Action brought on 15 May 2013 – ZZ and Others v EIB

(Case F-45/13)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: ZZ and Others (represented by: L. Levi)

Defendant: European Investment Bank

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decisions contained in salary slips to apply the general decision of the European Investment Bank setting a salary progression capped at 2.3% for all staff and the decision establishing a merit grid entailing the loss of 1 to 3% of salary and the subsequent application for an order that the institution pay the difference in remuneration together with damages.

Form of order sought

Annul the decisions to apply to the applicants the decision of the EIB’s Board of Directors of 18 December 2012 setting a salary progression capped at 2.3% and the decision of the EIB’s Management Committee of 29 January 2013 establishing a merit grid entailing the loss of 1 to 3 % of salary, according to the applicants, decisions that are contained in the salary slips of April 2013, and the annulment to the same extent of all the decisions contained in subsequent salary slips and, so far as necessary, the annulment of the information letter sent by the defendant to the applicants on 5 February 2013;

order the defendant to pay the difference in remuneration resulting from the aforementioned decisions of the EIB’s Board of Directors of 18 December 2012 and of the EIB’s Management Committee of 29 January 2013 in relation to the application of the merit grid ‘4-3-2-1-0’ and the ‘young’ grid ‘5-4-3-1-0’ or, in the alternative, in respect of applicants awarded a grade A, in relation to the application of the merit grid 3-2-1-0-0 and, in respect of applicants covered by the ‘young’ grid, in relation to a young grid ‘4-3-2-0-0’; with interest on arrears to be added to that difference in remuneration with effect from 12 April 2013 and then on the 12th day of every month until full payment, the rate of interest being the ECB rate, increased by three percentage points;

order the defendant to pay damages for the loss suffered by reason of the loss of purchasing power, such loss being assessed equitably, and on a provisional basis, at 1.5% of the monthly remuneration of each applicant;

order the EIB to pay the costs.