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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 Secre...

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 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 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...

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 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...

The UNAT noted that months after the death of the participant in the Fund, the Appellant had produced Pens.A/2 forms purporting to change the designation of the beneficiary of the residual settlement, executed by a thumbprint and not the participant¡¯s signature. The UNAT also noted the medical evidence of signs of the participant¡¯s dementia.

The UNAT found that the Appellant had provided no evidence to support the contention that the participant¡¯s mental capacity had improved by the time of thumbprinting the later forms. The UNAT held that the Fund had not erred when it found those forms...

The UNAT held that, since the purpose of compensation in lieu is to place a staff member in the same position he or she would have been had the Organization complied with its contractual obligations, the net base salary to be paid in accordance with the UNAT Judgment was the net base salary that the former staff member would have earned at the date of the contested decision and his separation from service, namely 20 May 2021. Therefore, the UNAT concluded that the Secretary-General¡¯s calculation of two years¡¯ net base salary was appropriate.

The UNAT further held that the deductions made for...

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...

The UNAT noted that the staff member¡¯s letter regarding early retirement was to be considered a letter of resignation. The UNAT noted that a few months later she had sent another letter to the Administration requesting to withdraw her resignation. The UNAT found that the UNDT had not erred in law when it identified the contested decision as the decision not to accept the staff member¡¯s withdrawal of her resignation, and the UNDT¡¯s approach had not caused prejudice to her as it had been able to examine all her contentions.

The UNAT held that the staff member¡¯s resignation produced its legal...

The UNAT held that the UNDT erred in suggesting that it was the former staff member¡¯s burden to provide evidence to support his assertion that his request for review had been pending before the Dispute Tribunal since July 2009 and to produce a record of his case having been transferred to it from the JDC in July 2009.

The UNAT further held that the Administration¡¯s response, that his claim was closed due to his failure to pursue it for over 12 years, was neither an administrative decision, nor was it the Administration¡¯s prerogative to make regarding the judicial proceeding. The...

The UNAT held that even though the Commissioner-General had mistakenly reimbursed the fine to Mr. El-Haj after the issuance of the UNRWA DT Judgment, since the fine was subsequently reimposed, the appeal was not moot.

The UNAT held that in order to find that a staff member¡¯s conduct was ¡°serious misconduct¡± so as to warrant a more serious sanction, the Commissioner-General had to provide reasons for this determination. In this case, the Commissioner-General provided no reasons, and the UNAT rejected the Commissioner-General¡¯s argument that reasons were not necessary because it was manifestly...

The UNAT expressed serious concern about the lack of a sufficient record of reasons supporting the choice of the selected candidate over the staff member at the time of the contested decision.

The UNAT found that gender and geographical considerations were unevenly applied in the selection exercise, positively assessing the British male while ignoring or discounting that the staff member was an Indian female. Contrary to Staff Regulation 4.4, in which the fullest regard should be given to internal candidates, the UNAT found that her UN experience was used to disadvantage her. The UNAT also...

L'UNAT a not¨¦ que la demande de mutation du membre du personnel avait ¨¦t¨¦ approuv¨¦e par le bureau ext¨¦rieur de Cisjordanie, mais que le bureau ext¨¦rieur de Jordanie avait par la suite inform¨¦ que la demande ne pouvait ¨ºtre accept¨¦e en raison d'un engagement pris dans le cadre de la feuille de route concernant l'embauche de travailleurs journaliers ¨¤ des postes ¨¤ dur¨¦e d¨¦termin¨¦e.

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que le Commissaire g¨¦n¨¦ral avait d¨¦montr¨¦ les efforts d¨¦ploy¨¦s par les deux bureaux ext¨¦rieurs pour traiter la demande de transfert et que l'Agence s'¨¦tait acquitt¨¦e de son obligation de prouver que la...

The UNAT noted that the staff member¡¯s transfer request had been approved by the West Bank Field Office but the Jordan Field Office had subsequently informed that the request could not be accommodated due to a commitment to the roadmap on hiring daily-paid workers in fixed-term posts.

The UNAT held that the Commissioner-General had demonstrated the efforts made by both Field Offices to process the transfer request and the Agency¡¯s burden to show that the request had been given full and fair consideration was satisfied. The UNAT found that the staff member had not discharged the burden of...