The status and entitlements of professionals at UNESCO Because international professional careers at UNESCO are international appointments, the Organization pays professionals a salary corresponding to the special status of United Nations staff, together with other benefits which take account of international mobility and family responsibilities. The following information is provided by way of indication. However, actual employment contracts of staff are based on the UNESCO Staff Rules and Regulations, which remain the definitive source of any legal and administrative interpretation. YOUR APPOINTMENT
OTHER BENEFITS As a UNESCO staff member you are entitled to other benefits which enable you to carry out your duties properly in good conditions and provide you more generally with a good quality of life. International mobility If you are recruited internationally, UNESCO covers travel expenses for you and your dependants from the place of recruitment to your assigned duty station. Dependants whose travel expenses may be payable are the staff member’s spouse and children, provided that they meet certain conditions. An appointment of two years or more entitles you to transportation of your personal effects and household goods. Once you are appointed, you will be informed of the particular conditions of this benefit. To help you get established at your duty station, you and your dependants will receive an assignment grant on arrival. Under certain circumstances, you may be entitled to a rental subsidy. If you leave the country of your duty station after separation from service at UNESCO, you may be entitled to a repatriation grant payable on the basis of your number of years of service. Help with family commitments You are entitled to a family allowance if you have a legitimate, natural or legally adopted dependant child under the age of 18 years or, if in full-time attendance at a school or university (or similar educational institution), under the age of 21, for whom you ensure the main and continuing support. Under the education grant, the amount of which cannot go beyond a fixed ceiling, you are reimbursed up to 75 per cent of the educational expenses and the cost of textbooks for each dependant child who is in full-time attendance at a school or university or a similar educational establishment. The education grant is payable for each dependant child until he or she obtains a university diploma. Leave Annual leave accrues at the rate of two and one-half days per month. If you have been recruited internationally, once every two years (and in certain cases, once a year) the Organization normally covers the cost of travel to and from the country of your recognized home for you and your dependants. Social security and retirement pension You will be affiliated to the UNESCO Medical Benefits Fund. Your recognized dependants may also be covered by the Fund. A monthly contribution will be deducted from your salary at source. You will be compensated by the Organization in the event of injury or illness attributable to the performance of official duties. In the event of death in similar circumstances your family will also be compensated. Upon appointment, you will become a member of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, which will provide you with a competitive retirement pension. A compulsory contribution will be deducted from your monthly salary. |
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Publication Date | 30 Apr 2003 | ||