Newsletter – 2024-09-25

What happened to the fair share?

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*Update 25.09.2024 check out the Opinion from 50+ civil society organisations on the new European Commission and Equality ‘downgrade’ in European Commission dismays rights groups*

Original article: Here we go again, beautiful words that are  forgotten at the first hurdle. On the occasion of the naming of the unbalanced new college of Commissioners and in light of the observation that Gender equality is  still [at best] 60 years away, Generation 2004 looks back at the declarations the president has made about the changes she identified as necessary, the changes she promised to implement, the fair share she demanded not so long ago… Continue reading What happened to the fair share? →

It’s all about our rights!

Cyber-security, Data Protection, New HR strategy, Newsletter - 2024-09-25, Working conditions, workplace bullying and harassment Print This Post

*Update 28.10.2024 we’ve added a status on the case(s) at the bottom of this article. Thank you all for your support!*

Original article: We start with a story[1]. There was once an EU Member State whose government was repeatedly named as a cause for concern with regards to its record on the rule of law (2020, European Parliament), the rights of women (2022, UN) and those of minorities (2022, Amnesty International) That government was also named as a cause of concern with regards to allegations of oppressing independent journalists and media freedom (2023, MFRR)[2]. Continue reading It’s all about our rights! →

Conference: transfer-out of pension rights

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*Update 03.10.2024 a transfer out to a PMO-approved scheme, such as the one presented by the (external) Allianz broker is only one of several options available.*

*Update 01.10.2024 full list of PMO-approved schemes added.* *Update 26.09.2024 footnote on local agents added below.* Continue reading Conference: transfer-out of pension rights →