Â鶹APP

The UNAT held that the UNDT did not err in concluding that the transitional measure ¨C granting 10 weeks of special leave with full pay (SLWFP) only to mothers who were still on maternity leave on 1 January 2023 ¨C was not unlawfully discriminatory.

It found that, while it might be argued that preferring birth mothers over fathers in the transitional arrangements between the old and new parental leave regimes was discriminatory, it was not unlawfully discriminatory for two reasons: i) the desirability of breastfeeding in circumstances that are inconsistent with their mothers also working full...

The UNAT found that beyond reporting the possible prohibited conduct concerning non-compliance with the Â鶹APP financial rules and regulations to the Office of Internal Oversight Services, the staff member had no further interest in law in the conduct of the investigation or its outcome. The UNAT further agreed with the UNDT that there was no basis for his assertion that OIOS had declined to conduct an investigation into his report. The UNAT concluded that the UNDT had not erred in finding the application concerning this decision not receivable.

Regarding the staff member¡¯s complaint of...

The UNAT held that the facts were established by clear and convincing evidence. It held that the Complainant¡¯s testimony was consistent with her earlier statements, except for the date of the incident. However, the correction of the date she made at the hearing was found to be in good faith and did not undermine her credibility. Her account was corroborated by two other staff members, M.V. and M.M., both of whom testified before the UNDT. The UNAT also held that the former staff member failed to show that these witnesses had any motive to falsely implicate him. It noted that the former...

The UNAT noted that the UNRWA DT, in its Judgment, had ordered the Commissioner-General to pay Ms. Smadi the difference between the salaries and associated entitlements between her Grade of HL6 and step and the Grade HL7 and step to which she was entitled from 1 August 2017.

The UNAT held that the language of the order was unequivocal, as were its terms. The UNAT found that it had been also clearly expressed in the UNRWA DT Judgment that the US Prime Rate should apply as of 30 May 2023. The UNAT found that the UNRWA DT Judgment, in turn, had been unambiguously affirmed by the Appeals Tribunal...

The UNAT held that the creation of the position of Deputy Special Representative (DSR), undertaken as part of the implementation of the recommendations to restructure the oPt Office, constituted an administrative decision of a general nature. It further concluded that although the newly established ToR for the DSR position transferred to the incumbent some duties and responsibilities that were previously part of the staff member¡¯s Terms of Reference (ToR), this reallocation alone was insufficient to conclude that the creation of the position of DSR produced direct legal consequences for the...

The UNAT held that the UNDT erred in concluding that the staff member¡¯s application was not receivable. It found that the staff member did, in fact, challenge an administrative decision which she claimed was in non-compliance with her terms of employment. Consequently, the UNDT had jurisdiction to decide whether or not to order the conduct of an investigation or take other courses of action concerning the staff member¡¯s allegations and complaints. The UNAT concluded that, by instead finding the staff member¡¯s application not receivable, the UNDT acted in contravention of Section 5.6 of...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que l'UNDT avait commis une erreur en sugg¨¦rant qu'il incombait ¨¤ l'ancien fonctionnaire de fournir des preuves ¨¤ l'appui de son affirmation selon laquelle sa demande de r¨¦vision ¨¦tait en instance devant le Tribunal du contentieux depuis juillet 2009 et de produire un dossier attestant que son affaire avait ¨¦t¨¦ transf¨¦r¨¦e ¨¤ celui-ci par le JDC en juillet 2009.

Le TNP a en outre estim¨¦ que la r¨¦ponse de l'Administration, selon laquelle sa demande avait ¨¦t¨¦ class¨¦e sans suite en raison de son absence de suivi pendant plus de 12 ans, ne constituait pas une d¨¦cision administrative...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que l'UNITAR n'¨¦tait pas tenu de mettre fin ¨¤ l'engagement du fonctionnaire en vertu du paragraphe 9 c) de la circulaire AC/UNITAR/2019/05, qui lui aurait donn¨¦ droit ¨¤ une indemnit¨¦ de licenciement. L'UNITAR ¨¦tait en droit de le placer en SLWOP conform¨¦ment au paragraphe 9 f), afin de pouvoir r¨¦gler la question du financement de son poste avec le donateur. Le TDPNU n'a pas commis d'erreur en concluant que l'UNITAR avait exerc¨¦ son pouvoir discr¨¦tionnaire de mani¨¨re appropri¨¦e, l¨¦gale et raisonnable.

L'UNAT a ¨¦galement confirm¨¦ la conclusion du TDPNU selon laquelle l'ancien...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que la d¨¦cision contest¨¦e ¨¦tait une d¨¦cision de cessation de service li¨¦e ¨¤ l'expiration d'un contrat, et non une d¨¦cision de licenciement fond¨¦e sur la suppression d'un poste ou une r¨¦duction des effectifs. L'ancien fonctionnaire n'entrait pas dans la cat¨¦gorie des fonctionnaires ayant le droit d'¨ºtre pris en consid¨¦ration de mani¨¨re pr¨¦f¨¦rentielle pour le maintien en fonction et l'Administration n'avait pas l'obligation de lui trouver un autre poste appropri¨¦ ¨¤ la suite de la suppression ou du reclassement de son poste.

Le TUNI a observ¨¦ que, bien que l'ancien fonctionnaire...

The UNAT held that UNITAR was not obligated to terminate the staff member¡¯s appointment under paragraph 9(c) of AC/UNITAR/2019/05, which would have provided him with a termination indemnity. UNITAR was within its rights to place him on SLWOP pursuant to paragraph 9(f), to enable it to resolve the issue of funding with the donor for financing the staff member¡¯s position. The UNDT did not err in finding that UNITAR exercised its discretion properly, lawfully and reasonably.

The UNAT also affirmed the UNDT¡¯s finding that the former staff member had not met his burden of proof that he had...

The UNAT held that the contested decision was a separation decision hinged on expiration of an appointment, and not a termination decision based on abolition of post or reduction of staff. The former staff member did not fall within the category of staff with the right to be considered on a preferential basis for retention and the Administration did not have an obligation to find him an alternative and suitable position following the abolition or reclassification exercise.

The UNAT observed that although the former staff member was informed in his non-renewal letter that he would be placed on...

Le Tribunal d'appel a analys¨¦ le texte de l'annexe D, dans sa version de 1966, et a conclu que : a) les veuves ont droit ¨¤ une indemnit¨¦ correspondant ¨¤ deux cinqui¨¨mes du traitement annuel du fonctionnaire d¨¦c¨¦d¨¦ ; (b) si le fonctionnaire d¨¦c¨¦d¨¦ laisse plus d'une veuve, l'indemnit¨¦ est r¨¦partie ¨¤ parts ¨¦gales entre les veuves ; (c) toutes les prestations de retraite vers¨¦es au titre des droits du fonctionnaire ¨¤ la Caisse commune des pensions du personnel des Nations Unies sont d¨¦duites de l'indemnit¨¦ vers¨¦e au titre de l'appendice D ; cette d¨¦duction ne doit pas r¨¦duire le montant de l...

L'UNAT a not¨¦ que plusieurs mois apr¨¨s le d¨¦c¨¨s du participant au Fonds, l'appelant avait produit des formulaires Pens.A/2 visant ¨¤ modifier la d¨¦signation du b¨¦n¨¦ficiaire du r¨¨glement r¨¦siduel, sign¨¦s d'une empreinte digitale et non de la signature du participant. L'UNAT a ¨¦galement pris note des preuves m¨¦dicales attestant des signes de d¨¦mence du participant.

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que l'appelant n'avait fourni aucune preuve ¨¤ l'appui de son affirmation selon laquelle les capacit¨¦s mentales du participant s'¨¦taient am¨¦lior¨¦es au moment o¨´ il avait appos¨¦ son empreinte digitale sur les formulaires...

L'UNAT a not¨¦ que l'Agence avait retir¨¦ la note litigieuse du dossier officiel du fonctionnaire et lui avait fourni le certificat de service et les ¨¦valuations de performance qu'il avait demand¨¦s. L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que le recours dans cette partie ¨¦tait donc devenu sans objet.

Le TUNAS a estim¨¦ que m¨ºme si la question n'¨¦tait pas sans objet, il n'¨¦tait pas convaincu que le DT de l'UNRWA ait exerc¨¦ son pouvoir discr¨¦tionnaire de mani¨¨re injustifi¨¦e ou ait commis une autre erreur. Le TUNAS a not¨¦ que dans son jugement ant¨¦rieur, il avait conclu que l'Agence n'avait aucune obligation d'ex¨¦cuter...

L'UNAT a exprim¨¦ sa profonde pr¨¦occupation quant ¨¤ l'absence de motifs suffisants justifiant le choix du candidat retenu plut?t que celui du membre du personnel au moment de la d¨¦cision contest¨¦e.

L'UNAT a constat¨¦ que les consid¨¦rations li¨¦es au genre et ¨¤ la r¨¦partition g¨¦ographique avaient ¨¦t¨¦ appliqu¨¦es de mani¨¨re in¨¦gale dans le processus de s¨¦lection, ¨¦valuant positivement le candidat britannique de sexe masculin tout en ignorant ou en n¨¦gligeant le fait que le membre du personnel ¨¦tait une femme indienne. Contrairement ¨¤ l'article 4.4 du Statut du personnel, qui pr¨¦voit que les...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que m¨ºme si le Commissaire g¨¦n¨¦ral avait rembours¨¦ par erreur l'amende ¨¤ M. El-Haj apr¨¨s le prononc¨¦ du jugement de l'UNRWA DT, l'amende ayant ¨¦t¨¦ r¨¦impos¨¦e par la suite, l'appel n'¨¦tait pas sans objet.

Le TFP a estim¨¦ que pour conclure que le comportement d'un fonctionnaire constituait une ? faute grave ? justifiant une sanction plus s¨¦v¨¨re, le Commissaire g¨¦n¨¦ral devait motiver sa d¨¦cision. En l'esp¨¨ce, le Commissaire g¨¦n¨¦ral n'avait fourni aucune justification, et le TFP a rejet¨¦ l'argument du Commissaire g¨¦n¨¦ral selon lequel aucune justification n'¨¦tait n¨¦cessaire car il...

L'UNAT a not¨¦ que la lettre du membre du personnel concernant sa retraite anticip¨¦e devait ¨ºtre consid¨¦r¨¦e comme une lettre de d¨¦mission. L'UNAT a not¨¦ que quelques mois plus tard, elle avait envoy¨¦ une autre lettre ¨¤ l'Administration demandant le retrait de sa d¨¦mission. L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que le TFP n'avait pas commis d'erreur de droit en identifiant la d¨¦cision contest¨¦e comme ¨¦tant la d¨¦cision de ne pas accepter le retrait de la d¨¦mission de la fonctionnaire, et que l'approche du TFP ne lui avait pas caus¨¦ de pr¨¦judice puisqu'il avait pu examiner tous ses arguments.

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que la...

The UNAT noted that the vacancy had been advertised for only ten days which violated the mandatory requirement of the UNRWA Personnel Directive, and this violation had been corrected by cancelling the recruitment process and constituting another one that met the requirement of the minimum posting period.

The UNAT held that the staff member had not identified the alleged defects of the impugned Judgment but rather had reargued his case and, therefore, had not discharged his burden of satisfying the Appeals Tribunal that the impugned Judgment had been in error.

The UNAT was of the view that, in...

Le TFP a estim¨¦ que, puisque l'indemnit¨¦ compensatoire a pour but de replacer un fonctionnaire dans la situation qui aurait ¨¦t¨¦ la sienne si l'Organisation avait respect¨¦ ses obligations contractuelles, le traitement de base net ¨¤ verser conform¨¦ment ¨¤ l'arr¨ºt du TFP ¨¦tait le traitement de base net que l'ancien fonctionnaire aurait per?u ¨¤ la date de la d¨¦cision contest¨¦e et de la cessation de ses fonctions, ¨¤ savoir le 20 mai 2021. Par cons¨¦quent, le TFP a conclu que le calcul du Secr¨¦taire g¨¦n¨¦ral, qui avait retenu deux ans de salaire de base net, ¨¦tait appropri¨¦.

Le TFP a en outre estim¨¦ que...

L'UNAT a not¨¦ que, dans son calcul de la r¨¦duction de la prestation de retraite du b¨¦n¨¦ficiaire, la Caisse des pensions avait fix¨¦ le taux global d'ajustement au co?t de la vie applicable aux prestations, conform¨¦ment ¨¤ l'¨¦volution de l'indice des prix ¨¤ la consommation aux ?tats-Unis depuis la date du dernier ajustement, ¨¤ 6,4 %. L'UNAT a observ¨¦ que la Caisse avait ensuite r¨¦parti le taux d'ajustement global au prorata de la dur¨¦e pendant laquelle la prestation de retraite du b¨¦n¨¦ficiaire avait ¨¦t¨¦ vers¨¦e et avait d¨¦termin¨¦ que l'ajustement au titre de l'inflation qui lui ¨¦tait d? ¨¦tait de 7...