The Central Inspectorate of Road Transport (GITD) has introduced fresh rules for the award of designation awards for inspectors, which rise many controversy. The fresh guidelines supply that the amount of the award depends on the number of mandates imposed and the registration papers retained, which has been criticised by the inspectors and trade unions themselves.
Award system: What do the fresh Guidelines change?
The fresh rules for awarding awards at the GITD Electronic Fee Audit Office are based on 5 key criteria, arranged according to validity:
- Result control of abroad entities
- Result check by national entities
- Fines imposed by criminal mandate
- Control of the method condition resulting in the retention of registration
- Replacing in the absence of a squad coordinator
Under the fresh guidelines, the more mandates and retained registration documents, the greater the chance of obtaining a higher discretion prize. The differences in treatment of abroad and national carriers, where the first is given a higher weight, are clearly noted.
Controversy and Criticism
Trade union reservations
Trade unions expressed their concerns about the fresh award rules. In a letter sent to the management of the GITD and to Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Minister of Infrastructure Dariusz Klimczak, trade unionists rise issues of compliance with Polish and EU law.
- Discrimination and Inequality: The unions point out that the fresh gradation violates the Road Transport Act, which prohibits discrimination depending on the country of registration of the vehicle or the company's premises. Criticism besides focuses on the fact that control does not always end with a mandate, and the application of guidelines may affect the decisions of inspectors who may avoid the application of Article 41 of the Code of Offences, which allows instruction alternatively of a mandate.
European law and social criticism
Trade unions call for the withdrawal of fresh criteria, stressing that they are contrary to European law prohibiting discrimination. In the assessment of trade unionists, the management of the Electronic Fee Control Office may have acted in the interest of achieving financial results at the expense of complying with the principles of fair control.
Expert reactions
Road safety experts criticise the fresh strategy of rewards for making remuneration dependent on the number of mandates and retained registration documents. Łukasz Zboralski, head of the brd24.pl portal, emphasises that specified an approach leads to a situation where inspectors can focus on issuing mandates alternatively than improving road safety.
The erstwhile head of the GITD, Alvin Gajadhur, besides criticised the fresh guidelines, arguing that road inspection should focus on ensuring safety alternatively than on achieving financial results. Gajadhur emphasises that fresh rules can lead to the mobbing and intimidation of GITD staff, which is contrary to the mission of inspection.
Conclusions and the Future
The introduction of fresh award criteria in the GITD raises serious doubts as to the ethics and legality of specified practices. Criticism by trade unions and experts indicates the request to rethink the prize strategy in order to guarantee that the activities of inspectors comply with the principles of fair control and do not lead to discrimination.
Final decisions on the revision of the guidelines and their impact on control practice will should be taken by the applicable authorities, taking into account both legal and ethical aspects.
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