Salaries depend on your circumstances and whether you have left your Member State to take up employment with the Commission. Officials pay a Community tax and deductions are also made for medical insurance and pensions. Staff receive child allowances for their children. When their children reach school age, staff also receive an education allowance. European schools have been created to cater specifically for the children of officials.
Nursery schools are also available.
Annual leave entitlement, in addition to public holidays, starts at 24 days and rises with age and seniority. Medical insurance and pension schemes also exist. The Commission as an employer offers its personnel a range of social facilities to help their integration into the working environment and the everyday life of the host country. People in their final year of a university course or recent graduates may apply by writing to the European Commission.