# European Union Employment Advisor: Your guide to jobs in EU institutions

> How to get a job in EU institutions? Your EU employment advisor

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## Posts
- [How much do EU officials earn?](https://euemployment.eu/how-much-do-eu-officials-earn/): Overview of salaries of administrators, assistants, secretaries/clerks and contract agents at the European Commission and other EU institutions\.
- [16 benefits of working for the European Commission](https://euemployment.eu/advantages-of-working-for-the-european-commission/): An article about all benefits of working for the EU institutions: European Commission, European Parliament, EU agencies etc\. These are: Salary; Pension; Health insurance; Allowances; European School; Annual leave and travel grant; Interesting work; Job security; Moving and settling\-in assistance; Business travel; Training; Contributing to the “EU project”; Making a career; Language learning; Disability\-friendly employer; Generous unemployment benefits
- [Frontex salaries](https://euemployment.eu/frontex-salaries/): An overview of net salaries at Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, with headquarters in Warsaw, Poland\. The salaries are presented according to four typical personal/family situations of future employees: by type of contract \(Contract Agent, Administrator, Assistant, Secretary and Clerk\) and function group \(FGI\-FGIV, AD5\-AD16, AST1\-AST11, AST/SC1\-AST/SC6\)\. 
- [EFSA salaries](https://euemployment.eu/efsa-salaries/): An overview of net salaries at EFSA, the European Food Safety Authority, located in Parma, Italy\. The salaries are presented according to four typical personal/family situations of future employees: by type of contract \(Contract Agent, Administrator, Assistant, Secretary and Clerk\) and function group \(FGI\-FGIV, AD5\-AD16, AST1\-AST11, AST/SC1\-AST/SC6\)\. 
- [EIT salaries](https://euemployment.eu/eit-salaries/): This article provides approximate net salaries at EIT, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, located in Budapest, Hungary\. The salaries are presented according to four typical personal/family situations of future employees: by type of contract \(Contract Agent, Administrator, Assistant, Secretary and Clerk\) and function group \(FGI\-FGIV, AD5\-AD16, AST1\-AST11, AST/SC1\-AST/SC6\)\. 

## Glossary Terms
- [Installation allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/installation-allowance/): An 'Installation allowance' is a one\-time payment paid to new employees of EU institutions that have had to change their place of residence\. If the official is entitled to the household allowance \(has a spouse or/and dependents\), he/she will receive two months' basic salaries\. In all other cases the Installation allowance is equal to one basic salary\.
- [Reclassification](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/reclassification/): Reclassification
- [College of Commissioners](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/college-of-commissioners/): The European Commission, the EU's executive body, is led by the College of Commissioners\. This College is comprised of the President \(currently Ursula von der Leyen\) and 26 Commissioners, each representing one EU member state\. Commissioners are appointed for five\-year terms, aligned with the European Parliament's legislative period\. The President of the College assigns specific policy areas to each Commissioner and supervises their work\. The College operates through collective decision\-making, typically by consensus\. Its primary responsibilities include: Proposing and enforcing EU legislation Implementing EU policies and managing the Union's budget Representing the EU in international affairs
- [Daily subsistence allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/daily-subsistence-allowance/): The 'Daily subsistence allowance' is one of the benefits paid to new staff members of EU institutions if they have had to relocate within their own country or to a different EU Member State\. 
- [Probation period](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission-probation-period/): New staff members in the European Commission and all other EU institutions undergo a mandatory nine\-month probationary period\. 

This period allows the institution to assess the employee's suitability for the role\.  During this time, performance is monitored, and the employment contract can be terminated more easily if expectations are not met\.  

During the probationary period, the institution has the right to terminate the employment contract with shorter notice and with less justification compared to after the probationary period is successfully completed\.  Once the probationary period is successfully completed, terminating the contract requires more substantial grounds and several rounds of professional 'appraisal'\.

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