*Update 03.04.2023: the promotions exercise has begun: the draft list is expected to be published 15.06.2023.* The promotion and reclassification lists for the 2023 exercise will be published in June (the EEAS published their 2022 lists in July). For those of you not proposed for promotion or reclassification and who feel the reason is not related to your performance but to other reasons: change of unit/department, parental/maternity leave, change of line manager, personal conflicts etc., join us and see the process for filing an appeal in Sysper.
Generation 2004 will discuss how to draft text itself and will answer your questions. The conference will take place on Thursday 15 June 2022 from 12.00 to 14.00 via WebEx. Connection details will be added here nearer the time.
Check whether you are eligible for promotion/reclassification and the average speed below.
| Staff | Appraisal | Reward possible? | Minimum time in grade (‘seniority’) to be eligible | Average speed of reward |
| Officials | Yes | Promotion | 2 years | staff regulations Annex I.B and our chart with those percentages converted to years |
| Temporary agents (2a and 2d) | Yes | Reclassification (JRC/GROW/RTD only?) | 2 years | Staff Regulations Annex I.B |
| Temporary agents (2b, 2c, 2e, 2f) | Yes | no | Not applicable (N/A) | N/A |
| Contract Agents 3a | Yes | reclassification | 2 years | Page 3 of Ares(2021)2467829 – 12/04/2021 CSC note on CA 3a |
| Contract Agents 3b | Yes | no | ≤ 3 years | N/A |
Five percent of the overall promotion quota is dedicated to those who appeal and agreed upon by the Joint Promotion Committees in October, where Generation 2004 participates.Please be aware that you must file your appeal within 5 working days from the date of publication of the proposal lists [**] (the deadline is normally one day later in Luxembourg to account for 23 June: happy national day!)) [***]. If you are in grade AST1 or AST2, you should appeal: your DG did not receive any quota in 2022 because there are not many colleagues in these grades in the Commission. It is possible that this issue is not yet rectified for 2023. Therefore, the Joint Promotion Committee received all quotas for these grades!
Reclassification normally runs 2 weeks behind the promotion exercise, so the information we present will still be relevant for you.For anyone unable to attend or keen to make a start, here is the recording of the 2022 edition of this event.Your appeal will be examined by the Joint Promotion Committee and may result in your name being added to the list of promotion proposals. Ultimately however, it is the Appointing Authority that takes the decision to promote members of staff.As usual Generation 2004 will assist colleagues by reviewing draft appeals and offering advice on how to improve your appeal text.
Please beware that it is up to you to draft your (short) appeal and we will review your draft but, due the number of cases and the shortness of the period, we are unable to write it for you or with you. To help you get started please feel free to download and use our template.For any other questions do not hesitate to ask us.As always, we would love to hear from you. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us or leave a comment below.If you appreciate our work, please consider becoming a member of Generation 2004.
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[**] Appeal deadlines for both reclassification and promotion are extended
‘… if, and for as long as, the jobholder is unable to use SYSPER (for example for reasons of annual leave or sick leave).’
So, even if the appeal tab is no longer visible in SYSPER, if you believe this applies to you, please contact HR e.g.
‘Dear colleagues, Please re-activate the appeal button in SYSPER. I would like to file my appeal against my exclusion in the list of proposal for promotion/reclassification [delete one] this year. However, the corresponding tab in Sysper is no longer available. I was unable to use SYSPER due to sick leave/annual leave/etc. [delete as appropriate] and so for me the period of 5 working days has not yet expired. Please advise how to proceed.’
[***] Luxembourg, if the appeal tab is no longer visible before midnight then send the message below to this address: HR-AMC-LUX-APPRAISAL-PROMOTION@ec.europa.eu
‘Dear colleagues, Please re-activate the appeal button in SYSPER. I would like to file my appeal against my exclusion in the list of proposal for promotion this year. However, the corresponding tab in Sysper is no longer available. I am based in Luxembourg and 23 June was a public holiday here. Which to me suggests that the period of 5 working days ends today and not already yesterday. Please advise how to proceed.’
