Residual annual update: +4.1% by July 2024 and +1.2% in April 2025

The salary update for 2024 is carried out in two stages: intermediate +3%, residual annual +5,3 %, the latter being split into two instalments. At the same time, our pension contribution rate is increasing by 1%. For further explanations, → Read the flyer.

→ Evolution of pension contribution rate.

By contrast, due to lower inflation in Luxembourg, the impact of the social minimum wage (SSM) on lower EU salaries is weaker. See salary scales → for contract staff, and → for officials and temporary staff.

From the “Salle des Pas Perdus” to the search for the lost office

At the Court of Justice of the EU, social stratification goes hand in hand with the zoning of activities, linked to the institution’s real-estate policy. In addition to the multiple divisions that run through it, a new category of ‘sans bureau fixe’ (SBF) staff risks being added. Such a development would have far-reaching consequences. →Read more.

Prorata temporis calculator

en-savoir-plus-pdf-fr For officials of grades AST 1 to AST 8, AD 5 to AD 11, SC: The calculator of the prorata temporis mechanism (attached Excel file) applies to your promotions, in the Court of Justice only. This mechanism was invented, defended and fine-tuned by EPSU-CJ, which guarantees its correct application. You may find an overview of the system in this PPT.

 

Intermediate salary update since January 2024

Inflation over the semester ending in December 2024 reached the 3% threshold. This triggers an intermediate update, calculated at 3%. 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.

Transparency and accountability

2023 expensesIn 2023, our legal expenses certainly made up the largest part of our balance sheet, while remaining within reasonable limits. Our commitment to justice remains constant and constitutes a barrier to arbitrariness. Respect of legality has its cost, which we can only cover thanks to our members’ subscriptions.

The cracked image of the Court of Justice

Ambulant_EN Working conditions are aggravated without any information, let alone consultation, of staff representation. The staff in three translation Units are called to give up their fixed office and occupy one on a “first come, first served” basis. →Read more.

2023: a +1.0% residual annual update and revised pay supplement

The salary update for 2023 occurred in two stages: intermediate +1.7%, residual annual +1.0. The latter coincided with an increase of the pension contribution rate by 1%, which resulted in a take-home pay around zero. → Read the flyer.

→ Evolution of pension contribution rate.

The Luxembourg social minimum wage (SSM) grows faster than our salary scales → for contract staff, and → for officials and temporary staff. The Court Administration has decided, like the European Parliament, to extend the ‘pay supplement’ to all basic salaries lower than the SSM by taking out of the balance the expatriation or foreign residence allowance, see → Consultation Conclusions.