
The expenses to pay off the court bills for unfair leave from work cost the Albanians 1.4 billion lek or about 13.8 million euros last year alone. The data show that most of the damage, almost 78 percent of the total, was caused by central government institutions.
Political and employment history has shown that after the election campaign and depending on the results, unfair dismissals increase. The political rotation after the 2013 elections cost Albanians 3.38 billion ALL for unfair dismissals. The years 2015, 2017 or 2021 also brought costs for the taxpayers.
In total, in 9 years, 15.4 billion lek or about 152 million euros have come out of the state coffers for political resignations and appointments.
In order to discourage illegal dismissal decisions, there have been several proposals to hold the heads of institutions accountable. All the initiatives so far have not been implemented, despite the pressure from the European Union in the context of the integration negotiations.