MINSK, 6 February (BelTA) - Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has convened a meeting with the Council of Ministers, BelTA has learned.
Key items on the agenda are the work of crisis managers and new measures to safeguard workers against wage arrears.
Discussing the issue of settling organizational insolvency, Aleksandr Lukashenko recalled that a new law in this sector was adopted two years ago, which had been discussed several times at the presidential level. “We changed our approaches to the procedures, shifting the emphasis from bankruptcy to rehabilitation and the preservation of enterprises, and consequently, jobs. Report on how the innovations of that law have impacted the reduction of loss-making in the economy,” the Belarusian leader said. “Are there any bottlenecks identified in practice that should be eliminated to further prevent bankruptcy?”
In this connection, the Belarusian leader focused on the institution of crisis managers. “I would like the speaker on this issue, the economy minister, to report to us on where this phenomenon came from in Belarus, what it means. And most importantly, why we need it. After all, this is a new phenomenon in independent Belarus,” the head of state addressed the meeting participants. “What effect have we got from these very crisis managers?”
A draft decree to guarantee compensation for completed work has been submitted for consideration. “It would seem that a clear system has been built in the country, thanks to which everyone receives payment for their work,” the president said. “If we promised something and didn’t pay, where is a person supposed to go, how are they supposed to protect their interests here? They are forced to go to court, find money for it, taking away from family and children, get stressed, waste time, and so on.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko sought clarity on how the decree would integrate with pending parliamentary bills designed to strengthen accountability for wage arrears.
Key items on the agenda are the work of crisis managers and new measures to safeguard workers against wage arrears.
Discussing the issue of settling organizational insolvency, Aleksandr Lukashenko recalled that a new law in this sector was adopted two years ago, which had been discussed several times at the presidential level. “We changed our approaches to the procedures, shifting the emphasis from bankruptcy to rehabilitation and the preservation of enterprises, and consequently, jobs. Report on how the innovations of that law have impacted the reduction of loss-making in the economy,” the Belarusian leader said. “Are there any bottlenecks identified in practice that should be eliminated to further prevent bankruptcy?”
In this connection, the Belarusian leader focused on the institution of crisis managers. “I would like the speaker on this issue, the economy minister, to report to us on where this phenomenon came from in Belarus, what it means. And most importantly, why we need it. After all, this is a new phenomenon in independent Belarus,” the head of state addressed the meeting participants. “What effect have we got from these very crisis managers?”
A draft decree to guarantee compensation for completed work has been submitted for consideration. “It would seem that a clear system has been built in the country, thanks to which everyone receives payment for their work,” the president said. “If we promised something and didn’t pay, where is a person supposed to go, how are they supposed to protect their interests here? They are forced to go to court, find money for it, taking away from family and children, get stressed, waste time, and so on.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko sought clarity on how the decree would integrate with pending parliamentary bills designed to strengthen accountability for wage arrears.
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