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The report of the Audit Office for RIK – Recruitment with opaque procedures and embezzlement of public money

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Audit report of RIK - Recruitment with opaque procedures and embezzlement of public money

Recruitment of new collaborators in positions of journalists / editors and in fact with opaque and unacceptable procedures, the Audit Office records in its special report for the Cyprus Radio Foundation, pointing out the fact that it is taking actions in the exact opposite direction from the study recommendations made for Strategic and Business Planning.

There is even talk of a scandalous case of embezzlement of public money, since according to the special report, with the commitment to immediately fill the 29 permanent vacancies and the creation of 20 additional promotion positions (A11 (ii) and A12 (ii)) (a total of 49 positions It is obvious that very soon, dozens of indefinite associates serving in the position of Assistant Officer of A4-7 (ii) scale will have been upgraded to A8-10-11 or A9-11-12 scales and many of them to A11 scale (ii) ) and A12 (ii).

The most important findings of the audit are the following:

  1. Delay in submitting financial statements for the year.
  2. Working capital deficit of € 7.43 million and total liabilities exceeding total assets by € 131.65 million. These data show that the Foundation's ability to continue as an ongoing activity is based on the continuation of state sponsorship.
  3. Rapid annihilation of the value of the Pension Fund and creation of an actuarial deficit on 31.12.2019 amounting to € 125.6 million.
  4. No action, based on the recommendations of the study conducted for Strategic and Business Planning for RIK. On the contrary, the Foundation takes actions in the exact opposite direction, such as:

➢ Signing of agreements with the Trade Unions of RIK employees for:

  • Upgrading of the ranks of officials holding university qualifications related to the duties of their position from scale A4-7 (ii) to scale A8-10-11 or A9-11-12.
  • Inclusion of all Indefinite Time Associates (SSC) with university degree and / or professional title in the scale A8-10-11 or A9-11-12, in exchange for vacant permanent positions or as supernumerary and upgrade of employees of indefinite time who hold a diploma of at least three years studies in the scale A5 + 2nd degree-7-8 (i).
  • Enabling RIK to renew the employment contracts of fixed-term employees. In the event that these individuals become SSC, then they will have the same treatment in the new organization chart as the existing SSC, as provided in the agreement of 27.10.2020.
  • Creating new positions and committing to request an exemption from the ban on filling vacancies.

➢ According to the approved Budget of RIK for the year 2021, the organic positions of the Foundation increased from 181 in 2020 to 266 and most of the positions were upgraded.

➢ With the commitment to fill the 29 permanent vacancies immediately and the creation of 20 additional promotion positions (A11 (ii) and A12 (ii)) (a total of 49 promotion positions) it is obvious that very soon, dozens of SAHs serving in the position of Assistant Officer scale A4-7 (ii) will have been upgraded to scales A8-10-11 or A9-11-12 and many of them to scales A11 (ii) and A12 (ii). This is obviously a scandalous case of embezzlement of public money.

➢ At the moment, the Foundation employs 58 journalists / editors who are either permanent employees or employees for an indefinite period of time, new collaborators are constantly being hired as journalists / editors and in fact with opaque and unacceptable procedures. We record the case of two such recruitments.

➢ Failure to keep Service Forms for Indefinite and Fixed Time Partners.

. Satisfaction of a request of permanent employees for recognition of their previous service during the period they served as Indefinite Time Partners as a pensioner, with consequent increase of their retirement benefits.

Cyprus Radio Foundation EU 2019

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Source: politis.com.cy

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