer want to apply. for such positions, “he believes. Lietuvos Paštas’ council, which was dissolved last year, was just one example, the expert added.

Opposition spokesman Jurgis Razma believes the head of the Highway Administration may have upset the rulers for two things.

“It is not difficult to imagine that the desired person will win that competition. This may address the problem of the disgruntled head of the Highway Administration, who was able to relay information on the bills paid, as well as the alleged lack of asphalt,” said J. Razma.

Furthermore, the mandate of the rulers is coming to an end. “There are many political officials, so the insurance reform will take over those positions at the end of the political period.” Surprisingly, this reform occurred at the end of the period, despite the start being delayed. I think it is important now that they look for warm places if most change. Such things should not be at the end of the period, “said an opposition representative.