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Josi SchinzelJosi SchinzelEqual Opportunities OfficerEqual Opportunities Officer

Equal opportunities at Equal opportunities at CERNCERN

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What do we mean by Equal What do we mean by Equal Opportunities?Opportunities?

Fair treatment for everyoneFair treatment for everyone Respect and dignity in the work-placeRespect and dignity in the work-place Healthy work/life balanceHealthy work/life balance

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Fair treatment for recruitment and Fair treatment for recruitment and promotionpromotion

Fair treatmentFair treatment for recruitment and promotion for recruitment and promotion regardless of sex, ethnic origin, physical regardless of sex, ethnic origin, physical handicap, sexual orientation or religion, handicap, sexual orientation or religion, nationality, age,…nationality, age,…

At CERNAt CERN salaries are dependent on qualifications and salaries are dependent on qualifications and

experience onlyexperience only recruitment of women hired matches the percentage recruitment of women hired matches the percentage

of female applicantsof female applicants promotion of women is generally fair – however there promotion of women is generally fair – however there

are no women in top managementare no women in top management

The Equal Opportunities team continually monitors The Equal Opportunities team continually monitors the evolution of recruitment and promotion and the evolution of recruitment and promotion and suggests improvements when unfair treatment is suggests improvements when unfair treatment is observed.observed.

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Women at CERNWomen at CERN

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Work place free of harassmentWork place free of harassment

CERN has a legal obligation to protect staff against CERN has a legal obligation to protect staff against harassmentharassment

Administrative Circular 32Administrative Circular 32 (being revised) covers the (being revised) covers the principles and procedures governing complaints of principles and procedures governing complaints of harassmentharassment

Respect and dignity in the work-placeRespect and dignity in the work-place

Any importunate behaviour towards another Any importunate behaviour towards another person that interferes with the work or well-person that interferes with the work or well-being of the latter on a continuing basis, in being of the latter on a continuing basis, in particular verbal or physical aggressive particular verbal or physical aggressive and/or violent acts and unwarranted and/or violent acts and unwarranted behaviour that create a hostile or unbearable behaviour that create a hostile or unbearable working atmosphere.working atmosphere.

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Work place free of harassmentWork place free of harassment

Harassment does not includeHarassment does not include management actionsmanagement actions

– refusal to promoterefusal to promote a person who does not a person who does not deserve promotiondeserve promotion

– reassignmentreassignment to a different task to a different task professional professional differences in opiniondifferences in opinion ““acceptableacceptable” human interaction – ” human interaction –

gentle teasing, pointing out mistakes. gentle teasing, pointing out mistakes.

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If you feel harassed…If you feel harassed…

– Say a firm ‘Say a firm ‘’NO’NO’ to unacceptable ’ to unacceptable behaviourbehaviour

– Talk to your Talk to your management hierarchymanagement hierarchy – – Supervisor, Group Leader,… or your Supervisor, Group Leader,… or your Human Resource CoordinatorHuman Resource Coordinator..

– If it is effecting your health talk to the If it is effecting your health talk to the CERN doctors or psychologistCERN doctors or psychologist..

– Contact the Contact the Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunities Officer or a member of the EO Advisory Officer or a member of the EO Advisory PanelPanel for confidential advice for confidential advice

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Healthy work / home-life balanceHealthy work / home-life balance

Why?Why?– To give your best performance you need to be To give your best performance you need to be

healthy in mind and bodyhealthy in mind and body Work/life balanceWork/life balance

– Maintain outside interestsMaintain outside interests– Do not spend an unreasonable percentage of your Do not spend an unreasonable percentage of your

time at worktime at work Help for familiesHelp for families

– Child careChild careCreche (Sept 2008)Creche (Sept 2008)KindergartenKindergarten

– LeaveLeaveMaternity leave 16 weeks plus …Maternity leave 16 weeks plus …Paternity leave 6 days Paternity leave 6 days Leave for Leave for sicksick family member 7 days/year (medical family member 7 days/year (medical

certificate)certificate)- Leave with agreement of hierarchy- Leave with agreement of hierarchy

parental, special and saved leave, reduced hours, parental, special and saved leave, reduced hours, work at home work at home

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The Equal Opportunities teamThe Equal Opportunities team

Soft approach Emphasis on promoting

AWARENESS to encourage equality in all respects

Consultation and investigations on request

Working towards making EO an integral part of CERN’s culture

Harassment covered by Harassment covered by AC 32AC 32

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CERN is an CERN is an exciting place to workexciting place to work

– Enjoy your workEnjoy your work– Give your best both at work and at homeGive your best both at work and at home– If you have worries concerning equal opportunities If you have worries concerning equal opportunities

contact one of the EO team.contact one of the EO team.

All All suggestionssuggestions on how to improve Equal on how to improve Equal Opportunities at CERN are very welcome!Opportunities at CERN are very welcome!

Web page: Web page:

http://equal-opportunities.web.cern.ch/equal-opportunities/Welcome.phphttp://equal-opportunities.web.cern.ch/equal-opportunities/Welcome.php

In conclusionIn conclusion

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