For a second consecutive year, inflation over the semester ending in December exceeded the 3% threshold. This triggers an intermediate update, calculated at 1.7%. The attached note sheds some light on a complex process. see the updated salary scales →officials and temporary staff; →contract staff, with links to the sources.
During 2022, our legal expenses alone exceeded our entire budget! The defense of staff rights requires respect for legality. And legality has its cost, which we can assume only thanks to our members’ subscriptions.
From the 1st of April, yet another indexation at the national level – In Luxembourg, wages follow inflation more closely than in European institutions. The ‘pay supplement’ (safety net) negotiated in 2017 with EPSU-CJ now reaches →grade 3 of contract staff, and even →grade AST/SC 1.