Summary of the conditions applicable to the payment of travel expenses on taking up appointment and on termination of contract

1. General

The place of residence corresponds to the address of the member of the personnel either on the date of the selection board or, where no selection board was convened, on the date of the offer of the contract. 

Home station: for associated members of the personnel, the home station is replaced by the place of residence determined at the time that they are recruited.

2. Travel expenses on taking up appointment

Categories Acronym Preconditions Applicable geographical limits Payment of travel expenses for family members Payment of baggage fees Acronym
Staff STAF

1. The place of residence must be more than 70 km from CERN (in a straight line) at the time of their appointment and,

2. The new place of residence must be established within a 50 km radius of CERN within two years of taking up their appointment.

no Yes, if the family members take up residence with the member of the personnel within two years of taking up employment. Yes STAF
Fellow FELL FELL
Scientific Associate SASS Yes, if:
1. contract >= 6 months
2. if the family members take up residence with the member of the personnel for at least 6 months, within two years of taking up the post.
SASS
Guest Professor GPRO GPRO
Project Associate PJAS

1. Decision of the Director General to pay travel expenses.

2. The place of residence must be more than 70 km from CERN (in a straight line) at the time of their appointment and,

3. The new place of residence must be established within a 50 km radius of CERN within two years of taking up their appointment.

no PJAS
Experiment Associate EXAS EXAS
Corresponding Associate CASS CASS
Visiting Scientist VISC VISC
Cooperation Associate COAS COAS
User USER USER
Trainee TRNE TRNE
Administrative Student ADMI

1. The place of residence must be more than 70 km from CERN (in a straight line) at the time of their appointment and,

2. The new place of residence must be established within a 50 km radius of CERN within two years of taking up their appointment.

Yes, according to the lump sum mentionned in the Administrative Circular No. 30. ADMI
Technical Student TECH TECH
Doctoral Student DOCT DOCT
Summer Student SUMM SUMM
Apprentice APPR n/a APPR

3.  Travel expenses on termination of contract

Categories Acronym Preconditions Applicable geographical limits Payment of travel expenses for family members Payment of baggage fees Acronym
Staff recruited before 01.01.2007 (except former "local staff") Staff members appointed on or after 01.01.2007 (including former "local staff")
Staff STAF

1. The home station must be outside a radius of 20 km from CERN, and,

2. The new place of residence must be established at least 20 km in a straight line from the previous place of residence within two years of contract termination.

The home station and the new place of residence must be established outside a circle with a radius of 70 km with its centre at CERN within two years of contract termination. Oui, jusqu'au nouveau lieu de résidence dans la limite des foyers Yes, if the family members take up residence with the member of the personnel within two years of taking up employment. yes STAF
Fellow FELL FELL
Scientific Associate SASS Yes, if:
1. contract >= 6 months
2. if the family members take up residence with the member of the personnel for at least 6 months, within two years of taking up the post.
SASS
Guest Professor GPRO GPRO
Project Associate PJAS

1. Decision of the Director General to pay travel expenses.

2. The home station must be outside a radius of 20 km from CERN, and,

3. The new place of residence must be established at least 20 km in a straight line from the previous place of residence within two years of contract termination.

1. Decision of the Director General to pay travel expenses.

2. Home station and new place of residence must be established outside a radius of 70 km from CERN within two years of contract termination.

no no PJAS
Experiment Associate EXAS EXAS
Corresponding Associate CASS CASS
Visiting Scientist VISC VISC
Cooperation Associate COAS COAS
User USER USER
Trainee TRNE TRNE
Administrative Student ADMI

1. The home station must be outside a radius of 20 km from CERN, and,

2. The new place of residence must be established at least 20 km in a straight line from the previous place of residence within two years of contract termination.

Home station and new place of residence must be established outside a radius of 70 km from CERN within two years of contract termination. Yes, according to the lump sum mentioned in the Administrative Circular No. 30. ADMI
Technical Student TECH TECH
Doctoral Student DOCT DOCT
Summer student SUMM SUMM
Apprentice APPR n/a APPR