From Non-Residence to International Indemnity

at CERN

CSAIO 2011S. Casenove, J. Lahaye,

Ph. Defert

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Plan

• Principles• Eligibility• Benefits• Linked benefits• History from 1980 to 2007

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Principles

• Attract international staff in the member states and assist the integration of staff and their family in the local area

• Expatriation not desirable because of Geneva's position at the border.

• Non-Residence is based on the staff residence at recruitment

• Other benefits are linked to the status of non-resident

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Eligibility

• Staff residence– Out of a 100km circle around CERN,

extended to 150km in Hosts States– At most 5 years before recruitment

• Career paths C and above

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Benefits

• 12 % with a family

• 9 % for a single

• Of a basic salary (discussed in historical part)

• Gradual reduction (from 1997)

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Other benefits

• Installation / re-installation grant

• Home leave– For LD, every year– For IC, every other year

• Reimbursement of school fees (from 2006)

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History – before 1997

• 12% - married or family charge(9% - single) of staff basic salary

• For the whole career

• Installation / re-installation

• Eligible: career path A – G (whole staff)

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History – 1997 -> 2005

• 12% (9%) of staff basic salary• For the whole career• Decreasing to 6% (4.5%) in 12 years after IC• Installation / re-installation• Eligible: C – G– Creation of a new staff category (local Staff)

abolished in 2006 but the reduced rights has been kept for the new recruited colleagues

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History – after 2006

• 12% (9%) of lowest basic salary of the career path

• For a small part of career• Decreasing to 0% in 6 years after IC• Installation / re-installation• School fees(until secondary school, from then

on all staff are entitled)• Eligible: C – G

• Savings dedicated to school fees of ex-local and new recruited career path AA – A - B staff and increase of Merit Oriented Advancement.

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Conclusions

• Degradation of benefits

• Willingness of not recognizing– Difficulties of living far from family– Integration problems of the spouse and

children

• Less attractivity for international staff

• Problems in recruitment and retention