News on the topic: dismissals

Zhodzina: young professional threatened with dismissal for distributing independent press

11.10.2010 Zhodzina: young professional threatened with dismissal for distributing independent press

The young professional of the Belarusian Automobile Plant (BelAZ) Andrei Zubra had been detained by police on 27 September for handing out the private newspaper Tut I Tsiaper. Recently, he has been summoned to the office of the head of the personnel department of the plant, V.Shliakhtsin. The official warned him that his labor contract expired soon and advised him to hesitate about the future, as he could lose the job if he continued his public activities.

06.10.2010 Babruisk: pressurization of members of Vital Rymasheuski’s electoral team continues

The people who call themselves representatives of the Ministry of Justice started paying visits to representatives of the electoral team of Vital Rymasheuski.

05.10.2010 Babruisk: member of Rymasheuski’s electoral team threatened with dismissal

the Chairperson of the Babruisk branch of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Taisiya Kabanchuk told about the pressurization of Sviatlana Chyliankova (a member of the electoral team of the BCD candidate for presidency, Vital Rymasheuski) by the administration of the Babruiskahramash plant where she works as a storekeeper.

Youth activist sacked

26.08.2010 Youth activist sacked

Raman Babrou, activist of the Young Belarus opposition movement, reportedly faces dismissal from work at a Vitsebsk private enterprise TimeColor, by order of the company’s manager Shcharbakou, the Young Belarus’ press-service reports.

Young Front activist fired for civil activity

06.08.2010 Young Front activist fired for civil activity

Yaraslau Hryshchenia, activist of the unregistered Young Front youth opposition movement, has been dismissed from work for involvement in opposition activities. The activist has been reportedly fired for contributing to an exhibition of political satire posters arranged by the Belarusian Popular Front Minsk office.

Baranavichy: Ryhor Hryk dismissed from work

22.07.2010 Baranavichy: Ryhor Hryk dismissed from work

On 22 July 2010 the administration of the Baranavichy wagon depot dismissed an activist of the For Freedom movement, Ryhor Hryk, due to the expiry of his labor contract.

02.06.2010 Editor of self-made newspaper ‘Poklich Voli’ dismissed from work

Siarhei Salodkin was dismissed from the position of the teach of the Belarusian language in the secondary school of the village of Koptsi of the Vitsebsk district.

Mazyr: opposition ex-candidate Uladzimir Tseliapun is dismissed from work

02.06.2010 Mazyr: opposition ex-candidate Uladzimir Tseliapun is dismissed from work

On 31 May, having returned to work from vacations, the member of the Belarusian Popular Front Party Uladzimir Tselyapun, a former candidate for the Homel Regional Council of Deputies at Palesskaya election constituency #43, received a notice about the termination of his labor contract since 30 January 2010.

17.03.2010 BPF member fired over run in election

Mrs. Tatsiana Balabanskaya, member of the Belarusian Popular Front, who is running for Maladechna Council, was fired by her employer at Maladechna forestry enterprise.

Candidacy of dismissed trade union activist is nominated to local Soviets of Deputies

09.03.2010 Candidacy of dismissed trade union activist is nominated to local Soviets of Deputies

As said by Mikalai Pakhabau, representative of the trade union of radio electronic industry in the Minsk oblast, at least nine members of the independent trade union will try to get registered as candidates to the elections in the Minsk oblast by collecting electors’ signatures in support of their candidacies.

Mahiliou: pretender to candidate Mikalai Rasiuk dismissed from work

09.03.2010 Mahiliou: pretender to candidate Mikalai Rasiuk dismissed from work

On 6 March in Mahiliou, pretender to candidate Mikalai Rasiuk was dismissed from work due to the expiry of the labor contract. During the last seven years he worked as an electrician at the open stock company Lausanbud, at construction administration #129. He was informed about the dismissal in a months' advance. Bear in mind that Mikalai Rasiuk had run for the local Soviets of Deputies in 2007. According to the official information, he won about 20% of votes, which was one of the highest official results among the oppositional candidates in Belarus.

05.03.2010 Dismissals at glass works ‘Nioman’

At the glass works Nioman in Biarozauka (Lida district) more than 30 workers have received notices that employment contracts with them won’t be extended in a months.

04.12.2009 Activist of Belarusian Christian Democracy dismissed from job

Recently a press-conference of co-chairmen of the organising committee for creation of the Belarusian Christian Democratic Party (BCD) Aliaksei Shein, Vital Rymasheuski and Heorhi Dzmitruk has taken place held. They stated that crackdown on founders of the party had become unprecedented and systematic, BelaPAN informs.

Rector of Medical University Dismissed for Disclosure of Flaws in Placement of Graduates

16.11.2009 Rector of Medical University Dismissed for Disclosure of Flaws in Placement of Graduates

The Health Ministry didn’t extend the labor contract to Pavel Bespalchuk, rector of the Belarusian State Medical University. Pavel Bespalchuk could have retired quietly, as many Belarusian officials do. However, he was brave enough to publish a scandalous article in the newspaper Vesnik BDMU (BSMU Courier) under the title Till 31 November. In this publication he describes how the graduates of his university are placed to jobs. He characterized the situation as ‘lawlessness that has reached its apogee’.

Independent trade unions go to the law

05.11.2009 Independent trade unions go to the law

The Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions filed an unprecedented lawsuit on the elimination of adverse discrimination of members of independent trade unions in the sphere of labor relations.

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