{
  "id": 28648,
  "title": "Administrative Circular No. 26 (Rev. 13) – Recognition of merit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/28/administrative-circular-no-26-rev-13-recognition-of-merit",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-07-28T11:37:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CERN",
    "slug": "cern",
    "url": "https://home.cern/administrative-circular-no-26-rev-13-recognition-of-merit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CERN has recently updated its Administrative Circular No. 26, now in its revised version 13, which outlines guidelines for recognizing staff merit. This revised edition was sanctioned by the Director-General and is now accessible via the following link. The primary amendment to the circular concerns the calculation of salary increases following probation periods. Under the new provisions, personnel who successfully complete their probationary phase are entitled to a salary boost equivalent to 0.75% of the midpoint of their grade level. This revised framework came into effect on June 1, 2026, with application dating back to January 1, 2026. It supersedes the previous version, Administrative Circular No. 26 (Rev. 12), which was issued in January 2021.",
  "summary": "A revised version of Administrative Circular No. 26 (Rev. 13), entitled “Recognition of merit”, has been approved by the Director-General and is available at the following link. The circular has been updated to reflect the new rules on salary increases following probation. Under the revised provisions, staff members will receive a salary increase equivalent to […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Administrative Circular No. 26 updated to version 13",
    "Salary increases for probationers set at 0.75% of grade midpoint",
    "New rules effective June 1, 2026, retroactive to January 1, 2026"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/28648.png",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}