News on the topic: dismissals
08.10.2012 Another scientist is being fired in Hrodna
The name of a new possible victim of a “cleansing” in the HrodnaUniversity named after Yanka Kupala is already known. It is a Belarusian-speaking professor Ihar Kuzminich, who was a deputy head of the law faculty before September 2012.
11.09.2012 Mahiliou Social Democratic activist loses job
Mikalai Zalozny, Mahiliou activist of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada), has been forced to quit his job as a plumber at a state-owned hostel, after a campaign of harassment reportedly caused by the activist’s involvement in the current elections.
06.09.2012 Uladzimir Tryzunou's father and brother interrogated by unknown persons
On 3 September two people in mufti came to the house of the Mahiliou activist Uladzimir Tryzunou who was absent at the time. They didn't introduce themselves, but started interrogating members of his family.
29.08.2012 Activist of pro-dem candidate’s campaign team loses job
Piotr Baseika, activist of the initiative group of Valery Karankevich, representative of the Belarusian Popular Front running for Parliament in Krychau constituency No. 83, has been dismissed from job after his employment contract has expired.
29.08.2012 Mother of political prisoner Aliaksandr Frantskevich forced to leave job
Mrs. Tatsiana Frantskevich, mother of political prisoner Aliaksandr Frantskevich serving his three-year sentence in a penal colony in Ivatsevichy, has been forced to leave her job as a cleaner at the Navapolatsk-based “Vadakanal” state-owned enterprise.
10.08.2012 Protest initiator sacked from “Pinskdreu”
Dzmitry Kudronak, who headed the workers protests at “Pinskdreu” plant, has been sacked. On 9 August, Dzmitry Kudronak had his last day of work on the veneer and furniture plant belonging to “Pinskdreu” holding. The worker received his employment record book with a record “sacked for repeated failures to fulfill his employment duties without good excuse”, RFE/RL reports.
30.07.2012 Brest Regional Court upholds dismissal of trade union leader
Brest Regional Court has ruled to uphold an earlier decision by Luninets District Court on a complaint lodged by Mikalai Karyshau, leader of the independent trade union at the Granite state-owned enterprise, following his dismissal in March 2012.
27.07.2012 Worker fired for pictures of dirty margarine
The loader was asked to work on his weekend, and then he was fired for absenteeism.
19.07.2012 Luninets court upholds dismissal of local trade union activist
Judge Vasil Belski of Luninets District Court has dismissed a complaint lodged by Mikalai Karyshau, leader of the independent trade union at the Granite enterprise, after he was illegally fired.
04.07.2012 Human rights defender expelled from hearings on case of fired “Granite” activist
A new trial has started in Luninets in connection with the attempt of the trade union activist Mikalai Karyshau to get rehabilitated at work.
22.06.2012 Another trade union activist fired
The administration of the Mikashevichy-based Granite enterprise has reportedly dismissed Vital Pasheka, member of local independent trade union.
08.06.2012 Baranavichy: civil activist Ryhor Hryk gets dismissed from work
On 8 June Ryhor Hryk received a written notice that his labor contract would not be extended. The engineer of the personnel department of the car aggregates plant Ala Tkachova and the engineer of the engineer of labor organization and salaries department Volha Minich.
01.06.2012 Brest Region Court turns down Stakhayevich's appeal
Aleh Stakhayevich, the head of the independent trade union at the "Granite" enterprise in Mikashevichy, was trying to get reinstated at work. However, the panel of judges of the regional court upheld the earlier verdict of the Luninets District Court, according to which the dismissal of the activist was legal.
23.04.2012 Babruisk court upholds dismissal of local pro-dem activist
On 20 April, Babruisk court ordered to pay BYR 2,293,000 to local opposition activist Kanstantsin Loktseu as a compensation for the damage allegedly inflicted to him by his former employer. At the same time, the court failed to rehabilitate the activist’s rights by forcing the administration of a children’s summer camp “Mechta” to reinstate him to his former position as a boiler operator.
12.04.2012 Pressurization of “Granite” workers continues
Shovelman Leanid Dubanosau still hasn’t passed the exam on electric security, as “special” continues are created for him each time. For instance, while he was passing the exam with an acquaintance, the latter was given questions. What concerns Mr. Dubanosau, examiner Henadz Bloshkin told him to write to the prosecutor’s office for passing the exam again to which the shovelman answered that he would really apply there if necessary.
