2012

03/01/2012 ,
Another year has almost passed and you might be worried what 2012 will bring to you, your family and friends, Europe or maybe the whole world. It is definitely not the easiest moment. We all know that those who are against a possible regulation of the financial markets are as well the owners of the newspapers and TV channels. And, let’s not forget, a manipulated public is made believe by misleading media (often steered by the very profiteers of the current crisis) that it is good news when these nasty, overpaid and useless civil servants are getting punished.  
Where are R&D and the JRC standing in this complex situation?
As R&D Ispra we are aware of the importance and impact of the financial markets and we would welcome more JRC involvement in this issue. For this reason we have organised a presentation on the bonus and rewarding culture given by an external banking expert to all staff in the new Auditorium on Friday 20 January 2012 10:30.
Having been the leading force behind the harmonisation of the JRC administrative processes, the first Scientific Open Competitions ever and the move of the JRC to the heart of the Commission, we can conclude that at least for the moment, taking also very well into consideration what is happening "outside", we are not the worst off. That doesn't mean that we are happy with the way the JRC reorganisation was communicated to staff or that we will just accept the proposed changes of the staff regulations. The problem of the proposal for the new Staff  Regulations is the intention behind it and what the Council will do with it. If the modifications were proposed to improve the efficiency of the European Commission, reducing the costs at the same moment, it would have been easier to accept them. But we have the strong impression that the intention of the proposal is to weaken the European Institutions. However, what is happening didn't just come out of the sky; we informed you in our 2008 electoral programme under the Crystal Ball chapter. We guarantee that R&D will continue to defend your future, accepting compromises on, for example, working hours but strongly against a further abuse of temporary staff on permanent jobs or weird calculations of the Correction Coefficient.

"Le Iene": interview to JRC Ispra researchers concerning the alleged dangerousness of FAP filters

23/11/2011
Interview of "Le Iene" to JRC Ispra researchers concerning the alleged dangerousness of FAP filters

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We go to Court!

28/10/2011 ,
Please find at this link the precise text of the appeal lodged by our lawyer Maître Orlandi, last Monday (24/10) to the Civil Service Tribubal against the incomprehensible evolution of the 2010 Correction Coefficient Varese.
We hope that you understand that it is impossible for us to translate it in English and Italian. However, we are available to answer to any question you may have on this subject.
We would like to thank explicitly the "father" of this dossier Paul Nauwelaers, for all the work done and everybody who participated or sent us useful documentation.

Language training courses: Italian, English, French and German

13/10/2011
If you don't have enough time to attend the "institutional" language course, or if you are a newcomer and would like to learn Italian, or if you simply need a language course that fits your personal needs in order to improve your own skills, R&D can help you with individual and personalised language lessons!
Our teachers are native speaking highly experienced in teaching English, German, French and Italian to foreigners. 
Send a message to jrc-rd-ispra@ec.europa.eu by Tuesday 18th October and indicate the language lessons you would like to take: we will contact you for an appointment to determine your level and to agree on the next steps (length of the course/date and time, etc..).

What we are doing for you

06/09/2011 , , ,
Welcome back, we hope you enjoyed your holidays.
What can you expect from us during the next 4 months?
a) Tomorrow, Wednesday 7/9 at 10:00 (New Auditorium – bdg. 58)  there will be an Assembly on the Correction Coefficient. We will inform you on how we foresee to continue our legal battle in Court.
The actual proposal of the Commission for the new method would mean that the 2010, 2011 and in particular the 2012 Correction Coefficient will have a permanent negative impact on our salaries from 2013 on!
Please, join us tomorrow for a more detailed explanation.
b) We are participating in the working group (GTR) organized by DG HR and EUROSTAT trying to protect Ispra for a further decline of the CC in 2011.
c) We are actively participating in the negotiations with DG HR on the New Commission Reform. We will continue to encourage the Commission to increase the role of the JRC within the Institution.
d) Our people are active in the different appraisal and promotion committees, trying to help those colleagues who lodged an appeal against their 2010 CDR.
e) We will continue to push for further investments to improve the site. As you can see, our efforts have led already to some remarkable results. Some others are still under construction.
These are only a few examples of what we are doing at the moment. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you would like some more information or support on whatever subject. We are there for you!

 PS: an info that might be useful for those who rent an accommodation: if you gave a “Libretto di Risparmio al Portatore” to your landlord for the 3 months guarantee, please note that according to a very recent Decree, the value of a Libretto must  be less than 2500 EUR after 30 September 2011, otherwise a penalty of 3000 EUR is applied!
Ref.: http://www.posteitaliane.it/resources/bancoposta/pdf/normativa_antiriciclaggio.pdf

Correction Coefficient Varese

19/07/2011 ,
As expected the art.90 appeal against the manipulation of the Correction Coefficient has been rejected (see AIPN's answer). This is no surprise but of course you as a R&D member expect more from your Trade Union. From the beginning we have been clear that it will be a long road and sadly enough a legal battle is the only possibility to correct what has been incorrectly calculated and equally importantly, to keep this issue in the spotlight.
Especially now!
WHY?
Because the Commission has proposed, in its new reform proposals, to establish the yearly correction of the new Correction Coefficient based on the Local Inflation Data and no longer on the purchasing power differences between Brussels and Varese.
In principle this doesn't sound so bad but please be aware that the starting point for this new method is of fundamental importance. If we were to get a yearly inflation correction starting from a CC of 92,3 ; an effective salary reduction of 7,7% for staff working in Ispra would have been fixed and established for the entire duration of the new method!
We are now ready to go to Court to defend our rights. We have asked all Trade Unions in Ispra to participate in the costs.
Our first estimate of the costs is around 20.000 Euro.
As far as we know we have 8 Trade Unions in Ispra:
R&D
Cisl
SE
USI
FFPE
SFIE
TAO-AFI
U4U
We have asked each Trade Union to pay 2500 Euro, in order to start the court case.
R&D Ispra is now waiting for their reply.

Joint Declaration of the Trade Union Majority

11/07/2011

In the frame of the current development the undersigned trade unions join their forces to defend the interests of all staff in Ispra and Seville.

This decision marks our aim for unity to face the dangerous reform of the Staff Regulations, as prepared by the Commission and bending to the will of the Council and the Member States.

This joining of the forces, harmonised with the trade union majority of the Central Staff Committee, will reinforce our coordination and action capacity together with our colleagues of the same trade unions in Brussels.


R&D                CISL                  FFPE                       SFIE                     U4U
H. Nieman      M. Gemelli        S. Scheer                 C.Zonca               S. Pakalin   
 
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