Firstly, salaries and other benefits have been much reduced following a 2004 package of staff reforms; while salaries are relatively attractive to staff coming from new member states, the same cannot be said for many EU10 member state employees. This situation is aggravated by the EU refusal to recognise more than a minimal level of work experience earned outside the institutions, a particularly malign policy given that the average age of entry for AD5 ('graduate-level') staff in the commission is 34 years old (2009 Commission Human Resources Report).
Following a 2004 staff reform package, salaries and benefits have been reduced; while new member states' employees find salaries attractive, EU10 workers do not. This situation is worsened by the European Union's refusal to recognize more than minimal work experience outside institutions, which affects AD5 (graduate-level) staff starting at age 34 (2009 Commission Human Resources Report).