14 Amendments of Ieke van den BURG related to 2008/0224(CNS)
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) A limited number of such staff (hereinafter referred to as “parliamentary assistants”) assist one or more Members or a group of Members within the premises of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Brussels and Luxembourg. The others work for Members or a group of Members in the country where they have been elected.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In contrast to the latter, parliamentary assistants are, as a general rule, expatriates. TheyParliamentary assistants work in the premises of the European Parliament in a European, multilingual and multicultural environment and undertake tasks which are directly linked to work of a Member, Members or a group of Members of the European Parliament.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The introduction of this specific category of servants does not affects Article 29 of the Staff Regulations, which provides that internal competitions are only open to officials and temporary staff, in that the article likewise confers on this specific category of staff the right to participate in internal competitions.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In the light of the nature of the duties of assistants, it is necessary to provide for only one category of assistants, but divided into grades, to which assistants should be assigned according to criteria to bea job classification system determined in an internal decision of the European Parliament and the criteria derived from it, such as training, experience and length of service.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Parliamentary assistants have the right of association outside the system that applies to officials and other staff who are not parliamentary assistants. Their association(s) must be accepted by the competent authority of the European Parliament as a consultation partner or partners with reference to their legal status and terms of employment.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Parliamentary assistants who are accredited in one of the three places of work before the date of entry into force of this regulation and have concluded an employment contract under the national law applicable which the appropriate department has registered as at 1 July 2008 and which guarantees their acquired social rights may, at their request, renew or extend this contract for a transitional period of one parliamentary term.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 2
Annex – point 2
Regulation (EEC) no 31, (EAEC) no 11
Article 5 a
Article 5 a
For the purposes of these Conditions of Employment, “parliamentary assistant” means staff chosen by one or more Members or a group of Members and engaged by way of direct contract with the European Parliament to assist one or more Members or a group of Members of the European Parliament, as provided for in Article 125(1).
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation (EEC) nr. 31, (EAEC) nr. 11
Chapter 1 – Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Chapter 1 – Article 125 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. “Parliamentary assistant” means a member of staff engaged by the European Parliament to assist, in the premises of the European Parliament in one of the European Parliament’s three places of work, one or more Members or a group of Members in carrying out their parliamentary mandate. He shall carry out tasks which are directly linked to the work of the European Parliament.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation (EEC) no 31, (EAEC) no 11
Chapter 1 – Article 126 – paragraph 1
Chapter 1 – Article 126 – paragraph 1
1. Parliamentary assistants shall be classified by grade, according to how demanding the duties are which they are to perform.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – punt 3
Annex – punt 3
Regulation (EEC) nr. 31, (EAEC) nr. 11
Chapter 3 – Article 128 – paragraph 2 – introductory phrase
Chapter 3 – Article 128 – paragraph 2 – introductory phrase
2. A parliamentary assistant shall be selected by the Member or Members or the group of Members of the European Parliament whom he is to assist. Without prejudice to any additional requirements which may be laid down in the prov, after the Member (or Members or group of Members) has/have first drawn up a job description and, on the basis thereof and in accordance with the internal decisions referred to in Article 12531(2), the assistant may be engaged only on condition that he:determined how demanding the post is.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation (EEC) no 31, (EAEC) no 11
Chapter 3 – Article 131 – paragraph 1
Chapter 3 – Article 131 – paragraph 1
1. The contracts of parliamentary assistants shall be concluded for an indefinite or fixed period. Without prejudice to Article 140, thefixed-term contracts shall expire at the latest by the end of the parliamentary term during which they were concluded, but may immediately be renewed for a fixed period if a Member (or Members or a group of Members) choose(s) him or her as a parliamentary assistant pursuant to Article 128(2).
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation (EEC) no 31, (EAEC) no 11
Chapter 3 – Article 131 – paragraph 2
Chapter 3 – Article 131 – paragraph 2
2. The European Parliament shall adopt an internal decision defining the criteria applicable to classification on engagement, taking as a basis the demandingness of the job to be performed and the education/training and experience of the candidate.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation (EEC) no 31, (EAEC) no 11
Chapter 3 – Article 131 – paragraph 3
Chapter 3 – Article 131 – paragraph 3
3. Where a parliamentary assistant concludes a new contract, a new decision concerning his grading shall be taken, on the basis of the job description and the decision taken in drawing it up as to how demanding the job is, taking account of education/training, experience and length of service for the European Parliament.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation (EEC) no 31, (EAEC) no 11
Chapter 4 – Article 132 – paragraph 3
Chapter 4 – Article 132 – paragraph 3
3. However, overtime worked by parliamentary assistants shall carry no right to compensation or remuneration. remuneration but shall, in so far as the requirements of the service permit, be compensated by an equal amount of free time to be taken within one month of working the overtime.