The current salary adjustment method will end in 2013: the true challenge will be its revision and decide what to replace with. The battle to reform the statute will be difficult… R&D needs your support: become a member.
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Kinnock has damaged our pension schemes and the salary adjustment method by applying rough and ready changes without proper dialogue with the trade unions. The result is that you will have to work longer and contribute more, to reach the same level of allowances and therefore the same level of retirement. The salary adjustment method was changed to save money. Between 2004 and 2008, the Kinnock method has decreased your purchasing power by 2.3% in 4 years, which represents a saving of less than 1% of the entire community budget. The current salary adjustment method will end in 2013. The true challenge will be to replace it and to decide what to replace it with.
We will need the support of all the EU Delegations and all staff in order to gain acceptance for our ideas. To this end, all the messages of support, encouragement and determination which we can gather are welcome. Please send an e-mail to osp-rd@ec.europa.eu!
Read moreWe encourage all Civil Servants, temporary staff and contractual agents, and more particularly the “Shipwrecked” from the 2004 reforms, to submit IMMEDIATELY a request which commits you to nothing but in the event of a pension scheme transfer will allow you to keep more of your pension rights!
Read moreDuring his meeting with staff representatives on 30 March 30, President Barroso recalled that the Commission was the guardian of the treaties. As such, Pdt Barroso confirmed a in clear, strong and unmistakable manner that there were no question of withdrawing the appeal lodged by the Commission to the Court of Justice against the Council. […]
Read moreNeed for everyone to introduce a claim? R&D chose to demand the Commission’s commitment instead…
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