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Aleksić: Niš Philosophy Faculty Staff Still Unpaid, Ministry’s Conduct Is Unconstitutional, Illegal and Inhumane
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Aleksić: Niš Philosophy Faculty Staff Still Unpaid, Ministry’s Conduct Is Unconstitutional, Illegal and Inhumane

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Staff at the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš have not received their July salaries despite the Aug. 31 legal deadline.
  • Professor Dušan Aleksić says the faculty has received no clear indication that the payments will be made and may pursue legal action.
  • Employees say they face financial hardship and uncertainty over whether health contributions have been paid.

Employees at the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš are still waiting for their July salaries, even though the legal deadline for payment expired on Aug. 31.

Professor Dušan Aleksić said there were “no indications whatsoever that the salaries will be paid.” At a faculty meeting on Aug. 26, staff agreed to wait until the deadline to see whether funds would arrive. They did not.

There are no indications whatsoever that the salaries will be paid.

— Dušan AleksićThe Niš professor described the lack of information about when staff would receive their July wages.

Aleksić said the faculty had received a letter from the Education Ministry’s finance sector that employees viewed as threatening, but had no other known contact with the ministry. He said the administration, union and staff were working together to examine legal options for demanding their wages.

He called for an end to pressure on employees, saying the impact extended beyond professors to low-paid non-teaching staff who could not repay loans or cover basic living costs. Staff also did not know whether their health contributions had been paid. Aleksić described the ministry’s conduct as “not only illegal and unconstitutional, but inhumane.”

This is not only illegal and unconstitutional, but inhumane.

— Dušan AleksićAleksić criticized the Education Ministry’s handling of the unpaid salaries.
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