Close sidebar Home » Services and Admin » Human Resources Service » Summary of Conditions of Employment and Benefits Open sidebar menu Summary of Conditions of Employment and Benefits for Research Fellows & Academic Assistants Working conditions Allowances Working hours Working conditions Annual leave entitlement of 2 days/month for full-time contracts (proportionally reduced for part-time contracts), to be taken in agreement with the supervisor and an average of 17 days of EUI holidays per year Flexible working hours to be agreed with the supervisor EU Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme for contract holder and dependent family members Accident and occupational disease insurance coverage for contract holder Travel expenses on entry/termination of service (if place of recruitment different from Florence) Allowances All allowances are subject to verification on the basis of the Conditions of Employment of the Teaching Staff and upon presentation of relevant supporting documents: Installation allowance (if the place of recruitment is distant more than 70 km from Florence) Expatriation or foreign residence allowance of 16% or 4%, depending on circumstances Household allowance Dependent child allowance Pre-school allowance (for children under 6 not yet frequenting primary school) Education allowance (for children under 26 in paying primary or secondary schools or frequenting full-time an establishment of higher education) Termination of service allowance from the beginning of the contract Resettlement allowance (upon specific conditions) Salaries and allowances are exempt from national taxation in Italy and in the EUI Contracting States, but are subject to a tax (deducted at source) for the benefit of the Institute. Working hours/week Please be aware that if you work part-time elsewhere, your total working time, including your hours at the EUI, must not exceed 48 hours per week and be formally authorised by both employers. The cumulative duration of an academic assistant/research fellow’s service shall not exceed five years. THIRTIETHS WORKING HOURS/WEEK 30/30 = 40 hours/week 28/30 = 37 hours and 20 minutes/week 27/30 = 36 hours/week 26/30 = 34 hours and 40 minutes/week 25/30 = 33 hours and 20 minutes/week 24/30 = 32 hours/week 23/30 = 30 hours and 40 minutes/week 22/30 = 29 hours and 20 minutes/week 21/30 = 28 hours/week 20/30 = 26 hours and 40 minutes/week 19/30 = 25 hours and 20 minutes/week 18/30 = 24 hours/week 17/30 = 22 hours and 40 minutes/week 16/30 = 21 hours and 20 minutes/week 15/30 = 20 hours/week 14/30 = 18 hours and 40 minutes/week 13/30 = 17 hours and 20 minutes/week 12/30 = 16 hours/week 11/30 = 14 hours and 40 minutes/week 10/30 = 13 hours and 20 minutes/week 9/30 = 12 hours/week 8/30 = 10 hours and 40 minutes/week 7/30 = 9 hours and 20 minutes/week 6/30 = 8 hours/week 5/30 = 6 hours and 40 minutes/week 4/30 = 5 hours and 20 minutes/week 3/30 = 4 hours/week Page last updated on 09 January 2024