All staff of the CTBTO Preparatory Commission holding fixed-term appointments is subject to the CTBTO Staff Regulations and Rules which embody the fundamental conditions of service and the basic rights, duties and obligations of staff.

The Commission is a non-career organization. Initial appointments are usually for a fixed-term period of three years, of which the first six months form a probationary period. A maximum of two extensions of two years each is foreseen to a seven years maximum service. All extensions are subject inter alia to satisfactory service and to a continuing need for the function.

The salaries of Professional and higher categories staff are comprised of the net base salary and the post adjustment. The net base salary scale is the same as the one used by the United Nations Common system (PDF). Post adjustment is an amount paid in addition to the net base salary, which varies according to the cost of living at the duty station.

There are two rates of net base salary, single and dependency rates. Staff members having a dependent spouse or a dependent child will receive a dependency rate of salary.

Salaries are subject to the deductions for social security coverage.

Assignment Grant

Staff members recruited from abroad and appointed for at least one year receive upon arrival an assignment grant intented to cover their initial, settling-in expenses. The eligible staff member will receive 30 days of travel subsistence allowance at the rate applicable for Vienna. In addition, for each eligible dependant for whom the travel expenses are borne by the Commission, the staff member will receive 30 days at half such daily rate.

Dependency Allowance

Your spouse will be considered as a dependant, qualifying you for the dependency rate of salary, if his/her gross occupational earnings during a calendar year do not exceed a certain threshold. If you have a dependent child under the age of 18, you may qualify for an additional dependency allowance. A child for whom you provide the main and continuing support can be recognized as a dependant until he/she reaches age 21, provided proof is shown that the child is in full-time attendance at school, university, or a similar educational institution. Any periodic grant payable from a public source in respect of a child recognized by the Commission as a dependant shall be deducted from the dependency allowance payable.

If you have a dependent child but either no spouse, or a spouse whose earnings will exceed the established threshold, you will also qualify for the dependency rate of salary instead of a separate dependency allowance in respect of that child.

Education Grant

An education grant is payable, if supported by documentary evidence, in respect of each child in full time attendance at an educational institution up to completion of four years of post secondary education or attainment of the first degree, whichever is earlier. The grant will not be paid beyond the scholastic year in which the child reaches the age of 25 years. The grant is not payable for attendance at a school free of charge or one charging nominal fees at the duty station.

The grant covers 75% of tuition fees and other allowable costs of attendance, up to a certain maximum. There are also provisions for education grant travel once a year between the place of your children's education and Vienna, subject to certain conditions and cost limitations.

Rental Subsidy

A rental subsidy may be paid when your rent exceeds a so-called rental threshold, which is the amount of rent you must pay yourself before receiving any subsidy. The other parameter is the reasonable maximum rent level which depends on the staff member's grade and family situation. The rental subsidy cannot exceed 40% of the actual rent and is payable for a maximum period of seven years.

Repatriation Grant

Upon separation from service, a staff member who has completed at least one year of service outside his/her home country and whom the Commision has to repatriate shall be eligible to receive a repatriation grant. Payment of the repatriation grant shall be subject to evidence of relocation. The amount is linked to the staff member´s dependency status and the length of service with the Commission.

Provident Fund

Staff members are required to participate in the Provident Fund (similar to a mutual fund) of the Commission administered by BNP Paribas/Parvest. The rates of employer's and employee's contributions are 15.8% and 7.9% respectively of the participant's "pensionable remuneration (PDF)".The employee's contributions are deducted monthly through payroll. Upon separation from service, staff member will receive the amount held in the participant's account.

Health Insurance

Health insurance scheme provided by Commission covers medical and hospital expenses. Staff members are enrolled from the first day of their appointment into the scheme. They may also enrol their eligible dependants.

Life and Disability Insurance

Only service-incurred risks are covered by the Commission.

Annual Leave

Annual leave is accrued at the rate of two and a half working days a month, i.e. thirty working days a year. Annual leave may be taken at any time subject to the exigencies of service and with the approval of the supervisor.

Home Leave

Staff members regarded as international recruits serving outside their home country are entitled to travel to their home country once every two years at the cost of the Commission.

The Commission covers the costs of travel from the place of recruitment to the duty station in the case of internationally recruited staff members and their eligible dependants. The costs of shipping and insurance of household effects are also covered.

Same provisions apply upon separation.

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