Teleworking Guidelines 4.2.2021 are now available.
Updated Commission teleworking guidelines (replacing the previous version of these rules) were announced by DG HR on 16 June in the Communication to Commission staff – Update 15 and come into force from Monday 22 June 2020. The guidelines document is published in the MyIntracomm Coronavirus and COVID-19 News & Helpdesk page. Continue reading Watch out! Updated teleworking guidelines coming on 22 June
Generation 2004 has received several questions related to childcare facilities in the Commission during the COVID-19 period and the possible reimbursement of costs. In this article we present you with the most important information on this subject. Continue reading Commission childcare facilities in Brussels during the COVID-19 crisis
Following the Generation 2004 petition for special leave for parents [1], and at Generation 2004’s specific request, 3 June 2020 DG HR organised a social dialogue (SD) meeting to discuss the difficult situation of colleagues who are struggling to cope with this no-school and no-childcare situation over this extended period. Continue reading From the special-leave-for-parents petition to the social dialogue meeting
Welcome to the 2 June 2020 Generation 2004 Newsletter.
Slow steps to return to the office are now being taken. Generation 2004 took the time to propose a staff-safety-first confinement exit strategy for the Commission and the EEAS, including Delegations.
Alongside, our petition for Covid-19 special leave for parents with young children has attracted almost 2000 signatures (THANK YOU!!!) and saw our request for a social dialogue (SD) meeting addressed in record time. The meeting is on Wednesday 3 June and we would like to invite you to still sign the petition here so that we can go there with a response over the 2000 mark!
We would also like to introduce you to the latest update of the teleworking guidelines that came into force last week.
For colleagues in EU Delegations to third countries, the Common Front of trade unions and professional staff associations launched the 2021 complaint for annual leave following. Join the action here (deadline is tomorrow 3 June 2020 at 23:00 Brussels time), and read our past article for more information on the matter.
Finally, not directly related to Covid-19 but maybe relevant to you if you booked time-credits for the summer period and want to cancel them, we approach and explain this often-unknown type of leave.
Following an announcement on 14 May, stating that the European Schools of Brussels would remain closed until the end of the school year of 2019-2020 on 3 July, a new update was sent to parents last Friday (29 May 2020), announcing the schools partial reopening for four weeks, from 8 June until 3 July (please read our note to European School)*. Not only was the move a surprising 180º turn of events, but it also came with some issues that Generation 2004 analysed and reacted upon in a note to DG HR’s Director General, Gertrud INGESTAD.
Have you been asking yourself questions like these?
If so, then you are not alone. Continue reading To return or not to return (to the office)? That is the question!
Generation 2004’s petition for special leave for parents with young children was a great success. At the time of writing this article, it has gathered over 1950 signatures (Update: 2090 signatures as of 09/06/2020) [1].
Continue reading Coronavirus Special leave petition results and social dialogue
Teleworking Guidelines 4.2.2021 are now available.
The Commission has published updated teleworking guidelines which first entered into force on 25 May 2020: the first day of phase 1 of the deconfinement. We summarise the most important points in this article. Please take the time to read the guidelines carefully. Different sites will have different timelines, subject to the situation on the ground and the measures taken by the host country. Continue reading Covid-19 – new teleworking guidelines and reimbursements of necessary costs
Due to the current unexpected crisis we all face, unprecedented fellowship and collegiality is necessary in order to get through these difficult times. “No one will be left behind” is a mantra we have been hearing throughout the last few weeks from our appointing authorities. However, we are not yet sure if this is or will be the case for our freelance colleagues. Continue reading “No one left behind”?
Welcome to the 14 May 2020 Generation 2004 Newsletter.
Many hundreds of colleagues have signed our petition for a coronavirus special leave for parents with young children. We thank those who did enormously! Especially to those that, not having young children, have shown their support by signing it. In this issue of our Newsletter we call again on colleagues who have not done so, to sign this petition and help us show the Commission Administration that good intentions are not enough and that objective and concrete measures must be taken as fast as possible.
We also cover the grave situation regarding the removal of the Luxembourg based CHAFEA executive agency and its surrounding social dialogue, or rather Social Monologue, also simply known as the Monologue, due to its rather thin social component…
Finally, we revisit the subject of compensation for standby work; had first covered it in the September edition of our Newsletter.
Stay safe and do not hesitate to contact us if you feel we could be of assistance.
