●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 ●● ● Jun 28 [00:40] *Techrights-sec2 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [00:41] *Techrights-sec2 (~quassel@freenode-t19or6.am6e.nqgd.t29qgt.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 28 [01:17] *Guest1670 (~d8a05725@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #techbytes [01:27] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:42] *Guest1670 has quit (Quit: Connection closed) [01:57] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:58] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@96edgz5vmr7za.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 28 [03:31] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [03:37] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@5tcc2vuaj9aks.irc) has joined #techbytes [03:50] *planes (~Nyyx@freenode-0nm.911.k6u4iq.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 28 [06:17] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [06:39] *planes has quit (Connection closed) [06:43] *putrescent (~quassel@freenode-sr0.qom.3j1qf6.IP) has joined #techbytes [06:55] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@memzbmehf99re.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 28 [07:36] *putrescent has quit (Connection closed) ● Jun 28 [08:07] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) [08:08] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@memzbmehf99re.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 28 [14:21] *bibliophiles (~fiws@freenode-bha.4cs.40mv3h.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 28 [16:21] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:25] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@5tcc2vuaj9aks.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 28 [17:33] *techrights_guest|53 (~48c868ab@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #techbytes [17:37] *techrights_guest|53 has quit (Quit: Connection closed) [17:39] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [17:39] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@2y5vxdeq3hmn2.irc) has joined #techbytes [17:55] *bibliophiles has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) ● Jun 28 [18:20] *overstepping (~disc_1204@freenode-bvp.kkm.8160d2.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 28 [20:40] schestowitz [LSCTH] A tsunami of legal cases on the horizon - Education and childcare allowance reform [20:40] schestowitz Dear colleagues, [20:40] schestowitz The Education and Childcare reform is becoming again the daily poisonous pill for affected staff in the Hague. A reform designed to be transparent, fair, reduce administrative burden, and give legal certainty is emerging to be a mockery of the initial objectives of the reform. [20:40] schestowitz It was not enough that managers mostly located in Munich ideated a reform which significantly reduces the Education and Childcare compensation for Staff in the Hague, now the Administration is on a mission to scrape the barrel and is looking for further cuts: in spite of committing to refund the direct costs for education, the Administration is now considering some direct and mandatory costs for schooling of students not to be refundable. [20:40] schestowitz However, the good news is that, considering the way the regulations are written (Art. 71 ServRegs, Circ. 411 and the other official documents), evident legal reasons for challenging the reform are present. We therefore advise each staff member to request the refund of all disputed direct costs to hrservices@epo.org requesting a ticket to be opened. If your request is rejected, we would like to remind you of the possibility to launch a Request for [20:40] schestowitz Review within the 3 month time period from the date of rejection. [20:40] schestowitz Additionally, the new Education Allowance Portal is showing already major deficiencies which are troublesome for many colleagues. Staff Representation TH is monitoring this issue very closely. For the time being, we would like to remind you of the advice of advice of SUEPO to use a disclaimer (also in ANNEX of the full publication) to keep your right to challenge the discretionary request by the administration. [20:40] schestowitz Please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance. [20:40] schestowitz With kind regards, [20:40] schestowitz Your Local Staff Committee The Hague [20:47] schestowitz ANNEX: [20:47] schestowitz SUEPO advises all staff requesting advancement of the tuition fees to introduce into the [20:47] schestowitz comment box of the education allowance portal the following disclaimer after being adapted [20:47] schestowitz to your situation - to keep your right to challenge the discretionary request by the [20:47] schestowitz administration to reduce the amount of the tuition fees: [20:47] schestowitz SUEPO advises all staff requesting advancement of the tuition fees to introduce into the [20:47] schestowitz comment box of the education allowance portal the following disclaimer after being adapted [20:47] schestowitz to your situation - to keep your right to challenge the discretionary request by the [20:47] schestowitz administration to reduce the amount of the tuition fees: [20:48] schestowitz The tuition fees in the attached invoice are XXXXX. [20:48] schestowitz I have initially claimed this amount but my request bounced back and [20:48] schestowitz I was informed that I must claim YYYYY instead, because a ZZZ [20:48] schestowitz deduction applies to [fill in the reason given by HR]. [20:48] schestowitz Given the timeline of events and my absolute and urgent need for the [20:48] schestowitz advancement to pay the school fees (as I cannot afford paying this [20:48] schestowitz amount without the advancement of a minimum amount from the Office), [20:48] schestowitz I do as instructed and claim the indicated value but I do not waive [20:48] schestowitz my right to challenge the decision to deduct part of the amount to be [20:48] schestowitz reimbursed for the school fees under Title VIII of the ServRegs and [20:48] schestowitz 2 [20:48] schestowitz request a dully motivated individual decision to be made under Article [20:48] schestowitz 106 of the ServRegs. [20:48] schestowitz This deduction to the school fees has been introduced as a last minute [20:48] schestowitz obligation rendering it impossible to understand at this point if it [20:48] schestowitz is in line with the transitional measures and I consider that the [20:48] schestowitz Office is misleading me by concealing crucial information from me. In [20:48] schestowitz any case I need to receive the advancement with my salary of this [20:48] schestowitz month to be able to pay the school. ● Jun 28 [21:33] *Techrights-sec2 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [21:33] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [21:34] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@freenode-j7a7ih.am6e.nqgd.t29qgt.IP) has joined #techbytes [21:34] *Techrights-sec2 (~quassel@freenode-j7a7ih.am6e.nqgd.t29qgt.IP) has joined #techbytes [21:45] schestowitz > Just got this email from the USPTO about patent subject matter [21:45] schestowitz > eligibility that you might find interesting. [21:45] schestowitz > [21:45] schestowitz > https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USPTO/bulletins/31df580 [21:45] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-content.govdelivery.com | Following a series of Supreme Court decisions, new USPTO report on patent subject matter eligibility finds diversity of views regarding the current state of jurisprudence in the U.S. [21:45] schestowitz > [21:45] schestowitz > [21:45] schestowitz > https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USPTO-SubjectMatterEligibility-PublicViews.pdf?utm_campaign=subscriptioncenter&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term= [21:45] schestowitz > [21:45] schestowitz It is the usual lobbying nonsense from bribed politicians (bribed by the mass litigation lobby). [21:45] schestowitz It spills over to USPTO's site now. [21:45] schestowitz How appalling. ● Jun 28 [22:13] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [22:13] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [22:47] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)