City halls in the north of the Republic of Moldova risk being left without employees
City halls in the north of the Republic of Moldova risk being left without employees. This is because low salaries are not motivating for employees to stay. Especially for young specialists from villages, who choose to go to town.
Zinaida Caras is 61 years old, 30 of whom work in the town hall of Sarata Veche commune. Per month, the woman raises a salary of only 4,000 lei. Although she is retired, she is still working, because she has no one to replace her.
Zinaida CARAS, SPECIALIST FOR LAND REGULATION: “Many times we end up like here, here, we just receive them and share them all.” “A thousand lei from my salary or I leave suddenly, when I receive deeds for communal services and further you need a coat for the winter, a wood, a coal.”
At the same time, the mayor of Sarata Veche commune, from Falesti district, says that she would like to offer higher salaries, but the law does not allow this.
Maria GALIT, MAYOR OF SARATA VECHE COMMUNE, FALESTI DISTRICT: “We are not asking for money from the central authorities, but we are asking for our hands not to be untied. As from our own revenues, which the local public authorities would have, to increase a little. A central authority cannot rule the country without a local public authority. ”
The town hall of Rautel village has the same situation. Tudor Istrati says that it is very difficult for him to find specialists ready to work for a salary of only a few thousand lei.
Tudor ISTRATI, MAYOR OF RAUTEL VILLAGE, FALESTI DISTRICT: “According to the volume of work that is for the village of Rautel, where we have over 4000 inhabitants, it is a miserable salary.”
On the other hand, young people say that they are not ready to work for 2 or 4 thousand lei.
Lucia GRINTUNIC, PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANT: “If I propose about five, six, seven thousand lei, maybe yes, I still think, but so. In the mayor’s office and more in the territory, and always involved, and busy. “
In the north of the Republic of Moldova there are 315 mayors, of which 33 in Falesti district. In the villages, the employees’ salaries vary between 2 and 6 thousand lei.