Cops unhappy with loss of bonuses

19th June 2009

Police officers across the country are threatening to sue the government over cuts which have resulted in failure to pay bonuses regularly, despite the law guaranteeing the opposite.

According to the law, every police officer should get their salary paid in full with an added bonus for housing, bills, commuting and holidays.

But now officers have come out in protest at a new measure introduced by the Deputy Commander of the Chief of Police, Andrzej Trela, postponing all subsidies.

“I used to get PLN 120 PLN for my ticket, PLN 170 to pay for my flat and a special subsidy for my holiday, which was around PLN 250 PLN. Today I have absolutely nothing. I received only 20 per cent of ...