The recently changed conditions for having and using corporate credit cards confused many of us. We asked the Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements (PMO) for clarification and additional information and below is a summary of what has changed and why. Continue reading Corporate credit cards: what changed?
New teleworking scheme: longer working days and more micromanagement?
*Update 27.02.2025: the question of whether managers can/should use Teams/Skype or other status as an indication of your presence/availability has been raised repeatedly, particularly given that you might have a different status on each platform. Check out question 14 of the flexible working FAQs for written confirmation that this is not their intended use and that status is not a reliable indicator of presence or non-presence.* Continue reading New teleworking scheme: longer working days and more micromanagement?
The same electoral rules for all!
Uniform and fully democratic electoral rules throughout the Commission, synchronised electronic elections at all sites and, last but not least, a separate local staff committee (LSC) for Seville: these are the key elements of a proposal for staff-representation reform developed by Generation 2004. We have been raising these issues in one form or another since at least 2013 and have actively led on related efforts to address these three points on several occasions. Continue reading The same electoral rules for all!
Generation 2004’s position on ‘sofagate’ and beyond…
The president of the Commission published a speech (26 April 2021) where she states that she considers the ‘sofagate’ events of 7 April to have been gender discrimination. Until then, and in the absence of details and statements it was important to keep a cool head and to view the whole affair in all its complexity to look at all the factors that might have played a role. Continue reading Generation 2004’s position on ‘sofagate’ and beyond…
Brussels LSC and the Interpreters’ Delegation
‘The staff committees represent the interests of the staff vis-à-vis the Institution and contributes to the smooth running of the service.’ (Staff Matters)
Generation 2004 objects to the way the Brussels Local Staff Committee (LSC) appears to be imposing rules on the Interpreters’ Delegation. Continue reading Brussels LSC and the Interpreters’ Delegation
Welcome to ‘The Wild West of Teleworking’ Photography Contest
*We would still like to receive your pics and stories*
Still working at the kitchen table after 13 months? Your bills increased exponentially? Cannot afford a decent home office with your salary?
If all of this sound familiar, it is time to participate in our photography contest!
Send us pictures of your home office set-up, your bills before and after compulsory teleworking started Continue reading Welcome to ‘The Wild West of Teleworking’ Photography Contest
Coaching lunchtime sessions on how to efficiently work digitally
*Additional date added: password is in the newsletter*
Communicating in a virtual world – how to close the empathy gap between you and your colleagues
How many times have you had an instant negative reaction when reading an email?
How many times have you received a response to an email and you can’t any sense out of it? Continue reading Coaching lunchtime sessions on how to efficiently work digitally
AST/SC SC6 the Loch Ness monster of staff grades
*Update 22.11.2024 Statistical Bulletin October 2024 shows that there are currently no AST/SC6 staff, this would support our assertion in [1] below that the 5 AST/SC6 colleagues from 2021 were temporary agents (TAs)**Update 08.07.2021: We will have AST-SC6 colleagues in 2021!*[1]
Continue reading AST/SC SC6 the Loch Ness monster of staff grades
Free coaching with certified Commission colleagues
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try!
- Demotivated and without any energy?
- Tired of doing the same thing over and over?
- Lonely and/or that you cannot control your thoughts?
- Purposeless and with no direction in life?
- Stuck in your life and have no idea what to do first?
- Unfocused and overwhelmed by work?
There is coaching available and there are coaches in the Commission who can support you in this journey wherever you are at this moment in your life!
Continue reading Free coaching with certified Commission colleagues
Brexit update: UK-only TA/CA staff: transparency in application of criteria please
A quick update and reminder of the context: the assurances given to staff with UK-only nationality that they ‘will continue their career with the Commission’ post Brexit (19.1.2021) do not apply to our colleagues with time-limited contracts. Decisions on their future are being taken using these criteria on a ‘case-by-case assessment’ with results expected now, in March 2021 [1]. Continue reading Brexit update: UK-only TA/CA staff: transparency in application of criteria please
