Wages skyrocketed after searches and the arrest of a manager at Grill London restaurants – they doubled in some places

The Grill London website claims that the chain has 15 restaurants in Kaunas, Vilnius, Šiauliai, Klaipėda and Panevėžys. They are managed by more than one company. Companies like Grill London are not even on the legal entity register.

Andrius Bakanas, representative of Grill London, who responded to Delfi’s query, presented the following list of companies that manage the restaurants: Big Doner, Alėja projekts, SP Kaunas, Urmo projekts, Kauno grilis, Gediminas project, “Ozo restoranas”, “Panoramas projektai”, “Tauras projektai”, “Restoranas projektai”, “Director of Vilnius”, “Šiaulių restoranas”, “Klaipėdos grilis”, “Klaipėdos restoranas” and “Panevėžio restoranas”.

Its shareholders are Edvinas Juškauskas, A. Lavrinavičius, Marijus Mazuch and Eimantas Navikauskas. The only exceptions are the Restaurant Project and Restaurant Šiauliai companies, among which there are no shareholders E. Juškauskas.

In one, it increased by 105 percent.

Delfi presents a table with the addresses of the Grill London restaurants, the companies that manage them and the average salaries published by Sodra on paper for May 2020, June and July 2019. In addition, the average values ​​are compared to each other.

Compared to June, salaries increased the most in Taurus projects, by 105.27%, to 1,053.68 euros on paper (around 701 euros on hand).

Compared with June and July last year, the biggest jump can be seen in the company “Vilnius Director” – 79.14 percent, to 1147.92 euros “on paper” (about 754 euros “on hand”).

However, wages grew in all companies. The changes range from 30.34 percent. up to 105.27 percent. in June compared to May, and 11.2 percent. up to 79.14 percent. in June compared to July 2019.

The average salary paid by all Grill London companies in June was 830.87 euros on paper (about 574 euros on hand) and was 61.76%. higher than in May and 58.34 percent. higher than in July 2019.

What caused this increase? Bakan, a spokesperson for Grill London, said the change in wages was due to a series of coincidences.

“Due to the pandemic and its management, the quarantine was announced, the turnover of the entire sector contracted significantly, due to the reduction of the workload, a large part of the workers was in downtime and the workers of other countries went home.

The release of quarantine requirements and the renovation of our restaurants, cafes and restaurants and the construction of additional terraces, as well as the number of visitors to other companies in the sector have increased more than expected, and the need and competence of personnel in major cities and resorts.

With such a large number of visitors and related workloads, due to the inability of employees to come from abroad, we also plan to see trends in salary growth in the coming months of the warm season, ”he said in a written comment.

“Due to increased workload and staff shortages, additional bonuses were paid,” added A. Bakan.

Conduct research

On July 1, the Kaunas District Court allowed the arrest of A. Lavrinovičius and E. Staponkai. The suspects do not admit their guilt.

The BNS news agency announced that E. Staponkus is suspected of conducting fraudulent business accounting from May 6 to 15, 2019 and from May 6 to November 27, he transferred more than 200 thousand shares to a foreign company located in the United States of America, Florida. for services not related to the activities of the company. Yes, according to law enforcement, it unjustifiably increased the company’s costs to avoid nearly 35 thousand. taxes in euros.

E. Staponkus is also suspected of having helped A. Lavrinavičius, the de facto manager of 11 companies, to organize the entry of incorrect data in the returns and their forwarding to the authorized state institution, when he returned the funds transferred to E. Staponkus Motorsports Club since January 10, 2017 for alleged support received from companies managed by A. Lavrinavičius.

A. Lavrinavičius is suspected that, in order to avoid taxes, as a de facto administrator of 11 companies, he, in collaboration with another suspect, recovered the funds transferred to the motorsports club from January 1, 2017 for the alleged support, by a total of more than 418 thousand. euros.

Such actions, according to law enforcement agencies, were aimed at avoiding taxes in the amount of at least 125 thousand. As a result, the State Tax Inspection received known incorrect data.

On July 9, Delfi announced that the pre-trial investigation had progressed after law enforcement found the hard drives connected to the computer network. The suspects drowned these devices in the Kruna stream that empties into the Kaunas lagoon. Firefighters rescued them.

“We believe that the computer equipment found will contain data relevant to the investigation,” said Laimonas Petreikis, a prosecutor at the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office who is leading the pre-trial investigation.

He clarified that during the search, more equipment and various computer resources were also found and seized. It is true that the prosecutor was concerned that the data on the computer equipment might be encrypted.

Delfi wrote that various methodologies are used to decrypt the data, using highly efficient computers and password picking systems. It cannot be ruled out that a cryptographic key may also be found on other computer media or in the notes of suspects found and taken during the search.

On July 10, the Kaunas Regional Court decided to impose lighter detention measures on A. Lavrinavičius – 30 thousand. a security deposit of 1 million euros and intensive supervision for half a year, carrying an electronic control device, taking documents and a written commitment not to leave.

At that time, E. Staponkus’ complaint about his arrest was rejected.

It has already been announced that during the pre-trial investigation a large police operation was carried out that involved more than 130 officers in five counties, the Directorate of Criminal Police, the State Tax Inspection, conducted more than 40 searches and interviewed a one hundred witnesses.

In one of the entrepreneurs, 800 thousand cash were found during the search. euros. During the search, more than 41,000 were also found and seized. USD (36.3 thousand euros), various documents, notes, telephones, computers, media, 350 rounds, luxury watches and other jewelery were seized.

Salaries also grew in other restaurants

In June, salary increases were also recorded at other restaurants related to Grill London shareholders.

In June, Ogmios restoranas, which operates the restaurant with hidden recipes, reached an average of 853.8 euros (about 587 euros “in hand”) on paper. This company is owned by A. Bakanas, E. Juškauskas, A. Lavrinovičius and M. Mazuch.

Compared with May, salaries at the Ogmios restaurant increased by 99.7 percent, and compared to July 2019, by 43.67 percent.

In the restaurant “Režisierius” salaries increased by 36.36 percent, respectively. and 41.12 percent, at 622.88 euros.

Uncle Sam’s American Pub, managed by Uncle Sem, increased by 14.05 percent and decreased by 0.38 percent to 608.36 euros compared to July 2019. The “Director” and “Uncle Sema” are led by E. Juškauskas, A. Lavrinavičius, M. Mazuch and E. Navikauskas.

In June, the average salary at the Pub Republicai bar reached 825.72 euros per piece (about 571 euros per hand) and was 37.35 percent. higher than in May, 33.97 percent. higher than in July 2019.

In Lithuania, the employee pays 20% of the salary. personal income tax, 6.98 percent. compulsory medical insurance and 12.52 percent. Sodra contributions. By participating in the accumulation of pensions, Sodra’s contribution can increase by 3%. points.

Lithuania also applies a tax-free income tier, which means that low-income residents pay less for GPM.

At that time, the employer must pay 1.45% of the employee’s salary. Sodra contribution, 0.16 percent. contribution to the Guarantee Fund and 0.16%. Contribution to the Long-Term Employment Benefits Fund.