Article 20 Part time work

A contract staff member may request authorisation for part time work. The working time must be at least 50 % of the weekly working hours. For the whole period where the contract staff member works part time, his or her remuneration as well as leave entitlements shall be reduced on a pro rata basis. Such pro rata reduction shall not apply to the household allowance, children's and other dependants' allowance, disabled child allowance or education allowance.

Pension rights and contributions shall also be reduced on a pro rata basis. However, the contract staff member may apply to continue acquiring further pension rights, provided that he or she bears the totality of the corresponding contributions, including the employer's.

The Director may grant the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1, if this is compatible with the interests of the service. The Institute shall reply to the contract staff member's request within one month.

The Director shall adopt implementing rules of this Article.