‘Article 3a’ contract staff
Provisions applicable to contract staff referred to in Article 3a CEOS, FG I, and employed by the Court of Justice (in FR).
EPSU CJ : Strengthening trade union democracy
With the highest number of votes (39.2%) and 6 seats, EPSU CJ remains the only representative union at the Court of Justice. EPSU CJ alone will represent the staff of the institution at the negotiations on the Staff Regulations.
A first false step
7 out of the 13 members of the newly elected Staff Committee “decided” to request the Human Resources to fill the two full-time posts made available to the StaffCom in breach of the 2/3 quorum rule. EPSU CJ informed the Administration about it. By a formal Decision of 29 March 2017, the Registrar of the Court upheld EPSU CJ’s position.
Basic salaries 2016-17
As from 1 July 2016, salaries of officials and temporary staff and those of contract staff (see comparison with Luxembourg indexation as from 1-1-2017) were increased by 3.3%.
StaffCom Elections: What are the stakes?
There are two components to staff representation: statutory and trade-union. You will need both.
StaffCom Elections – 7 December 2016
EPSU CJ (an affiliate of USF) – Our programme – Our candidates.
Luxembourg weighting? Don’t be fooled!
Establishing a weighting for Luxembourg requires amending the Staff Regulations, which is known to be a high-risk operation.
EPSU-CJ: a new start under the USF banner
In Staff Committee elections on 7 December, colleagues in the Court of Justice will have every reason to vote for EPSU-CJ (an extract from Agora Magazine N° 77).
Annual update of salaries: +3.3%
Following years of loss in purchasing power, an amended Method was put back on the tracks in 2015. The update for 2016 will be +3.3%. How was this figure calculated ?
Pension rights : Transferring or not ?
As salaries are dropping, the minimum subsistence figure rule is increasingly determinant in calculating your pension (for SCs, for contract staff, and for ASTs with an incomplete career prospect).