BackActing on the Protector of Citizens’ recommendation on emergency employment of professional employees in social welfare centers throughout Serbia, the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy obtained the consent of the Government of Serbia to employ a total of 187 new professional workers on an indefinite-term basis, 108 of whom will be employed in social welfare centers.
The remaining 79 professional employees, according to the conclusion of the Government Commission for giving consent for new employment and additional employment with public funds beneficiaries dated 28 October 2020 will be employed in social welfare institutions, reads the notification of measures taken by the competent ministry on the Protector of Citizens’ recommendation.
In his earlier recommendations, including the collective recommendations from 2016 and 2018, the Protector of Citizens pointed out to the competent authorities the problem of lack of professional employees in social welfare centers, and then in early October 2020, he requested the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy and the Ministry of Finance to ensure the full application of professional work standards and adequate acting of the centers as soon as possible.
The notification of the Ministry states that the conclusion of the Government Commission approved the employment of a total of 108 people on a permanent basis, namely 107 people with a university degree in social work and one employee in technical jobs.
In the SWC "Sokobanja", where no social worker was employed, which is why the Protector of Citizens requested the Ministries to provide for an adequate number of professional employees as soon as possible, according to the Ministry, two employees with higher education in social work will be engaged.
The Protector of Citizens was also informed that the conclusion of the Government Commission for giving consent for new employment and additional employment with public funds beneficiaries dated 28 October 2020 gave consent for employing on an indefinite-term basis 15 employees on social work jobs in Belgrade Social Welfare Center.
Source: Protector of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia
