{"id":14464,"date":"2023-10-17T10:22:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T09:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/?p=14464"},"modified":"2024-08-30T15:00:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:00:47","slug":"hearing-of-interpreters-removal-from-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/hearing-of-interpreters-removal-from-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing of Interpreters: Removal from Platforms?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The\u00a0<b>Union Syndicale<\/b>\u00a0is very worried about the hearing health problems of our interpreters. For months, we have been closely monitoring developments and how the situation is being managed by the Commission services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">According to the most recent information available, SCIC heads of unit had been questioning interpreters exempted from platforms to inquire about the validity of their medical certificate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This procedure, initiated by the SCIC Human Resources Correspondent, is allegedly meant to allow the service to better cope with staff shortages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Nevertheless the information requested is covered by medical confidentiality, hence the above-mentioned procedure was not supposed to be started.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This is as well unacceptable from a human point of view, as it creates additional stress for the colleagues involved, compounding that caused by their condition and the difficulties in obtaining the recognition of their situation by the administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Union Syndicale<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">wishes to remind you that we are available to give you support and guidance in this context: if you are facing difficulties, do not hesitate to get in touch using our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bruxelles.unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/hearing-of-interpreters-removal-from-platforms\/OSP-US-BXL@ec.europa.eu\">mailbox (OSP)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Union Syndicale is very worried about the hearing health problems of our interpreters. 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