Category: At CERN

  • CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – Monthly contributions as of 1 January 2025

    CERN Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) – Monthly contributions as of 1 January 2025 Written by: HR department — The CHIS contribution rates are unchanged for 2025, 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 2025, the

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  • Composition of the Joint Advisory Appeals Board (JAAB/CPCR)

    2025 Exercise

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  • Annual adjustments to financial benefits with effect from 1 January 2025

    Annual adjustments to financial benefits with effect from 1 January 2025 Written by: HR department — In accordance with recommendations made by the Finance Committee and decisions taken by Council in December 2024, the following financial benefits will be adjusted, with effect from 1 January 2025: The index of 2.24% for home leave has already

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  • Tidings of comfort and joy

    Tidings of comfort and joy

    Looking back 70 years: what did Council write to the CERN community for “CERN’s first Christmas”?

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  • Reminder: documents required for Schengen area entry, stay and exit

    Reminder: documents required for Schengen area entry, stay and exit — When crossing a border to enter or leave the Schengen Area1, as well as when travelling from one country to another within the Schengen Area (including crossing the local borders between the canton of Geneva and the départements of Ain and Haute-Savoie), it is

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  • CERN Community: take part in the 2024 CERN end-of-year crossword!

    CERN Community: take part in the 2024 CERN end-of-year crossword!

    Submit your answers by 6 January and you could win an LHC Lego set, two Balexert cinema tickets or limited edition CERN70 merchandise

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  • Pensions payment dates in 2025

    Pensions payment dates in 2025 Written by: HR department —

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  • Official holidays in 2025 and end-of-year closure 2025/2026

    (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 28 November 2024 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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  • Service availability during CERN’s annual closure 2024/2025

    Service availability during CERN’s annual closure 2024/2025 — General site services As always, in addition to the Fire and Rescue service (+41 22 76) 74444, the Security service remains operational every day (24/7) and can be reached at (+41 22 76) 76666. SCE department services that do not depend on continuous human presence will remain

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