{
  "id": 28651,
  "title": "Extension of COLA payments and EXAS contract duration to 11 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/28/extension-of-cola-payments-and-exas-contract-duration-to-11-years",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-07-28T11:12:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CERN",
    "slug": "cern",
    "url": "https://home.cern/extension-of-cola-payments-and-exas-contract-duration-to-11-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The maximum duration for receiving a cost-of-living allowance (COLA) processed by CERN on behalf of a third party has been extended to 11 years (132 months). This change will help the experiment collaborations to maintain a stable presence at CERN during Long Shutdown 3. In line with this change, the maximum duration for experiment associate […]",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}