HR department
In line with its mandate, the HR department assists the Director-General in establishing an environment where ethical behaviour is encouraged, supported and protected, in order to encourage members of the personnel to conduct themselves with the utmost integrity.
To this end, HR-DHO is responsible for the operational management of the conduct and integrity framework, with the following main areas of responsibilities:
- Advice and guidance on the ethics framework (standards, rules, regulations, guidelines)
- Development of policies and procedures.
- Awareness raising and training.
- Monitoring of and reporting on ethics-related issues.
In addition, HR-DHO is entrusted with the processing and evaluation of requests for authorisation of external activities received from employed members of personnel pursuant to the Guidelines on External Activities.
The Ethics Project Steering Committee
The Ethics Project Steering Committee, chaired by the Director for Finance and Human Resources is responsible for overseeing the implementation of a set of measures for improving the CERN ethical framework, providing strategic input, and making recommendations to the Director-General where appropriate.
For more information, please contact HR-DHO