Willkommen Welcome Benvenuti Bienvenue This presentation will
give you some insight into the wide-ranging activities of Empa. It
will answer the most important questions related to hiring and will
provide you with access to further sources of information. Human
Resources Slide 2 Welcome to Empa Prof. Dr. Gian-Luca Bona Director
It is Empas mission to build bridges between scientific knowledge
and practical application by means of first class material science
and technological research. I warmly welcome you to Empa. You no
doubt have numerous expectations and questions. Dont hesitate to
satisfy your curiosity and to expand your horizons. With its
international and innovative atmosphere, Empa offers you an
excellent working environment. With Empas mission as underlying
principle, I wish you a successful start in an exciting, diverse
and challenging new task. Slide 3 Mission Empa Bridging Research
and Application Application-inspired Materials Science and
Technology Developmentment Interdisciplinary Know-how Efficient
Technology Transfer For the Benefit of Industry For the Welfare of
Society Committed to Excellence in all our Activities Slide 4 Empa
Materials Science and Technology History, Worth Knowing, Facts and
Figures Slide 5 1880 The Institution for the Testing of Building
Materials, the forerunner to Empa, begins its work. 1891 Ludwig
Tetmajer, the first director of Empa, is given the task of
investigating the collapse of a railway bridge near Muenchenstein,
built by the world-famous engineer Gustav Eiffel. Tetmajer is
quickly able to demonstrate the cause of the collapse. As a
consequence, the institute attracts international acclaim. 1937 The
Swiss Testing Institution in St.Gallen merges with Empa. 1962 Empa
moves from Zurich to Dubendorf. 1988 A significant change of course
occurs, with increased emphasis placed on research. The Empa is
renamed Federal Material Testing and Research Institute. History of
Empa Ludwig Tetmajer, First Empa Director Slide 6 1994 The staff of
the Armaments Services Group joins Empa and establishes the
Materials Technology Laboratory. 1996 The staff at Empas St.Gallen
site move into their new building. From 2001 Empas priorities shift
primarily towards research and innovative development as well as
providing specialized services. 2010 Empa increasingly aligns its
activities more closely with its core mission: To transfer research
and technologies into marketable innovations History of Empa Slide
7 Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA Empa within the ETH
Domain Dr. Fritz Schiesser ETH Board President Prof. Dr. Gian-Luca
Bona Director Empa EPFL ETHZ WSL EawagPSI Empa Board of the ETH
Domain Johann N. Schneider-Ammann Federal Councillor Slide 8 Empa
in numbers (2011) 3 Sites Dbendorf, St. Gallen, Thun 5 Departments
36 Departments 920 Employees (840 FTE; approx. 30% women) of these
27 Professors 146 PhD Students 41 Apprentices plus: 160 Masters
Students and Interns plus: 80 academic guests Budget 97 Mio. CHF
Public Funding 50 Mio. CHF Third-Party Funding Output >500
Peer-reviewed (SCI/E) Publications 100 Seminars and Conferences at
Empa-Academy Third-party projects >30 running projects EU
Framework Programmes >90 running SNF projects 80 running KTI
projects Slide 9 Our Vision Materials and Technologies for a
Sustainable Future Slide 10 Empas Tasks Technology Transfer
Industry Cooperation Continuing Education Reports / Expertise for
Government Authorities & other Public Bodies (Basis for
Political Decisions) Services Contract Research Consulting Trouble
Shooting Independent Expertise and Studies Education PhD Students,
Postdocs Apprentices Teaching Activities ETHZ / EPFL Universities
Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) Angewandte Forschung Applied
Research Slide 11 Empa Research Focus Areas Nanostructured
Materials Materials for Energy Technologies Natural Resources and
Pollutants Health and Performance Nanotechnology / Instruments and
Tools Computational Modelling Adaptive Systems Sustainability,
Reliability and Safety Analytical Methods and Measurement
Techniques Sustainable Built Environment Slide 12 The Empa Intranet
an important source of information Slide 13 Empa Intranet / Human
Resources On the HR-Homepage you will find valuable information and
descriptions of procedures concerning all important Personnel
questions. Slide 14 Trust-based working hours At Empa work is
carried out on the basis of trust-based working hours.This means
that work performance rather than presence is given priority and
rewarded. This provides employees with considerable freedom in the
organisation of their work. At the same time they must take
responsibility for their personal work scheduling and time
management. Working-hours regulations, instructions for recording
absences, holiday schedules and regulations, etc, can be found on
our HR- homepage. Slide 15 These absences must be recorded in the
electronic Time System (Bixi). Holidays, unpaid leave, credited and
used-up overtime hours Illness, Accidents Parental Leave, Care of
Family Members External and Internal Further Education, Military /
Y & S Leadership courses Activity in Unions and Staff
Associations Public Office In the case of an accident, Human
Resources must be contacted immediately. In cases of illness, ones
superiors must be immediately informed. From the 4th day of illness
a doctors certificate must be submitted to Human Resources. Forms
and Information can be found on the HR-Homepage. (Time recording
(Bixi)) Slide 16 Accident Insurance SUVA Insurance against
Occupational and Non-occupational Accidents (UVG) For occupational
and non-occupational risk of accident, you are insured with Suva.
In the case of a hospital stay, the costs for the stay in a general
ward are covered. AXA Winterthur Supplement to Accident Insurance
UVG (voluntary) The costs of a hospital stay in a private ward can
additionally be insured with AXA. Empa offers its employees
collective supplementary insurance for this purpose. In addition,
insurance for lump-sum death and disability benefits can also be
taken out. Registration Form and Information can be found on our
HR-Homepage. HR-Documents Slide 17 Changes to personnel data
Changes to: Address, civil status, bank account information,
child(ren), and residence permit data must be immediately reported
to Human Resources. In doing so you can be certain that salary
statements, payments, etc. will be carried out correctly. The
formula for such changes can be found on our HR-Homepage
HR-Documents Slide 18 Contact Points For various matters the
following contact points / persons are available to assist you:
HR-Partner Staff Committee Equal Opportunities Officer Person
responsible for sexual harassment and mobbing Ombudsmans Office
Integrity in Research Conflict Management / Whistle Blowing For
PhDs Social Counselling Toivanen Detailed information on these
topics can be found on our HR-Homepage. Slide 19 Informatics Here
you will find guidelines, request forms and further information
concerning IT security. Password guidelines User rules concerning
telematics (BOT) Information sheet on the use of passwords
Application for VPN Empa Application for a connection to the Empa
data network Brief information for new employees Informatics
quidelines from the FHB /RHB Detailed Information: Intranet /
Informatics / Instructions Slide 20 Intranet / FHB / RHB In the
Management Manual (FHB) and in the Regulation Manual (RHB) all
general regulations, directives and procedures are described in
detail. Slide 21 Important telephone numbers TypeDbendorfSt.
GallenThun Emergency Medical Services 88881442985 Chemical
Accidents 1187822985 Fire Alarm118 2985 Police (external)0117 Slide
22 Questions? Dont hesitate to contact us. Dbendorf / Thun
DepartmentHR-AdministrationHR-Partner Salary / Social Security 10
Barbara ReinhartJolanda MllerKarin Schb 20, 30, Lab 292 Judith
WidemannAndrea KoellmannBatrice Ziltener 50 Nina Schnetzler
Brigitte Kappeler Sarka Spiller 60 Nadja Nenzi St. Gallen
Department HR-AdministrationHR-PartnerSalary / Social Security Alle
Esther Zrcher / Susanne MedgyesyCornelia Stalder Slide 23 Annex On
the following slides you have the opportunity to acquire more
detailed information on various issues. Slide 24 Instructions 2/4
The arrows serve to make slide changes The green Home-button leads
back to the previous menu. The red Home-button ends the
presentation. By closing the browser you can return to the
presentation. By clicking on the bars you will gain access to the
corresponding intranet sites. Slide 25 Contact Points Further
education, mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 1 Contact Points
Further education, mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 2
Homepage (HR) International Guests Change personnel data Staff
development Staff Committe Part 3 Procedures (HR) Right through
Empa Regulation and Managemnt Handbook Social counselling Toivanen
1/4 1/4 Do you really want to end the PowerPoint presentation. Do
you really want to end the PowerPoint presentation. Yes No Part 4
Absence Management Trust-based working hour regulations Time
Management (BIXI) Emergency Medical Services Guidelines Passwords
Slide 26 Homepage (HR) International Guests Change personnel data
Staff development Staff Committee Part 1 Contact Points Further
education, mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 2 Homepage (HR)
International Guests Change personnel data Staff development Staff
Committe Part 3 Procedures (HR) Right through Empa Regulation and
Managemnt Handbook Social counselling Toivanen 2/4 2/4 Do you
really want to end the PowerPoint presentation? Yes No Part 4
Absence Management Trust-based working hour regulations Time
Management (BIXI) Emergency Medical Services Guidelines Passwords
Slide 27 Procedures (HR) Right through Empa Regulation and
Management Handbook Social counselling Toivanen Part 1 Contact
Points Further education, mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 2
Homepage (HR) International Guests Change personnel data Staff
development Staff Committe Part 3 Procedures (HR) Right through
Empa Regulation and Managemnt Handbook Social counselling Toivanen
3/4 3/4 Do you really want to end the PowerPoint presentation? Yes
No Part 4 Absence Management Trust-based working hour regulations
Time Management (BIXI) Emergency Medical Services Guidelines
Passwords Slide 28 Absence Management Trust-based working hour
regulations Time Management (Bixi) Emergency Medical Services
IT-Guidelines Passwords Part 1 Contact Points Further education,
mentoring Documents (HR) Holidays Part 2 Homepage (HR)
International Guests Change personnel data Staff development Staff
Committe Part 3 Procedures (HR) Right through Empa Regulation and
Management Handbook Social counselling Toivanen Part 4 Absence
Management Trust-based working hour regulations Time Management
(BIXI) Emergency Medical Services Guidelines Passwords Do you
really want to end the PowerPoint presentation? Yes No 4/4 4/4
Slide 29 And now we wish you a good start and every success with
your activity at Empa. Human Resources
