| Full recognition of registered partnerships |
- Recognition of partnerships limited to certain benefits for employed members of personnel
- No benefits for registered partners of MPAs
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- Equal benefits for married and partnered couples during employment or association contract (MPEs and MPAs)
- Equal provisions regarding pension benefits, including survivor’s pension, for MPEs
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| Parental leave review |
- Maximum duration: 3 months
- Unpaid, no health insurance coverage, no family benefits paid.
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- Maximum duration: 4 months
- Unpaid, but child, family and infant allowances paid; health insurance coverage funded by the Organization
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| Maternity leave review |
- Duration: 16 weeks
- Extension under certain conditions
- No part-time work possible in pre-natal period
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- Same duration, but additional possibilities for extension
- Part-time work possible during the last weeks of the prenatal period
- Increased health protection for fellows on maternity leave at the end of their contract
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| Paternity leave review |
- Duration: 6 working days
- Provision for fathers only
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- Duration: 10 working days
- 5 additional days under certain conditions
- Extension of scope of paternity leave to any MPE, regardless of gender after their spouse or partner has given birth
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| Increased flexibility for new parents |
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- Guaranteed access to part-time work (min. 80%; max. 6 months)
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| SLS flexibility |
- Cost of first SLS slice: 1.5%
- Cost of second slice: 2.5%
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- Reduction of the costs:
- 1% for first slice
- 2% for second slice
- Increased flexibility in the change / cancellation of subscription notice period
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| LTSLS flexibility |
- Use of long-term saved leave at the end of the contract
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- Additional possibility to use the long-term saved leave for specific needs throughout the career (e.g. care for a close relative suffering from a serious illness, or for professional development)
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| Leave donation |
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- Possibility to donate leave days for compassionate reasons under strict conditions
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| Teleworking flexibility |
- Label: work-from-home
- Possibility to work from home one day per week
- Provision for staff members only
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- New label: teleworking, to give possibility of teleworking from another location than home
- Exceptional second day of teleworking under certain conditions (health condition, family circumstances)
- Introduction of teleworking for fellows
- Possibility of occasional ad-hoc teleworking if approved by the hierarchy
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| Dual career support |
- Administrative support
- Possibility to attend CERN language courses
- Possibility to take part in CERN Clubs
- Individual support of the CERN Social Affairs Service
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- Additional services to facilitate social and professional transition to the area
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| Installation and re-installation indemnity |
- Amount was conditioned by the spouse /partner relocating to the area
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- Equal treatment for installation irrespective of spouse/registered partner moving to local area
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