2. 2015 Five-Yearly Review Diversity package - Implementation GTPA December 3rd, 2015

3. Diversity-related items:
Partnership
Parental Leave
Maternity Leave
Paternity Leave
Increased Flexibility for New Parents
SLS Flexibility
LTSLS Flexibility
Leave Donation
Teleworking Flexibility
Dual Career / Ease of Social Integration
Installation and re-installation indemnity

4. Full recognition of registered partnerships
Proposal:
Full recognition of registered partnerships
What does this mean?
Extend the meaning of spouse and marriage, within the Staff Rules and Regulations, to include all registered partners and registered partnerships.
Recognition for MPA
Recognition of partnership registered in non-member states
Same benefits as married couples, including those offered by the CERN pension scheme.
What does this mean for you?
More partnership declarations
Modified EDH documents: FAMI, Home Leave, Installation Claim, Leave Request
Update benefits for implicated MPE  will be done by HR

5. Enhancement of conditions of Parental Leave
Proposal:
Enhancement of conditions of Parental Leave
What does this mean?
Extension of maximum leave duration from 3 to 4 months
Parental leave remains unpaid, however, during the leave:
Payment of child, family and infant allowances.
Funding of health insurance coverage by the Organization.
NB: Pension Fund to remain optional and at the expense of the MPE.
Guaranteed access to parental leave if a minimum of 2 months’ notice period is given.
What does this mean for you?
More requests ?
Procedure: Updated paper form ready for Jan 1st 2016 (suppress DH signature ?)

6. Improve Flexibility during Maternity Leave
Proposal:
Improve Flexibility during Maternity Leave
What does this mean?
Sickness (100% or part-time) possible between 6 and 2 weeks before due date (absence counted as maternity)
Extension by 3 weeks in case of illness or disability of the newborn (within the 23-week maximum).
CHIS coverage for female fellows on maternity leave from the end of their contract until the end of the maternity leave
Fellows CHIS coverage excluded if spouse is a CERN employee
Eligible if due date is between 0 and 6 weeks after contract end date
Status of the fellow after the contract has ended: similar to ex-staff members on unemployment benefits.
In exceptional cases, a contract extension will also be given to Fellows
What does this mean for you?
In some cases: more complex calculation of maternity leave duration. HR Benefits here to help!

7. Increase Paternity Leave
Proposal:
Increase Paternity Leave
What does this mean?
Increase paternity leave from 6 to 10 working days + 5 supplementary days in the event of premature birth, multiple births, as of the second child, if the MPE is a single parent, or in the event of serious illness or disability of a newborn (these periods being non-cumulative).
Precision to be made on date of application
What does this mean for you?
More paternity leave requests. EDH tool to be developed in 2016.

8. Increase Flexibility for New Parents
Proposal:
Increase Flexibility for New Parents
What does this mean?
Allow a return to work in a part-time capacity (min 80%) be granted for a maximum duration of six months, after the end of maternity leave, adoption leave or child birth
Guaranteed access
What does this mean for you?
Existing part-time work request procedure can be used

9. Increased SLS Flexibility
Proposal:
Increased SLS Flexibility
What does this mean?
Reduce the cost of the first SLS slice from 1.5% to 1% of the participant’s basic salary, and reduce the cost of the second slice from 2.5% to 2%  no contract amendments
The additional leave day currently granted annually to SLS participants to be phased out   
Suppression of anniversary date / 12 months min participation/ 2months notice period: SLS participation/change/cancellation to be effective from 1st of month following supervisor’s approval in EDH document.
What does this mean for you?
No impact

10. LTSLS Flexibility Proposal: What does this mean?
Possibility to use long-term saved leave for specific needs throughout the career:
For caring for a close relative, or
For professional development
Supervisor’s approval required
Frontline validation for requests for professional development
More details to come on procedure
What does this mean for you?
LTSLS leave type in EDH available to DAOs only

11. Leave Donation Proposal: What does this mean?
For validation / input
Work in progress
Proposal:
Leave Donation
What does this mean?
“The Management intends to provide a framework whereby, under strict conditions, MPEs may “donate” their own annual leave day(s) for the benefit of colleagues in need of additional leave days for well-defined compassionate grounds.”
Conditions for beneficiary:
MPE
No more paid leave options remaining
30 (working days) max to be received
Particularly serious illness/accident of a dependent child or spouse/partner
Continued presence of the MPE required for the heavy medical treatment of the dependent child or spouse/ partner certified by the medical practitioner of the dependent child or spouse/ partner
Conditions for donator:
1 year of service minimum as an MPE
5 leave days maximum per leave year.
What does this mean for you?
No impact. Requests will be handled by HR.

12. Extension of the Teleworking Scheme
For validation / input
Work in progress
Proposal:
Extension of the Teleworking Scheme
What does this mean?
Modify the name of the scheme from “work-from-home” to “telework”. As such, telework may take place from a location other than the MPE’s established place of residence;
In exceptional circumstances, to authorise a second regular day of telework per week;
With the hierarchy’s prior approval, to permit teleworking on an ad-hoc basis;
To offer fellows the possibility to telework.    
What does this mean for you ?
New absence type in EDH “ad-hoc teleworking”. More precisions to come.

13. Dual Career / Ease of Social Integration
Proposal:
Dual Career / Ease of Social Integration
What does this mean ?
Measures to facilitate professional integration of spouses/registered partners:
CERN membership to International Dual Career Network (IDCN)
UNIGE Welcome Center: access to career transition workshops to spouses/partners
What does this mean for you?
More infos available here:
Installation and re-installation indemnity
What does this mean?
Equal treatment for installation and reinstallation irrespective of family moving to local area or not
No impact

14. Conclusions: Resources available to you: Admin e-guide SR&R
ACs and OCs – in the course of 2016
HR advisors
HR benefits section