A welcome news given the very high inflation last year: our salary adaption method has finally picked up the high prices and the salary increases in the member states from last year. As a result, as of 1 July, we will profit from a general intermediate salary update of 3%, backdated to 1 January 2024. As this is a general update, it also triggers a recalculation of all correction coefficients. Details can be found in the recently published Eurostat report. Continue reading Intermediate salary update in June +3%
Newsletter – 2024-05-29
Webinars on Oral Tests AD8/AD10 – internal competitions – New dates
**Update 31.05.2024, see below additional dates. *Update 29.05.2024. The sessions listed below sold out quickly. We may organise additional dates, so please check our website regularly. To assist you in preparing for ongoing internal competitions, Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is offering at a special rate, online webinars on oral tests for AD8 & AD10 internal competitions. These webinars will provide you with valuable tips and tricks. Those webinars will be conducted in English. Continue reading Webinars on Oral Tests AD8/AD10 – internal competitions – New dates
Online Conference – Local Agents Salary method – Time to adapt to the reality on the ground
The current salary-revision method for Local Agents, and the idea of “One system fits all”, is not working in many of the EU 140 Delegations all over the world. The idea behind any salary update in the world is to make sure that the organisation’s salaries are competitive, keep employees satisfied, and do what they can to attract and retain the best people. Continue reading Online Conference – Local Agents Salary method – Time to adapt to the reality on the ground
Newsletter editorial – 29-05-2024
Welcome to the sixth edition of the Generation 2004 newsletter for 2024! In this edition, you will read some news about European Schools issues and solutions. We also draw your attention to the problematic of transferring unused holiday to the next year. Furthermore, we provide essential dos and don’ts for those juggling a second job.. Additionally, we present the latest insights from the Court of Justice’s ruling on travel allowances and place of origin. To finish on a positive touch, we share another PMO success story.. So, that’s it for this time. Enjoy the reading and get in touch if you believe we can help!
Working a second job? Watch out: you don’t need to pay social security contributions twice!
In two recent rulings, the European Court of Justice judged about the payments of social security contributions where you are in active employment for the EU institutions (or retired already) and work in a second job in a Member State. In one phrase: you do not need to pay social security contributions on the income of this second job. Continue reading Working a second job? Watch out: you don’t need to pay social security contributions twice!
Equivalent of 35 colleagues working for free
Each year thousands of colleagues end the year with many unused holidays. The regulations allow the transfer of holidays rights to the next year of up to 12 days. The rest is lost unless a clear justification is provided. ‘Use your holiday or lose it‘ is very much in evidence at the Commission. However, do you know how many holidays in total are lost each year?
Continue reading Equivalent of 35 colleagues working for free
Brussels European Schools – problems and solutions
It is becoming a norm that the Belgian authorities do not provide timely official information in writing about European Schools. Nevertheless, the Secretary General of the European Schools has confirmed it orally: the 5th school[*] in Neder-Over-Heembeek won’t be available in 2028 as originally planned, but in late 2030. Continue reading Brussels European Schools – problems and solutions
Travel allowance – place of origin judgement by Court of Justice (COJ)
On April 18, 2024, four colleagues eventually received the mind-blowing news they had been waiting for a very long time. The European Court of Justice (ECJ), after almost a decade, published its judgment on several appeal cases: ECLI:EU:C:2024:336 (C‑567/22 P) 18 April 2024. This case has been ongoing for almost as long as Generation 2004 has been in existence. Continue reading Travel allowance – place of origin judgement by Court of Justice (COJ)
Another positive PMO story
Welcome to the latest of your positive PMO stories. We highlight again how much it comes down to the goodwill of our PMO colleagues and on their willingness to intervene manually to fill the gaps between different systems and processes. In this edition a PMO colleague ensured a colleague claimed the disability-related reimbursements they were entitled to. To that PMO colleague, thanks so much for doing this: it made an enormous difference! Continue reading Another positive PMO story
