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Only staff eligible for family allowance pursuant to a corresponding decision of the Family Compensation Fund (FAK) may claim such benefits. Eligible staff should submit their applications for family allowance to the University of Basel. Please download the necessary form the download section.

Allowances (2013):
one child CHF 412.65 per month
two children CHF 504.75 per month
three children CHF 540.15 per month
four or more children CHF 568.25 per month.

Staff are eligible for 16 weeks of paid maternity leave; leave can commence two weeks prior to the expected date of childbirth at the earliest. Five days of paternity leave are granted to biological fathers. Following maternity, respectively paternity leave, staff are entitled to a period of max. 16 weeks of unpaid leave, which may be extended subject to mutual consent. For terms and conditions applying in the case of adoption, please consult the University’s HR regulations. Applications for maternity benefit must be made by mothers following childbirth. Application forms are available from HR or can be downloaded from the download section. On completing Part “A,” staff should send this to HR together with a valid birth certificate or family booklet.

Where overtime is requested or approved, it shall be compensated by the same amount of time off. Should operational reasons make overtime compensation impossible, it shall be compensated by standard payment (i.e. no enhanced rate of payment will apply). Should overtime be requested less than 3 days in advance, staff shall be entitled to an additional 25% time off or surcharge payment. Teaching staff as well as middle and senior management staff are not eligible to claim compensation for overtime.