Downgrading secretarial jobs to hit women harder
The proposal no longer to recruit officials for secretarial and clerical tasks and replace them by contract staff affects jobs held predominantly by women.
Composition of staff by nationality: a failure of geographical balance which risks getting worse
The Staff Regulations and the CEOS lay down an obligation to recruit staff « on the broadest possible geographical basis from among nationals of Member States of the Communities ». Statistics provided by the Commission reveal a significant imbalance.
Under the sign of social regression
The draft proposal for amending the Staff Regulations published by the Commission aims to achieve budget savings by cutting staff by 5% in all institutions.
What’s on the Commission’s table?
The Commission is currently examining a series of requests from the Council, but also from the European Parliament, with a view to present its proposed amendments to the Staff Regulations. Those proposals should be adopted by the College of Commissioners on 29 June 2011, following which they will be subject to consultation with the trade unions.