R&D member? Discover now how the JRC strategy may affect you!
R&D embraces the vision that the core business of
the JRC is to provide science-based input to EU policies. A medium and long
term vision is essential to guarantee continuity and the future of every
serious organisation. The DG has launched the development of a long term
strategy and R&D has been following its progress very closely.
The new strategy is an "evolution" rather
than a "revolution". The take-home messages are:
·
The JRC is put at
the centre of the decision making process and remains as a Commission DG. Our
work programme is driven by the current and forthcoming Commission policy
priorities
·
All of the JRC
sites will remain, and a stable level of budget and resources is envisaged
·
No additional
staff cuts – above those already imposed for the whole Commission – will take
place. Adaptation to the Commission-wide cuts of permanent staff by an increase
of an equal or higher amount of temporary staff
·
Laboratory based
research will always have an important role in the JRC's work. JRC wide,
laboratory support staff levels (AST and equivalent) will reflect the current
situation
·
The number of
staff working on the scientific work programme increases to 70% of all staff,
reducing support staff to 30% (currently, they are 61% Vs 39%)
·
More focus is put
on scientific excellence and excellent scientific staff
·
Projects will
normally have a limited lifetime, and repetitive tasks will be scrutinised
·
The support
infrastructure has to be made more efficient
·
Administrative
procedures will be scrutinised with the aim of simplification
R&D fully supports true transparency through a
direct interaction between management and staff, and during the meeting with
the DG on Monday we clearly communicated our priorities and concerns on some
elements of the draft strategy that all trade unions have had access to since
last week. We also requested improvements to the information flux underlining
the need to continue a constructive and assertive communication. Rather than
only focusing on the process of drafting – which we agree could have been
better handled – we prefer to engage in a constructive dialogue on the content
because this phase of the process will be over in a few weeks, while the
strategy's impact will be lasting.
Once it is approved, the implementation of the
strategy will of course be the critical phase where staff representatives
will be called on to play a major role. Proper management and a culture of
change will be of pivotal importance for its success. Your R&D
representatives are putting their face, name and reputation in the dialogue
with our DG, without hiding behind a trade union logo. Thanks to our
constructive spirit, we believe we are in a good position to fully represent the
interests of all staff.
The
DG yesterday replied in detail to our questions, and we invite you all to
read these comments and will be happy to hear your opinion. To fully understand
these answers, of course the full text is needed: R&D has emphasised the
need to share the document with all staff for comments as soon as possible, and
the DG will shortly do so, as confirmed in the link above. In the meantime, all
R&D Ispra and R&D Seville members are welcome to come to our
secretariat (Bdg. 63 in Ispra - IPTS II° Floor n°43 in Seville) anytime and
read a printout of the draft document.
We appreciate all constructive feedback we receive from
our members, both positive and negative: please engage with us and let us know
what you think!
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