What are the rules about office hours, holidays, vacation?

Idiap is officially open between 9am and 6pm. Of course, as a research institute, Idiap’s actual hours of activity are rather 24/7, since Idiap members are more or less free to work when they prefer, especially when they are in close contact with partners in different timezone. However, there are some mandatory group activities and meetings, in addition to the regular meetings with supervisors and colleagues, that require presence during regular hours. The official work duration is 42.5 hours per week.

As a full time employee at Idiap you have 20 days (4 weeks) of personal holidays per year. In addition, there are 7-8 national and religious holidays per year, depending if some of them fall on weekdays or not.
Finally, given the large number of foreigners at Idiap who like to visit their family during the Xmas season, Idiap is also closed between Xmas and New Year, usually 5 days.