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Dernières nouvelles : Le Collectif écrit à Mme
Souka et aux OSP pour dénoncer les négociations en panne !
Cette politique est injuste pour nos collègues contractuels: Cette politique est négative pour l’Institution, mais elle est aussi injuste pour nos collègues contractuels. Elle est d'ailleurs en contradiction avec les recommandations faites par la Commission en matière sociale:
En réalité cette politique contribue à créer une fonction publique européenne à deux vitesses: - une fonction publique au rabais qui est à la fois une des causes et un des effets de l’affaiblissement de l’ensemble de l’Institution Européenne. - une fonction publique fragmentée, où ceux qui pourraient se croire protégés par leur statut de fonctionnaire, sont en réalité déjà vulnérables et seront demain attaqués sur leurs salaires, leurs retraites... Cette situation nous interpelle tous, Contractuels et Fonctionnaires ! Accepter aujourd’hui un système injuste pour nos collègues contractuels c’est accepter que demain nous soyons tous affaiblis ! C’est pour cette raison que le Collectif de soutien aux Contractuels qui regroupe des AC, des Fonctionnaires et Agents Temporaires demande que :
C’est le sens de la pétition, déjà signée par 5000 contractuels et fonctionnaires que nous vous invitons à rejoindre!
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The current situation for Contract Agents based in the Commission,
Delegations, Representations
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It calls into question the independence and the stability of the European Public Service | |
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It multiplies the various categories of staff which only serves to further fragment our « working community » and leads to unfruitful divisions among staff. How therefore can we subscribe to a real project for European Unity if we are structurally divided ? | |
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This policy aims to exploit cheaper and more flexible manpower, but in reality it generates hidden additional costs linked for example to the high "turn over" of Contract Agents on definite contracts. | |
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It is the cause of great ineffectiveness, lack of personal motivation and contributes towards a considerable loss in "institutional memory" |
This policy is unfair for our Contract Agent colleagues:
This policy is negative for the Institution and is also unfair for our Contract Agent colleagues. Furthermore it is in full contradiction with the Commission's own recommendations on social matters.
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At the end of their 3-year maximum contract, most Contract Agents are considered to be « disposable » whether they are particularly merit-worthy or not. This is indeed unfair as they will be replaced by other Contract Agents on the same post. It is unfair because an Insitution such as the Commission cannot carry out permanent tasks in the proper manner, using a series of temporary contracts. It is unfair because Contract Agent colleagues have the right, like any other salaried staff member, to have the perspective of integration into the Institution once their skills have been tried and tested. It is unfair because Contract Agents most of the time, undertake the same tasks as officials without the same salary grid. | |
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Certain Contract Agents, whether in Headquarters or in Delegations, or in Agencies , and Representations or "Offices" , have the possibility to obtain indefinite duration contracts. This is an advantage for them vis a vis other Contract Agents but that does not right the unequal treatment given that they carry out tasks which are identical to those of officials, yet they are remunerated differently with lower wages than Officials and Temporary Agents. It is unfair because they have not possibility of being integrated into the European Public Civil Service. Such is the case for colleagues in Delegation who despite a long and successful career for the Commission in a third country, still have no possibility of "titularisation" despite regularly carrying out official-level tasks and representing the Institution. |
The current policy serves to create a two-speed European Civil Service :
- a second-tier civil service which is both the cause and the effect of a globally, weakened European Institution.
- a disjointed civil service where those who considered themselves protected by their status of Official, are in reality already vulnerable and will see tomorrow their salaries, retirement packages, etc ... affected
This situation is a wake-up call for all of us, both Officials and Contract Agents.
Giving in today to an unfair system for our Contract Agent colleagues, means accepting tomorrow that the status of officials will be weakened !
It is just for this reason that the " Collective which supports Contract Agents " involves Contract Agents, Officials and Temporary Agents and demands:
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that Contract Agents on maximum definite duration contracts have the possibility of a renewal in order to best carry out the tasks assigned to them | |
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that all Contract Agents working on permanent tasks, can be placed on the same salary grid as officials, following a rigorous selection procedure, thanks to access to Temporary Agent posts | |
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That all Contract Agents may consequently benefit from the possibility of integration ("titularisation") through the organisation of rigorous internal competitions, based on the same rules as those for Temporary Agents. |
This is the purpose of the petition which has already been signed by 5000 Contract Agents and Official. We invite you to join us in this petition.
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