¹ This order regulates the terms and conditions of employment of the following members of the FIF faculty (teachers):

A.

Ordinary teachers;

B.

Associate professors;

C. Assistant professors.

² The commitment of professors subject to private law is regulated by the code of obligations ¹ .

³ The contract of employment of private law shall include the provisions of the LPers and this order applicable by analogy to teachers engaged under private law. The provisions of Art. 4 to 6 (rights and obligations) and s. 16 (salary) of this order shall apply mutatis mutandis to teachers engaged in private law. ²

¹ The President of the EPF shall decide all matters relating to the work reports of the teachers and that this order does not expressly fall within any other jurisdiction.

² The President of the FIF shall rule on the terms and conditions, if this order does not otherwise dispose of it.

¹ The two FIEs shall take the necessary steps to appoint to the position of professor of Swiss or foreign scientists who work at the highest level of quality measured against internationally recognized standards in their training activities, Research and provision of services that ensure continuity and excellence in teaching and research.

² They offer competitive working conditions globally with those offered by advanced universities in the rest of the world. They respect the principle of scientific freedom in research and university education.

³ They periodically check that the objectives set out in para. 1 as well as s. 4 LPers are being reached. They report to the EFA Council.

¹ Teachers respond to the maintenance of the international quality of teaching and research. They promote the emergence of a scientific succession with the necessary qualifications and aware of its responsibilities towards society and the environment.

² They provide high-level services and collaborate to this end with private and public institutions. They shall ensure that their professional independence is maintained.

³ They support periodic reviews of their benefits to which evaluation committees operate.

¹ The benefits of regular teachers and associate professors are regularly evaluated. The evaluations relate to the performance of tasks within the meaning of s. 5.

² The evaluation is based on the principles of fairness and transparency.

³ The outcome of the evaluation may have implications for the endowment of the Chair.

⁴ FIFs determine the frequency, form and execution of evaluations. They report to the Conseil des EPF.

⁵ The EFP Council shall monitor the implementation of the evaluations and the implementation of the resulting measures in the framework of the controlling.

¹ The teachers train the students, promote their collaborators, and ensure their continuing education, and supervise the PhD students. They are involved in curriculum development through their proposals.

² The professors shall pass the prescribed examinations and evaluate the scientific work submitted to them in their fields of teaching and research.

³ They organize, direct and develop their Chairs, taking into account the needs of the teaching and research units to which they belong. They assume their hierarchical responsibilities.

⁴ They promote their specific field through high-level scientific research. They join in the critical dialogue of experts on a global scale. They respond to the dissemination of research results and promote the development of rights resulting from research activities.

⁵ They participate in academic self-management.

¹ Teachers may have on their own behalf, on their own account and under their own responsibility for professional activities outside their working relationship with the FIF, in particular as experts, provided that this is not Not to the detriment of obligations arise from their working relationships.

² They must obtain permission from the President of the EFA to carry out an activity outside the FIF that requires a total of more than one day per week for full-time employment.

³ They must obtain the authorisation of the President of the EPF to sit on a board of directors or in the direction of a company. The authorisation is granted to them when there is no interest from the EPF.

⁴ If teachers use FIF resources, such as laboratory equipment or the secretariat, for a remunerated activity outside the FIF, they must compensate the EPF. Both FIEs enact the necessary provisions.

¹ The EPF Council appoints teachers on the proposal of the President of the EPF.

² The proposal shall be accompanied by:

A. A report on the candidate;

B. A report on the selection procedure;

C. The draft contract of employment established in the preliminary negotiations.

³ The President of the EPF is usually a committee responsible for drawing up the proposal. A proposal may exceptionally be submitted to the EPF Board by way of an appeal.

¹ Once the teacher is appointed, the EPF Board enters into a written contract with him.

² In particular, the contract of employment contains:

A. Description of the field of teaching and research;

B. The amount of the initial salary;

³ It provides for the employer's participation in the purchase of years of insurance at the Federal Pension Fund (PUBLICA). ¹

¹ The contract of employment of the regular teachers and associated teachers is concluded for an indefinite period.

² The contract of employment of assistant professors shall be concluded for a maximum period of four years. It is renewable once for at most four years. In the case of maternity, the contract may be extended for up to one year.

³ There is no trial period.

¹ On the proposal of the President of the EPF, the EPF Council can guarantee to assistant teachers, at the time of their appointment, an open-ended commitment (tenure track) provided that they achieve certain objectives.

² He appoints the assistant professors referred to in para. 1 Associate teachers at the end of their second period of employment, as soon as the evaluation proves that they have achieved the objectives assigned to them. He may exceptionally appoint them directly as ordinary teachers.

¹ The EPF Council may, on the proposal of the President of the EPF, promote a professor associated with the rank of ordinary professor.

² The proposal is accompanied by the results of the evaluation.

³ An associate professor may ask the President of the EPF to initiate the promotion procedure no sooner than two years after his appointment.

¹ Teachers may terminate their work reports in accordance with the ordinary procedure, subject to six months' notice.

² The termination shall be notified in writing to the President of the EPF, to the attention of the Council of EPF.

¹ The EFP Council may terminate the working relationship of a professor at the request of the President of the EPF in accordance with art. 10, para. 3, LPers, subject to six months' notice. ¹

² Before submitting its application, the President of the EPF shall constitute a committee which shall decide on the desirability of termination and shall issue a recommendation. The committee shall consist of at least six members: three of them shall not be covered by the FIF concerned. Three of the six members are proposed by the Conference of the Teaching Body.

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⁴ For teachers who have been at least 58 years of age and employed for 10 years in the FIF area at the time of dismissal according to para. 1 takes effect, but has not yet reached the age limit specified in s. 21 of the Federal Act of 20 December 1946 on old-age and survivors' insurance (LAVS) ³ , an old-age pension is paid in accordance with the Provident Scheme of 9 December 2007 of the EFA Fund for teachers of FIFs (RP-EPF2) ⁴ This old-age pension is calculated according to Art. 57 RP-EPF2 in the same way as a disability pension. The FIF pays to the Federal Pension Fund the portion of the non-funded pension at the time of termination of the employment reports. The transitional pension is not financed by the employer. ⁵

¹ In the event of termination of employment reports without the fault of the teacher, the teacher shall be entitled to compensation.

² The allowance is at least one month and a maximum of one year's salary.

³ In particular, the calculation of compensation to be paid shall take into account:

A.

The reasons for the departure;

B.

Age;

C.

The professional and personal situation;

D.

The duration of the working reports;

E.

The possible continuation of professional activity with an employer within the meaning of s. 3 LPers.

⁴ The allowance shall be prorated if the person concerned is engaged within one year of his dismissal by an employer according to Art. 3 LPers.

¹ Teachers retire at the end of the month in which:

A.

They reach retirement age according to s. 21 of the Federal Act of 20 December 1946 on old-age and survivors' insurance (LAVS) ¹ ; or

B.

Their work reports are terminated as a result of disability.

² They may retire early on as long as they are entitled, at the time of termination of their employment reports, to an old-age pension under the RP-EPF 2 ² . ³

³ The Professor and the President of the EPF agree in advance on the terms and dates of departure.

⁴ In duly justified cases, the EPF Council may exceptionally, on the proposal of the President of the EPF, agree with the teacher concerned that the latter's employment should be maintained beyond the age-limit defined in Art. 21 WASHERS.

⁵ Retired teachers can continue to provide free courses and use the general facilities of the school. The President of the EPF can entrust them with courses and other mandates, and put premises and equipment at their disposal at their request.

¹ The EPF Council decides, on the proposal of the President of the EPF, whether regular teachers and associate professors are allowed to retain the title of EPF once they have left school. In order to retain their title, they must have worked for at least six years at the FIF. The EPF Council may derogate from this rule if it is in the interest of the EFA.

² Assistant professors are not allowed to retain their title.

¹ The initial salary agreed upon at entry is included between the minimum wage and the maximum salary of the category of the teacher concerned.

² Minimum and maximum wages are (state 2015):

A.

210,530 francs and 277 011 francs for regular teachers;

B.

180 070 francs and 246,550 francs for associate professors;

C.

149,574 francs and 216,056 francs for assistant teachers. ²

³ The agreed initial salary shall take due account of the person's work experience, prior benefits and the state of the labour market.

⁴ In order to attract particularly competent ordinary teachers, the EFP Council may, in individual cases, increase the salary to at least 115 % of the maximum salary.

¹ The salary progression of ordinary teachers and associated teachers is based on the assessment of their benefits within the meaning of s. 4 A .

² The President of the EPF decides on the amount of salary adjustments within the limits of the minimum and maximum wages referred to in s. 16, para. 2, let. A and b.

³ The President of the EFA may, in individual cases, increase the salary to:

A.

Up to 110 % of the maximum salary to honour extraordinary benefits for ordinary and ordinary teachers;

B.

125 % of the maximum salary for the purpose of retaining particularly competent teachers.

⁴ The Conseil des EPF is informed of salary increases within the meaning of para. 3.

⁵ The salary of assistant teachers increases every year by one twelfth of the gap between the maximum and minimum wages fixed in art. 16, para. 2, let. C.

Art. 28 of the Ordinance of 15 March 2001 on staff in the field of EPF (Opers-EPF) ² Applies by analogy to the adjustment of the salary scale.

¹ The EFP Council may grant allowances to teachers who carry out functions with decision-making authority within the FIF's management. Such allowances shall not exceed 15 % of the maximum amount according to Art. 16, para. 2.

² The President of the EPF may grant allowances to teachers in charge of additional tasks, such as the direction of teaching and research units, the management of major projects or the chairmanship of important committees. ¹ Such allowances shall not exceed the amount of the function allowance attached to the Vice-Presidency of the EFA.

³ The compensation for the increase does not apply to the allowances.

The EPF Council agrees, on the proposal of the President of the EPF concerned, the salary and benefits of the employer with the teachers at the same time in several institutions, taking into account their obligations outside the FIF.

¹ Teachers are entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with their professional activities. The provisions of the order of 11 April 2002 concerning the reimbursement of costs in the field of FIF ¹ Apply.

² The EPF may reimburse newly appointed teachers for the transportation costs of their personal effects if the move is motivated by professional imperatives.

¹ The EPF shall reimburse the costs of proceedings and judicial costs to the teachers involved in civil, administrative or criminal proceedings, or who are entitled to such a procedure by reason of their professional activity:

A.

Whether the FIF is of interest to the proceeding, or;

B.

If the teacher did not act intentionally or by gross negligence.

² Only a guarantee of the assumption of costs shall be granted until such time as the decision is entered into force.

¹ The professor is entitled to a full semester paid or to a partially paid year of research leave for a period of seven years of employment.

² He or he must apply to the President of the EPF.

³ The decision to grant a research leave depends on the benefits provided by the teacher and the possibility of appropriate replacement.

The President of the EPF may grant leave without pay to a professor, as long as there is no interest in the EFA.

¹ Any absence of more than one week due to illness or accident during the semester must be reported to the head of the relevant teaching and research unit.

² Any absence of more than one week during the semester for any other reason must be authorized by the head of the relevant teaching and research unit.

¹ In case of incapacity for work due to illness or accident, teachers are entitled to their full salary for a maximum of 730 days.

² The right to pay can be reduced for the reasons provided by legislation and case law on health insurance and accident insurance.

³ An examination by the Medical Officer may be ordered to assess incapacity for work.

⁴ Mandatory insurance benefits are charged.

In the case of maternity, the teachers are entitled to a work stoppage and to their full salary for four months.

¹ Professors on-demand for military service, civil protection and civil service are entitled to full salary for the duration of their absence.

² In the case of voluntary service, the salary shall be paid up to a maximum of ten working days per year.

³ Benefits for loss of gain under the Act are paid to the FIF.

⁴ Maintenance allowances are paid without reduction.

¹ Disability resulting from a professional accident or occupational disease equated with a professional accident gives the right:

A.

100 % of the salary in the event of a total gain, up to the date of death;

B.

On the part corresponding to the degree of invalidity in accordance with the Federal Act of 20 March 1981 on accident insurance ¹ In case of incapacity for partial gain, until death.

² Compulsory insurance benefits are charged.

¹ In the event of the death of a teacher, survivors are entitled to one-sixth of the annual salary.

² The person with whom the deceased professor has formed an uninterrupted life community for the last five years of his life is assimilated to the survivors.

³ The same rule applies to the payment of the allowance for assistance to relatives referred to in s. 31 B .

¹ The family allowance is paid up to the end of the month in which the child reaches the age of 16.

² For children undergoing training, they are paid up to the end of the month in which the child reaches the age of 25.

³ For children with a earning capacity (art. 7 of the 6 Oct LF. 2000 on the general part of social insurance law ² ), it shall be paid up to the end of the month in which the child reaches the age of 20.

⁴ The family allowance is adapted to the increase.

¹ The teacher is entitled to allowances that supplement the family allowance if the allowance is less than the following annual amounts:

A.

4435 francs for the first child eligible for the allowances;

B.

2864 francs for any additional child eligible for allowances;

C.

3237 for any additional child eligible for allowances that have reached the age of 16 years and who are undergoing training or incapacity for gain. ²

² The amount of allowances that supplement the family allowance is the difference between the threshold amount shown in para. 1 and the minimum amount set out in the Family Allowances Act of 24 March 2006 (LAFam) ³ . Are taken into account as family allowances:

A.

Family allowances received for the same child by other persons under the AFMA;

B.

Family allowances, child allowances, vocational training allowances or allowances for assistance received for the same child by the teacher or by other persons to another employer or another employer Competent service.

³ Professors whose participation rate is less than 50 % do not receive allowances that supplement the family allowance.

⁴ Allowances complementing the family allowance are adapted to the increase.

¹ Half of the amount of the allowance referred to in s. 31 A , para. 1, let. B, may be paid to the teacher whose spouse or registered partner is permanently prevented from engaging in a gainful occupation due to serious illness.

² The allowance for assistance to close relatives is adapted to the increase.

¹ Teachers are insured with PUBLICA in accordance with the provisions of the LPers and the Act of 20 December 2006 on PUBLICA ¹ In the field of occupational foresight. ²

² They must communicate:

A.

Their exit benefits;

B.

Advance payments according to the Ordinance of 3 October 1994 on encouraging the ownership of housing by means of occupational foresight ³ ;

C.

The provision of exit in the event of divorce (art. 22 C Of the Act of 17 Dec. 1993 on free passage ⁴ );

D.

Rights acquired in particular from foreign old-age pension schemes.

³ The salary and wages referred to in s. 16 to 19 constitute the determining salary and are insured with PUBLICA under the regulatory provisions. ⁵

⁴ For the rest, the provisions of the RP-EPF 2 ⁶ Are applicable. ⁷

⁵ Art. 39 A , 42 A And 47 A, Opers-EPF ⁸ Are applicable by analogy. The employer's contribution to the financing of the transitional annuity according to Annex 5 Opers-EPF shall be calculated on the basis of the percentage applicable to the framework plan 2. ⁹

⁶ FIFs can contract life and disability insurance for the teachers involved in art. 60 B The order of 18 April 1984 on occupational pensions, survivors and invalidity ¹⁰ They regulate the arrangements for the possible participation of teachers in the cost of insurance. ¹¹

Art. 59 to 61 Opers-EPF ¹ Are applicable to the protection of data relating to persons and their health.

The limitation periods for the rights resulting from the working reports are based on s. 127 and 128 of the Code of Obligations ¹ .

¹ An appeal may be lodged with the FIF Appeals Board against the decisions of the EPF bodies.

² The decisions of the EPF Board and the EPF Internal Appeals Board may be appealed to the Federal Administrative Tribunal. ¹

³ The appeal procedure is based on the Federal Act of 20 December 1968 on the administrative procedure ² .

Art. 58 to 58 B Opers-EPF ² Apply in the event of a breach of professional obligations.

¹ The term of office of ordinary and associate professors appointed as well as assistant professors shall end on 31 December 2003; all working reports shall be subject to the new right from 1 ^Er January 2004. Art. 38 is reserved.

² On the proposal of the President of the EPF, the EPF Board submits before 15 January 2004 to ordinary teachers, associate professors and assistant teachers a written contract of employment according to Art. 8 LPers, with a signature period of at least two months.

³ If no written contract of employment complies with the provisions of Art. 7 of this Order no later than 30 June 2004, the Council of EPAs shall terminate the working reports before 31 December 2004, with effect no later than 30 June 2005, by a written contract of termination or by a decision. Art. 13 does not apply. ¹

The applicable law shall apply without change until 31 March 2004 to the working reports of ordinary teachers and associate professors who retire on that date.

¹ Rights and measures not provided for in the new right shall lapse on 1 ^Er January 2004 for all persons whose employment reports are subject to the new entitlement as of that date.

² They remain valid for all persons whose service reports remain subject to the former right until they expire.

³ The years of determining service for the measures and rights under the old right shall be taken into account for the determination of the measures and rights under the new right, provided that the service reports under the former right are Continue without interruption or that the passage to the new NWPA work reports is done without interruption.

The duration of the previous service reports of assistant teachers shall be taken into account in the calculation of the maximum authorised duration of their employment.

¹ The President of the FIF fixes the date for the application of s. 4 A And 17. The deadline is 1 ^Er January 2008.

² Until the application of s. 4 A And 17, the salaries of teachers increase annually by 2 % of the maximum amount set out in Art. 16, par 2, let. A, up to the maximum salary of the category of the teacher concerned.

This order shall enter into force on 1 ^Er January 2004.