CERN, as an international organization, is required to provide social protection to its employees, retirees, and their families. To ensure this protection, it has established its own pension and health insurance scheme. Measures have been taken to guarantee social protection in case of a possible dissolution of the organization. A working group is drafting regulations for a Swiss foundation that would replace the Pension Fund in case of dissolution.
Here you will find information regarding this working group.
- Proton 2024: towards a lasting social protectionStaff Association – Proton For decades, Proton, the Staff Association’s publication, has accompanied CERN at key moments in its history. In December 2022, we addressed a subject that concerns us all: the future of the Organization. Today, we return to this important subject from a different angle.The future of CERN and that of its personnel are intimately linked. Whatever scenario is chosen for the Organization’s future, CERN will always need to be able to recruit, retain and motivate personnel of the highest competence from all its Member States. Ensuring that the Organization is still able to do so will again… Read more: Proton 2024: towards a lasting social protection
- Pension Guarantee History and BackgroundAs an international organization, CERN has the obligation to provide social protection to its employees, pensioners, and their families. To ensure this protection, the organization established its own pension and health insurance scheme from its inception. Since the 1970s, member states have requested that CERN study the risks associated with possible dissolution of the organization and provide solutions to ensure the protection of social benefits. Several decisions have been made by the CERN Council to guarantee the continuation of social protection for those affected by the organization’s dissolution. Below are the main steps of this process. In 1986, the CERN… Read more: Pension Guarantee History and Background