*Update 27.10.2023. Please find the presentation on Mobility for CA in delegations [1] and the Decision on Working Time and Time Management [2], shared with you during the session on 24.10.2023. Generation 2004 is here for you, regardless of where you are! We would like to invite you to our virtual meeting to discuss all matters Delegations on Tuesday 24.10.2023. Please participate in any of our three conferences: 9:00–10:30, 12:30-14:00 or 18:00-19:30 (all times are CEST/Brussels time [3]). See practical details further below). Check out our corresponding EEAS [4] and Outside the Union [5] articles and get your questions ready!
Here is the proposed agenda
- Welcome + Generation 2004 presentation (what is G2004 [6] and our dedication to all matters affecting staff)
- New decision on working time and flexible working arrangements in Delegations [7]
- Mobility system for Contract Agents [8] (CAs)
- Guide des missions et autorisation de voyage – State of play
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Each topic will be followed by a Q&A.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us [11].
If you appreciate our work, please consider becoming a member of Generation 2004 [12].
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Contract Agents (CAs) were created by the 2004 staff regulations Reform. There are two types of CA: those with unlimited contracts, 3A [13] (‘indefinite’) and those with time-limited contracts [14], 3B [15]. CAs can belong to 4 different function groups (\'GF\') with different responsibilities and salaries [16].
As the use of contract staff becomes increasingly common, there has been a corresponding increase in the diversity of status and pay of the Commission’s workforce. For example, GFIV contract staff meeting the same minimum recruitment requirements (education and experience) as junior administrators may earn 28 % less. (European Court of Auditors, 2019, Special report no 15/2019 [17]: Implementation of the 2014 staff reform package at the Commission – Big savings but not without consequences for staff, point 61, page 34)
We have a working group dedicated to the dossier, and in December 2012 we addressed the first of many letters (\'notes\') about Contract Agents to Human Resources of all Institutions and agencies [18] (here is the cover e-mail [19]).
As a background you can see the report of the Commission to the Council regarding the recruitment of the contract agents in 2010 [20] (in French, COM(2011)802 final 23.11.2011).
Our articles on Contract Agents [21]
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