Valencia: concrete action

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*Update 10.11.2024. Thanks to those of you who wrote to add to the list below.*

Original article: Numerous colleagues are asking how to help the people of Valencia in relation to the DANA Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos: the high-impact rainfall event which has caused widespread flooding. We share here a non-exhaustive list provided by Commission colleagues of initiatives aiming to provide assistance such as medicines, accommodation, financial donation, food,  family reunification etc. Continue reading Valencia: concrete action →

Free Training – EPSO AD7 Scientific Research (10 fields)

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*Update 12/11/2024.  Here are the recording and the slides of the session. Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is offering for free and for all staff, an online webinar to assist you in preparing for the EPSO competition – AD7 Scientific Research competitions (10 fields).  You will get tips for the application process and an analysis of the tests. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions after the presentation. The session will be in English.
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JSIS special reimbursement: send us your experiences!

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JSIS special reimbursement (Article 72(3) [1]) calculations will be sent automatically, can you verify? The rules say it can happen, but has it ever happened? Witnesses please! We can find no figures and we need your help! So, any colleagues out there who have (or have had) heavy medical expenses, have you ever received an information note listing non-reimbursed expenditure over the previous 36 months and informing you of your potential eligibility for additional special reimbursement? Please get in touch! Continue reading JSIS special reimbursement: send us your experiences! →

‘Contract agents collective’ petition: to sign or not to sign?  

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Many of you will have recently received a message from a ‘contract agents collective’ and lots are reaching out to us for more details on this initiative and to ask whether we recommend signing the petition. Despite some informal, last-minute communication, this petition has come a little out of the blue to us. 

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Duty Calls: Navigating the Challenges of Standby Duty at EEAS

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Standby duty sounds straightforward enough — a formal, organised service, available to respond to well-defined emergencies within a specific timeframe. But for many staff, including those in the External Action Service (EEAS), the reality is far from simple. Theoretically, within the EEAS at least, those colleagues on standby duty have access to designated Duty Phones—reliable devices meant to keep them connected during emergencies.

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Geel LSC Elections 2024: Thank You for Your Trust and Support!

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Generation 2004 is deeply grateful to all our supporters in Geel. We are honored to have received 36% of the votes in the recent local staff committee (LSC) elections, an increase from the 34% in 2021. This growth in support shows that our priorities resonate with many of you, and we are committed to working even harder for positive change.

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ASTs: exploited and forgotten or given a future? 

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*Update 21.11.2024 check out the European Court of Auditors, 2024, Special report 24/2024: EU Civil service–A flexible employment framework, insufficiently used to improve workforce management: it concludes that ‘…the institutions do not focus on imbalances in the SC and AST function groups in their analysis, and concentrate instead on the AD group, and in particular the starting grades (AD5-AD8).‘ (P. 51) Check out their corresponding chart on p.51 showing the huge and unaddressed imbalances in AST and AST/SC function groups. Why on Earth choose to focus efforts on middle management, on part of a function group?[*] Where’s the global vision? Why tackle the hard stuff?* Continue reading ASTs: exploited and forgotten or given a future?  →

Time to put an end to the career blockage of AST/SC staff

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*Update 21.11.2024 check out the European Court of Auditors, 2024, Special report 24/2024: EU Civil service – A flexible employment framework, insufficiently used to improve workforce management: it concludes that ‘…the institutions do not focus on imbalances in the SC and AST function groups in their analysis, and concentrate instead on the AD group, and in particular the starting grades (AD5-AD8).‘ (P. 51) Check out their corresponding chart on p.51. Why on Earth focus efforts on part of a function group?[*] Where’s the global vision? Why tackle the hard stuff?* Continue reading Time to put an end to the career blockage of AST/SC staff →