It is not the first time that we warn on the progressive intrusion into staff privacy by the administration. Generation 2004 and the rest of the staff representation is firmly against these practices. This time we want to warn you not of a forced intrusion, but one that you might be tolerating without being aware of the consequences. Continue reading Think twice before sharing your mobile with … the Commission
The practices must change – Standby duty & use of private phones for business purposes in Delegations
After we exposed that the European Commission was infringing data protection law, many colleagues, particularly in Delegations, contacted us to share their experiences. They were not only ‘encouraged’ to use their private mobile phones for work purposes, also their standby duty tasks were going too far. Continue reading The practices must change – Standby duty & use of private phones for business purposes in Delegations
TAXUD’s Alarming Decline in Staff Well-being: Our efforts have paid off!
In our article of 10 April 2024, Generation 2004 had raised concerns about well-being of staff in DG TAXUD and proposed many actions to enhance our colleagues’ working conditions. We are happy to announce that our efforts have contributed to draw the attention of Senior Management on the issue. Continue reading TAXUD’s Alarming Decline in Staff Well-being: Our efforts have paid off!
Another episode in the Evere European school saga
Not all colleagues have children enrolled in the Evere site of Brussels European School II, but for those who have, news are never enough. Evere was set in temporary facilities until a fully-fledged school would be constructed. While the temporary facilities are not perfect, they provide enough quality for children and education. Continue reading Another episode in the Evere European school saga
Conference: the 2024 reclassification and promotion appeals season opens Thursday 13 June, Generation 2004 is here to help
Every year, the promotion and reclassification procedures, for officials and Contract Agents (CAs) respectively, go through several stages to culminate in formal recognition (or not) for the job performed during the previous years. During the first stage, your DG’s hierarchy put together draft reclassification and promotion lists according to the DG quota distribution. Continue reading Conference: the 2024 reclassification and promotion appeals season opens Thursday 13 June, Generation 2004 is here to help
Career Days – a genuine intention or false illusions?
Career Days 2024 organised by DG HR will take place from 3 to 28 June. You can attend some activities in person and others online. The programme is focused on career development and learning opportunities through a versatile offer of events available for all staff. Such an initiative looks good at first glance. But is it too good to be true? Continue reading Career Days – a genuine intention or false illusions?
Intermediate salary update in June +3%
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%
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
Working a second job? Watch out: you don’t need to pay social security contributions twice!
*Update 05.02.2025 Check out the instructions here on the single social security system.*
Original article: 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!
