Author Archive for: Vassilis Sklias

At a meeting held on May 21 on the occupancy of the premises, attended by approximately 300 colleagues and the Administration, represented by Mr. Placco, Mr. Kirchner and Ms Saba, the Staff Committee presented the latest layout plans for the Rocca Tower and the Comenius Tower, which were submitted by the consulting architect to the Steering Committee for the two pilot projects (DRD and DGM).

Following an invitation made by the Administration, EPSU-CJ sent, as part of the consultation, →a formal request for the drafting of modified office plans providing for individually assigned offices for all.

In 2024, our salaries and pensions were updated in two stages: i) an interim update in June (+3 %), ii) a residual annual update in December (backdated to July), which, due to the application of the moderation clause, was paid in two parts: one limited to 4.1 % in December, and the remaining part of 1.2 % paid from April 2025, without retroactive effect. → Read more

→ See salary scales → for contract staff, and → for officials and temporary staff.

→ Further reading → 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.

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.

In 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.