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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The +4.5% annual update with effect from 1 July 2022 results from a precise application of the Method free from political interference; see →officials and temporary staff; →contract staff, along with a 3.2% increase in the Luxembourg minimum social wage from 1 Jan 2023.