Harmonised application of Flexitime rules
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Dear Mr Michel,
Following the broadcast message sent to all staff about the entry into force of the new Commission Decision on Working time, we take the opportunity to bring to your attention a non-harmonised application of the rule on Flexitime and recuperation at Ispra.
In particular it seems that some Unit Heads, contrary to any formal or legal hindrance deriving from our new Staff Regulations or GIPs, are refusing that Flexitime recuperation may be joined (immediately before or after) to normal holidays.
It means that, for instance, an AST9/AD9 or higher grade official willing to take a full day off (half day normal holidays plus half day Flexitime recuperation), can do so - or not - depending on the Unit he is working for.
While we recognise that Flexitime recuperation is allowed only when not affecting service needs, we cannot accept that such possibility is denied by putting forward fake arguments of incompatibility within the current framework of rules.
Therefore we kindly invite you to send a clear message to our middle management, asking for a consistent and harmonised application of rules across the whole JRC as indicated by Art. 7.3 of the Commission Decision (C(2014)2502):
Upon an individual request for recuperation from a staff member, the hierarchical
superior, having due regard to the basic principles as laid down in Article 3, may
approve it if:
- excess hours are justified by the staff member's work; and
- the interest of the service is upheld.
Following the broadcast message sent to all staff about the entry into force of the new Commission Decision on Working time, we take the opportunity to bring to your attention a non-harmonised application of the rule on Flexitime and recuperation at Ispra.
In particular it seems that some Unit Heads, contrary to any formal or legal hindrance deriving from our new Staff Regulations or GIPs, are refusing that Flexitime recuperation may be joined (immediately before or after) to normal holidays.
It means that, for instance, an AST9/AD9 or higher grade official willing to take a full day off (half day normal holidays plus half day Flexitime recuperation), can do so - or not - depending on the Unit he is working for.
While we recognise that Flexitime recuperation is allowed only when not affecting service needs, we cannot accept that such possibility is denied by putting forward fake arguments of incompatibility within the current framework of rules.
Therefore we kindly invite you to send a clear message to our middle management, asking for a consistent and harmonised application of rules across the whole JRC as indicated by Art. 7.3 of the Commission Decision (C(2014)2502):
Upon an individual request for recuperation from a staff member, the hierarchical
superior, having due regard to the basic principles as laid down in Article 3, may
approve it if:
- excess hours are justified by the staff member's work; and
- the interest of the service is upheld.
Real examples explaining what can be or cannot be done would be really welcome by JRC staff and will leave little space to misinterpretation.
Kind regards,
Gianfranco Selvagio
New Working Time rules from 1.6.2014
The main differences are:
1) Lunch break of at least 20 minutes (instead of 30 minutes)
2) Earliest start time and latest possible finishing time shall be from 7:00 to 20:30 from Monday to Friday (instead of 7:00 – 20:00)
3) Reduced core time on Wednesdays and Fridays (15.00-16.00 instead of 15.00-16.30)
4) Maximum credit balance at the end of the month is 20 hours (instead of 16 hours). No change for debit balance (16 hours)
5) Computation of credit/debit balance: daily working hours may not exceed 10 hours, including for staff working part-time (previously: 9 hours for part-time workers).
7) Obligation for all staff to record working time in Sysper
For more information, look at MyIntracomm --> click here
R&D CONFERENCE: Global burnout
Burn-out is a tragedy of the modern world : an internal collapse that consumes the individual leaving only ashes. An unexpected effect of technological frenzy and the intoxication of productivity in all its forms, it affects the most suitable, most integrated, the most conscientious intellectual workers.
With his book Global Burn-Out, the philosopher Pascal Chabot offers a clear and thorough analysis of what he sees as the new evil of the century. The successor of melancholy and neurasthenia, burn-out could represent the breakdown of a person facing an era that imposes a model which is alien to his deep humanity. “Professional exhaustion” to use medical terminology, is much more than a burn-out or loss of motivation: it burns of the soul of those who commit themselves without thinking to the logic of a socio-economic system which methodical-ly grinds them down.
This trap is not however, inevitable. Pascal Chabot, apart from analysing it, offers interesting possibilities for change which are up to both the individual and the company / or society as a whole to draw out and build.
Please watch our webstreaming of the conference and the handout of the event.
Cumulative effects of the 2011 and 2012 annual salary adjustments
On 14 April the Council finally approved the 2011 and 2012
salary adjustments, which are as follows:
2011: no salary adaptation (it should have been +1.7%). The
Varese correction coefficient changes from 92.3 to 91.9.
2012: +0.8% salary adaptation (it should have been +1.7%).
The Varese correction coefficient changes from 91.9 to 93.4.
The changes will be implemented with the May 2014 salary
slip.
According to our calculations, the impact for the Ispra
staff will be a “one shot” arrear corresponding to around +26% (+17,6%
due to salary increase and +8,4% for the CC changes) of the June 2011 base
salary (which is the last stable reference).
Furthermore, your salary from May
2014 on will be increased by 0,8%.
However, you have to deduct the contributions for pension,
for sickness and accident insurance, the tax, the solidarity levy (for the 2014
part only); and add (if applicable) the child, household, expatriation and
other allowances. Any promotion and/or increase in step received since June
2011 will also slightly increase the arrears. Hence, the exact amount of
arrears to be received in May depends on everyone’s individual situation.
This small adjustment is really welcome in these difficult
times, but once again we criticise the unjustified cut imposed by the Council
on our purchasing power by greatly decreasing the two annual salary
adaptations.
We will launch a legal action in due course. See http://www.recours2014.eu/p/adaptations-2011-et-2012.html.
Foreign driving licences: the full picture
Since some of these messages contained partial or inaccurate information, we wish to provide you with a full picture of the situation.
Don't hesitate to contact our secretariat in case you have doubts concerning your personal situation or need individual guidance.
19TH JANUARY 2013: INTRODUCTION OF A NEW EUROPEAN DRIVING LICENSE
In order to guarantee true freedom of movement to EU drivers, to reinforce safety on European roads and to reduce the possibilities of fraud, on 19 January 2013 the European Union introduced a new European driving license (backed by a EU directive of 2006). The new license will facilitate the management of driving licenses by administrations and contribute to better detection of driving license fraud (click here to read the related press release in all languages). All Member States will have to convert their driving licenses into the new European format by 19 January 2033 at latest. By then, only the new “credit card type” driving licenses will be allowed.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW
Holders have to renew or convert their driving license in the country where they have their "normal" residency. Italy considers "normal residency" the place where a person spends more than 185 days a year.
If you have a non-expiring driving license, the conversion of your driving license is mandatory.
JRC Ispra staff, retired staff and their relatives who have a driving license without any expiry date, have to convert their document into the new European format by 19 January 2015. In order to avoid problems with national authorities, we strongly advise you to convert your driving license as soon as possible. When you ask for a license conversion, your current driving license is immediately replaced by a provisional license.
Keep in mind that provisional licenses or certificates will NOT be recognised in other EU countries: plan your conversion at a time you don't need to travel across Europe!
If you have a driving license with an expiry date you are NOT obliged to convert your driving license now.
DON'T FORGET THAT…
Wherever you live in the EU, you must register your car in the country where you normally live or have your residency. In Italy you must register your vehicle within 1 year.
Once you have registered your car in Italy, any foreign car insurance becomes invalid and you must take out an Italian insurance policy.
Although this information has been compiled with the greatest care, it is not meant to replace the official statements and rule
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