We wish you all a (belated) international women’s day: we firmly believe equality is something to be done year round, not just 8th March. What have we done in the last year? [1] and Is it a man’s world? [2] We consider too how more flexible working benefits everyone [3]. Linking with flexibility, there are 3 public holidays you can choose to work and get the day back [4]. For Brussels-based colleagues we outline the pitfalls of reimbursements via mobility.net [5]. From limited reimbursements to non-existent reimbursements: own-initiative training (OIT) has been effectively defunded [6]: have a look. In other news, Generation 2004 responds to the confirmation that the European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 infringes data protection law [7] and we expand on the many outstanding concerns related to fingerprint building access [8]. We ask for your help on behalf of a volunteer group working in Ukraine [9], we speak up on behalf of colleagues having technical difficulties with EPSO and internal competitions [10] and show what is being done with Member States taking decades to comply with pension transfers-in [11]. So, that’s it for this time.
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