The move to the 40-hour working week obliges many of you and especially female colleagues to reorganize your working time and family obligations. Apparently, the hierarchy too! We learned that talks are taking place in some DGs to discourage people working part-time and to ask them to switch back tofull-time. R&D has always been in favour of a better reconciliation of work and family life and denounces such practices which mark a profound regression in relation to social gains as well as a deterioration in working conditions. If you find yourself in such a situation, […]

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Dear Colleagues, R&D support the initiative taken by the Commission. As in previous years, the Commission carries out a Staff Housing Survey in Brussels. This is a very important survey, because the results constitute a major element of the cost-ofliving index for Brussels. This year again we are launching the survey over the internet. We hope that […]

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R&D has long been interesting in focussing on the restructuring of DGT. It seems to continue without taking into account the alternative propositions given by the Staff Representatives. Therefore, a note (on the LSC site) signed by C. Sebastiani (CCP), Ph. Bioul (CLP) and R. Virbalis (DGT),  has been addressed to Mr. Philippe Brunet, Ms. Androulla Vassiliou’s Head of Cabinet, on June 19, […]

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