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Jun 20, 20214 min read

New Employment Conditions for Local Agents: More Communication and Time needed

Article written by Sunil Kumar, Sumeet Thakkar and Ranjan Shrestha Local Agents (LAs) contracts are currently governed by EU Framework...

Jun 12, 20212 min read

Farewell to Dimitrije Stankovic, a colleague and friend

Dear Dimitrije, We met for the first time in the early 2000s at a plenary committee of the CLP HU. As a newly elected member, I was...

Jun 10, 20213 min read

Covid-19 and Teleworking: Work-life balance for Local Agents in EU Delegations

Article written by Sunil Kumar, Ranjan Praktash Shrestha and Sumeet Thakkar USHU urges the EEAS to ensure a fair approach teleworking for...

Jun 10, 20214 min read

Home Leave 2021 & Follow-up of Annual Leave case

Article written by Michael Steffens and Helen Conefrey The euphoria concerning the ruling in December 2019 in relation Annual Leave was...

May 6, 20212 min read

Help us to demolish the institutional barriers and find a fair career path for Contract Agents

Article written by Helen Conefrey DG HR is in the final stages of a new HR strategy. CAs from both EU DEL and HQ have been actively...

May 5, 20214 min read

Complementary Health Insurance

In Delegations, expatriate contracts are offered health coverage through the Joint Sickness Insurance (JSIS). While the coverage for most...

May 5, 20212 min read

ALL EU Delegation Staff need access to vaccines NOW

Article written by Michael Steffens and Helen Conefrey USHU urges the EEAS to take the necessary steps NOW to secure access in situ to...

Mar 14, 20212 min read

One Saga getting close to the end, Another soon to start

Article written by Dimitrije Stankovic The idea of adopting a new set of conditions of employment for Local Agents (LAs) in EU...

Mar 6, 20211 min read

Women have come a long way and deservedly

USHU Flash Newsletter by Helen Conefrey and Michael Steffens Women have come a long way and deservedly but we know the pandemic has...

Feb 26, 20212 min read

Access to education – Never a Luxury

Those of you who have a child or several children of school age and have spent time in an EU Delegation in a third country,

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