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    One for the DM readership

    This should have them up in arms...

    EU long holidays

    Bit misled that they've missed 17-18 weeks, including overtime...

    #2
    Might have a crack at this myself:

    Originally posted by Lazy Work shy EU Official
    In Washington, an EU official's basic annual leave is 53-59 days

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      #3
      Even better
      EU diplomats potential leave
      • 42 Days annual leave
      • up to 6 days additional leave
      • 9 office closing days
      • Home travel 2 days
      • Up to 24 days compensatory leave (2 days per month overtime)
      • Additional special leave for officials eg in Afghanistan, Iraq, S Sudan


      Magic, I want one

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        #4
        Originally posted by Zoiderman View Post
        Even better
        EU diplomats potential leave
        • 42 Days annual leave
        • up to 6 days additional leave
        • 9 office closing days
        • Home travel 2 days
        • Up to 24 days compensatory leave (2 days per month overtime)
        • Additional special leave for officials eg in Afghanistan, Iraq, S Sudan


        Magic, I want one
        Is it fair to include overtime in the annual leave calcs? I suppose the wail readers will not care.

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          #5
          Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
          Is it fair to include overtime in the annual leave calcs? I suppose the wail readers will not care.
          I am not too sure, by the looks of it, that they have to be there to accrue it...

          No wonder they want to double the size of the 'bailout' fund...

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            #6
            Originally posted by Zoiderman View Post
            Even better
            EU diplomats potential leave
            • 42 Days annual leave
            • up to 6 days additional leave
            • 9 office closing days
            • Home travel 2 days
            • Up to 24 days compensatory leave (2 days per month overtime)
            • Additional special leave for officials eg in Afghanistan, Iraq, S Sudan


            Magic, I want one
            No 2 week allocated for sick days, with bonus days provided in lieu of sick days occurring while on holiday?

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              #7
              How do you get a job with the EU?

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                #8
                Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
                How do you get a job with the EU?
                Be young enough to be allowed to apply (yes it is ironic they're ageist!)
                Doing the needful since 1827

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by amcdonald View Post
                  Be young enough to be allowed to apply (yes it is ironic they're ageist!)
                  Tell me more.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
                    Tell me more.
                    I remember a friend applying to be an EU Auditor and having to get her application in before she was 45, but after googling it looks like it was eventually abolished in 2002

                    For some jobs I think it was a low as 30 or 35 though
                    Doing the needful since 1827

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