The government and the CGFP continue to be in conflict over the army evaluation system, which the union believes to pave the way for the introduction of similar systems in public service in the long run.
The CGFP believes this evaluation system undermines the civil service salary agreement of the previous government, which explicitly abolished such a system across the civil service. For the CGFP, this also includes the Luxembourg army. Therefore, the CGFP considers the introduction of the army evaluation system a breach of contract as it would provide a backdoor to introduce similar evaluation systems across other branches of civil service.
We will not hesitate to protest this move, declared CGFP secretary general Steve Heiliger ahead of the conference.
For the confederation, it is a question of principle. If, on the one hand, the government commits to engaging in a “accord signé entre parties” (agreement signed between parties) to abolish the evaluation system in the civil service, then it cannot be reintroduced through a backdoor in another administration.
After a recent breakdown in conciliation meetings, the CGFP is laying the groundwork for further union action and is considering taking the case to the administrative courts.
A press conference is scheduled for Monday afternoon.
The Minister of Defence, Yuriko Backes, who took over the dossier at the end of last year, stated to RTL back in January that the government has no intention of abolishing the evaluation system in the army. It was never abolished and it is essential in evaluating the competencies of the military, she underlined.
