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  2. What should I do if the benchmark job to which I have been provisionally assigned doesn’t match my actual functions ?
  3. What should I do if the benchmark job to which I have been provisionally assigned doesn’t match my actual functions ?

What should I do if the benchmark job to which I have been provisionally assigned doesn’t match my actual functions ?

Benchmark Jobs

You have been provisionally assigned to a benchmark job, based on an automatic algorithm taking into account your current job title and professional code, as listed in the HR database.

If you consider that the benchmark job to which you have been provisionally assigned does not reflect your actual functions, there are two ways to initiate a review :

  • You, as staff member, can initiate a review of your provisionally assigned benchmark job, via your supervisor and/or Group Leader or via your Human Resources Adviser (HRA).
  • If you initiate a review via your supervisor and/or Group Leader, there will be a discussion with all involved parties, including your HRA, to evaluate your functions against the provisionally assigned benchmark job. Your Department Head will also be consulted, as well as the Frontline Management and the Compensation & Benefits Centre of Expertise (to guarantee equal treatment and consistency CERN-wide). Based on the information obtained a decision on your final assigned benchmark job will be made by your Department Head.
  • If you initiate the review with your HRA, he/she will involve your supervisor and Group Leader, and a similar discussion as described above will take place. Once again your Department Head will be consulted, as well as the Frontline Management and the Compensation & Benefits Center of Expertise (to guarantee equal treatment and consistency CERN-wide). Based on the obtained information a decision on your final assigned benchmark job will be made by your Department Head.
  • Your Group Leader can also initiate a review, with the involvement of all the parties mentioned above, and a similar process will be followed.

In all cases, there will be a feedback meeting with you to explain the process and the outcome.

Final confirmation of the benchmark job to which you are to be assigned will be communicated to you by 1 July 2017 at the latest.

Please note, however, that moving or changing to a benchmark job corresponding to a higher grade can only be considered in the context of a promotion exercise.