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Letter from the “Direction générale des finances publiques” concerning the introduction of a direct income tax deduction from revenue
No adjustments have been made to basic salaries and stipends, subsistence allowances or family benefits as at 1 January 2017
The International Gender Initiative acknowledges CERN ’s efforts to improve gender equality
The office of UNIQA at CERN (Main Building) will be closed during the end-of-year closure
Administrative Circular No. 26 (Rev. 11) entitled "Recognition of merit" entered into force on 1 November 2016
(Application of Articles R II 4.38 and R II 4.39 of the Staff Regulations)
Operational Circular No. 7 (Rev. 1) entitled "Telework", approved by the Director-General
Administrative Circular No. 5 (Rev. 2) entitled "Dependent child", approved by the Director-General
Administrative Circular No. 22B (Rev. 2) entitled "Compensation for hours of long-term shift work"will be available on 1st September 2016
James Purvis, Human Resources Department Head, on breaching CERN’s code of conduct
