MSCA model employment contracts: English and German reading versions
KoWi is an organization that supports German institutions to apply for and administer EU projects and has recently published the Horizon 2020 model contracts at http://www.kowi.de/en/kowi/news/marie-s-curie-model-employment-contracts-english-reading-versions-updates.aspx and http://www.kowi.de/en/kowi/marie-s-curie/conditions-of-work/model-employment-contract-for-msc-fellows.aspx. These contracts are designed as a starting basis for the host institution for the contracts that fellows are offered. The host is free to choose not to use these model contracts.
The Working Group, which developed these model contracts, consisted of:
- National Contact Point Marie S. Curie
- University of Bonn / Euroconsult
- Max-Planck-Society
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
- Helmholtz Association
- DLR (German aeronautics and space research centre)
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- KoWi
It is important to note that the MCAA German Chapter was not part of this Working Group and current fellows had neither input nor representation. The composition of this Working Group was decided and most of the work done long before our chapter existed. I will attend a meeting with Euraxess next week for their network of German host institutions. I would welcome anyone to share issues that relate to the wording of contracts in H2020 or FP7. In Germany employers are often reluctant to provide an English version of contracts. At least these translated model contracts can be read by the vast majority of fellows (if the host institutions sticks to the recommended contracts).