UNDT/2020/206

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

Comments and communications of staff representatives do not have a direct impact on the terms of appointment or contract of employment of an individual staff member. There is no right in the Applicant��s terms of appointment for him to not be subject to comments from staff representatives. There is also no right in the Applicant��s terms of appointment for him to compel the Administration to issue communications in this regard. The Applicant did not submit a request for management evaluation of the decisions or implied decisions identified in the application within the statutory 60-day deadline

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

Decision not to set the record straight and clear the Applicant��s name and refusal to provide a safe working environment.

Legal Principle(s)

For an application to be receivable, an applicant must be able to define an appealable administrative decision. An administrative decision must have a direct impact on the terms of appointment or contract of employment of the individual staff member.

Outcome

Dismissed as not receivable

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Arvizu Trevino

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