An ECB spokesperson stated the constraints are designed to “allow employees representatives to remain intently linked to the continued work and public mandate of the ECB,” whereas making certain they’ll maintain their careers on observe. However employees reps alleged the transfer is designed to undermine their effectiveness.
“Any person who works 100% is simpler than two folks working 50 % juggling two jobs on the identical time,” stated ECB employees committee spokesperson Carlos Bowles. At present, the employees committee is allotted a sure variety of hours for its work, which members can divvy up amongst themselves as they see match.
A number of committee members are additionally energetic within the IPSO commerce union and are at present allowed to mix time allowances for the 2 roles.
“That is clearly a retaliation from President Christine Lagarde in response to the survey on her efficiency as ECB president that we carried out final 12 months,” Bowles claimed. The ECB didn’t present a response to this allegation.
The employees survey, first reported by POLITICO, confirmed that greater than 50 % of members ranked Lagarde’s efficiency as “very poor” or “poor.”
“As an alternative of attempting to enhance employees relations, they’re capturing the messenger,” Bowles stated. The ECB additionally plans to position a two-term restrict on the committee spokesperson (excluding Bowles from serving once more), and to extend the variety of employees reps from 9 to 10. And the financial institution desires to increase the time employees reps serve on the committee to 3 years, up from two.
