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Local Agents’ Salary Stagnation - Almost 40 Delegations are denied a salary increase every year
Local Agents in EU Delegations are facing significant challenges due to the stagnation of their salaries over the years. Despite their cruci
Michael Steffens
Mar 132 min read
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Local Agents in Peril !!! Stop “Fire-and-Hire” - LA livelihoods are at stake
The EU’s proposed INTPA Regionalisation policy affecting over 100 EU Delegations, is a topic of global discussion. Hundreds of Local Agents
Michael Steffens
Jan 282 min read
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Regionalization – What is in store for EU DEL?
In any change management process, there will be casualties. Posts will be frozen and eventually suppressed. Expatriate Staff will be redeplo
Michael Steffens
Jan 114 min read
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Local Agents Issues at the forefront - USHU defends your interests every time!
USHU is aware of the concern of Local Agents across the globe as they face inflation and great uncertainty. 2025 will be a critical year to
Michael Steffens
Nov 26, 20244 min read
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LA salary method: A revision is urgently needed
USHU has written on this repeatedly but the EEAS is reluctant to recognise the problems and is unwilling to open up a discussion on the Loca
Michael Steffens
Mar 11, 20243 min read
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SALARY METHOD – Where is the Silver Lining at the End of the Tunnel?
Author: Ugo SOKARI GEORGE Co-author: Noel KAMDEM Cliquez dessus pour lire en Français LA SALARY METHOD – Where is the...

Sumeet Thakkar
Mar 13, 20234 min read
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LA Provident Fund – Let’s make sure it works better for our Local Agents!
Author: ABDULLOEVA Mahbuba Co-author: KUMAR Sunil Editor: THAKKAR Sumeet EN LA Provident Fund – Let’s make sure it...

Sumeet Thakkar
Feb 15, 20233 min read
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Career Development for Local Agents
Author: SHRESTHA Ranjan Co-author: THAKKAR Sumeet EN Motivating staff through a quality promotion procedure Promotion in...

Sumeet Thakkar
Feb 1, 20233 min read
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LOYAL LOCAL AGENTS CONTINUE TO BE THE MOST VULNERABLE STAFF MEMBERS
USHU is proud to inform you that in 2022, 137 Local agents will have completed 20 years of service in the European Union. Congratulations t

Sumeet Thakkar
Oct 10, 20223 min read
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Local Agent Salary Method: When will there be an adjustment commensurate with local inflation?
The current Salary Method came into force in 2014 after lengthy negotiations in which USHU took the lead to defend the previous working cond

Sunil Kumar
Oct 20, 20212 min read
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A Decent Post-retirement medical coverage: When will the LONG WAIT for Local Agents END?
Article written by Ranjan Prakash Shrestha (EUDEL to Nepal) GN Sunil Kumar (EUDEL to India) Sumeet Thakkar (EUDEL to India) and Aminata...
Ranjan Shrestha
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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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...

Sunil Kumar
Jun 20, 20214 min read
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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...

Dimitrije Stankovic
Mar 14, 20212 min read
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