WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2137/96 by Giulio FANTUZZI to the Commission. Staff contracts at EU offices in the Member States
Date: 1996-08-03
Institutions: European Parliament, FANTUZZI
Subjects: EU control, contract staff, economic discrimination, labour law, professional qualifications, servant (EU), work contract, workers' representation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2137/96 by Giulio FANTUZZI to the Commission. Staff contracts at EU offices in the Member States  


Official Journal C 060 , 26/02/1997 P. 0126 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2137/96 by Susan Waddington (PSE) to the Commission (3 August 1996)Subject: Staff contracts at EU offices in the Member StatesUnlike the other institutions of the EU, the Commission still employs at its representations in the Member States local non-Staff Regulations staff whose contractual duties are of an unskilled nature whereas in fact they perform skilled tasks.- These members of staff are responsible for running various departments in the representations.- Staff Regulations staff performing the same duties, meanwhile, have much more favourable terms of employment and much higher pay.1. Does the Commission agree that this amounts to exploitation of skilled local staff, who do not receive a salary commensurate with their qualifications and professional experience?2. Does it agree that it should take advantage of the revision of the framework contract for local staff to end this discrimination against its own staff, as the European Parliament has already done?Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (9 October 1996)The Honourable Member is referring to the presence in the Commission's Offices in the Member States of staff employed under the conditions which apply to local staff, which have their contractual basis in Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2612/76 ((OJ L 299, 29 October 1976. )) as regards the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, and subsequent amendments to it. The first paragraph of Article 4 of the CEOS makes explicit reference to staff engaged to perform executive duties at what are now known as Offices in the Community.On 26 April 1989 the Commission decided, ((SEC(89) 662. )) taking into account this legal framework, to gradually replace C-grade officials with local staff.The conditions of employment of local staff are laid down by national legislation with the aim of covering aspects omitted from the above regulation and adapting pay and working conditions to the national reference system, while retaining the objective of continuing to be among the best employers.The rules on conditions of employment in the individual Member States are adjusted to take account of changes in national legislation and to update the salaries of local staff on a regular basis.A working party is currently looking into the advantages of harmonizing certain working conditions for all local staff serving in the Commission's Offices in the Community in a new framework regulation. This framework regulation would be supplemented by special conditions for each place of employment to take account of local circumstances. It would also pave the way for the introduction of a career structure appropriate to the duties performed by the local staff by virtue of the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities.Staff representatives take part in this work on a permanent basis.