Author: HR department
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Annual adjustments to financial benefits with effect from 1 January 2026
Annual adjustments to financial benefits with effect from 1 January 2026 Written by: HR department — In accordance with recommendations made by the Finance Committee and decisions taken by Council in December 2025, the following financial benefits have been adjusted, with effect from 1 January 2026: The new ceilings of education fees will be applied
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CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – Monthly contributions as of 1 January 2026
CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – Monthly contributions as of 1 January 2026 Written by: HR department — The CHIS contribution rates are unchanged for 2026, but the contributions themselves will evolve due to the change in the relevant Reference Salary (see Chapter XII of the CHIS Rules). Thus, as of 1 January 2026, the
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Official holidays in 2026 and end-of-year closure 2026/2027
(In accordance with Articles R II 4.38 and R II 4.39 of the Staff Regulations)
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Extension of the pre-retirement programmes
Extension of the pre-retirement programmes Written by: HR department — Following a recommendation by the Standing Concertation Committee at its meeting on 27 November 2025 and approval by the Director-General, please note that the Part-Time Work as a Pre-retirement Measure Scheme and the Progressive Retirement Programme have been extended by one year, from 1 January
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CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – Opening hours of UNIQA offices during the end-of-year closure
CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – Opening hours of UNIQA offices during the end-of-year closure Written by: HR department — Please note that the office of UNIQA, the third-party administrator for the CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS), in CERN’s Main Building, will be closed during the two-week end-of-year closure. During that period, the UNIQA offices
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2026 Municipal Elections in France
2026 Municipal Elections in France Written by: HR department — In accordance with the Staff Rules and Regulations, the Director-General may authorise members of the personnel to stand as candidates in local elections. Members of the personnel may thus become local councillors but they may not hold the office of mayor or deputy mayor or
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Celebrating 25 years of service to CERN in 2025
Staff members who marked 25 years of service to CERN in 2025 were invited by the Director-General to the traditional ceremony held in their honour on 13 October 2025. The photos from the ceremony and the list of the 66 staff members concerned can be viewed in this album (restricted access). We thank them all
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Information for members of the personnel residing in France: Energy Cheque in France
Information for members of the personnel residing in France: Energy Cheque in France Written by: HR department — It has been noted that some members of the CERN personnel residing in France may have erroneously received assistance with paying their energy bills, in the form of an “energy cheque” (see https://chequeenergie.gouv.fr). This scheme, set up
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CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – UNIQA office moving back to the Main Building
From 1 October 2025, the UNIQA office will be located back in the Main Building in the newly refurbished CERN Community Support Centre (CCSC)
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Education fees – Period of admissibility
Education fees – Period of admissibility Written by: HR department — Members of the personnel are reminded that, pursuant to Article R V 1.37 of the Staff Regulations, they have until 31 August 2025 to submit claims for the reimbursement of education fees relating to the 2023/2024 school year. These claims should be made using