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L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que l'UNDT avait commis une erreur en concluant que les performances de l'ancienne fonctionnaire n'avaient pas ¨¦t¨¦ ¨¦valu¨¦es de mani¨¨re ¨¦quitable et objective. Il a constat¨¦ qu'elle savait que son accord de t¨¦l¨¦travail ¨¦tait temporaire et qu'elle s'¨¦tait n¨¦anmoins pr¨¦sent¨¦e ¨¤ son lieu d'affectation aux Fidji quelques mois plus tard seulement. Il a soulign¨¦ que son retard dans la demande de paiement d'une indemnit¨¦ forfaitaire de voyage et dans la demande de visa pour sa m¨¨re ne justifiait pas son absence de pr¨¦sentation en temps voulu. Le TUNAT a confirm¨¦ que, pour ¨¦valuer...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que l'UNDT n'avait pas commis d'erreur en concluant que la demande de l'ancien fonctionnaire n'¨¦tait pas recevable ratione materiae car il n'avait pas tent¨¦ de r¨¦soudre le litige par l'interm¨¦diaire du Bureau du M¨¦diateur des Fonds et programmes des Nations Unies, comme l'exigeait explicitement l'accord de r¨¨glement qu'il avait express¨¦ment accept¨¦. Le TUNU a estim¨¦ que les termes de l'accord de r¨¨glement restaient contraignants et ex¨¦cutoires pour les parties, et que le TNDU n'avait commis aucune erreur en obligeant les parties ¨¤ respecter ces termes.

Le TUNO a en outre estim¨¦...

The UNAT held that the only issue on appeal was whether the UNDT erred in finding the additional disciplinary sanction disproportionate and rescinding it. It emphasized that under Staff Rule 10.3(b), sanctions must be proportionate, but the Administration enjoys broad discretion in disciplinary matters, subject to judicial review for lawfulness, rationality, and proportionality.

The UNAT found that the UNDT exceeded its authority by substituting its own opinion for that of the Secretary-General. It noted that the Administration had considered all relevant factors, including the seriousness of...

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 noted that the staff member had been ranked first on the list of recommended candidates but held that the High Commissioner had been under no obligation to select him, since all the candidates included in the list had been deemed suitable to carry out the functions of the post.

The UNAT found that the staff member had given no convincing reason on appeal as to why and how an oral hearing before the UNDT would have impacted the decision of the case.

The UNAT found that the staff member had not received a wrong performance rating and that the UNDT had not misrepresented or failed to give...

The Appeals Tribunal found that the Administration¡¯s decision not to investigate further Mr. Lutfiev¡¯s allegations against his former Chief of Staff was one which it was entitled to make given that the former Chief of Staff was no longer an UNRWA staff member.

Furthermore, the Appeals Tribunal was satisfied that the UNRWA DT¡¯s decision rescinding Mr. Lutfiev¡¯s separation from service was decided erroneously. The Dispute Tribunal applied the wrong methodology to its consideration of the grounds for Mr. Lutfiev¡¯s separation from service and failed to undertake what is known as the four-pronged...

The UNAT observed that the Secretary-General elected to limit the scope of his appeal only against the findings of the UNDT with respect to two of nine instances of alleged misconduct by the former staff member. The UNAT further acknowledged that the Secretary-General¡¯s contention was that the UNDT erred in law when it applied the legal tests for harassment and sexual harassment to the two incidents.

Nonetheless, the UNAT held that to determine the issue on appeal required more than simply an application of the correct legal test. To reach any conclusions requires more than simply regard to...

The UNAT held that the UNDT did not err in finding that ATR¡¯s claim for compensation as a victim of sexual harassment was not receivable because the contested administrative decision did not concern compensation and the applicable legal framework does not provide for such entitlement. The UNAT noted that while Article 10(5)(b) of the UNDT Statute allows for compensation for harm, this remedy must relate to the administrative decision under review, which in this case concerned disclosure of disciplinary measures, not compensation.

The UNAT further held that the UNDT exceeded its jurisdiction in...

The UNAT held that the UNDT properly exercised its discretion in excluding the former staff member¡¯s allegations of racism within the CAF and his claim that his counsel was treated unfairly during the UNDT hearing, as well as in denying his request to call the investigator to testify. Nevertheless, the UNAT concluded that the UNDT erred in finding that the facts underlying the alleged misconduct had been proven by clear and convincing evidence, particularly in its assessment of the credibility of the witnesses.

Regarding V01¡¯s allegations, the UNAT found that the UNDT improperly explained away...

The UNAT held that the UNDT did not err in concluding that the Administration lawfully imposed the disciplinary measure of demotion by one grade with deferment for three years of promotion eligibility and gender?sensitivity training. The UNAT found that the UNDT correctly applied the governing legal framework, including Staff Rule 1.2(f) and ST/SGB/2008/5, in determining that the staff member¡¯s conduct, an inappropriate remark referencing nudity and a stroking gesture, physical intimidation of a colleague, and leering at female staff, constituted sexual harassment and workplace harassment.

The...

The UNAT held that the UNDT erred in finding that the former staff member¡¯s performance had not been fairly and objectively evaluated. It found that she knew that her telecommuting arrangement was temporary and nevertheless reported to her duty station in Fiji only months later. It emphasized that her delay in requesting the payment of a travel lump sum and in applying for a visa for her mother did not excuse her failure to report timeously. The UNAT confirmed that, in assessing her performance, the Administration was entitled to consider the extent of, reasons, and consequences of her...

The UNAT held that the UNDT did not err in concluding that the former staff member¡¯s application was not receivable ratione materiae because he did not attempt to resolve the dispute through the office of the United Nations Funds and Programmes Ombudsman, as explicitly required by the Settlement Agreement to which he had expressly agreed. The UNAT found that the terms of the Settlement Agreement remained binding and enforceable on the parties, and that the UNDT committed no error in holding the parties to its terms.

The UNAT further found that the UNDT did not err in determining that the...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que le DT de l'UNRWA avait commis une erreur en jugeant recevable la demande de Mme Fakhouri.

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que, bien qu'elle f?t membre du personnel, la d¨¦cision contest¨¦e par Mme Fakhouri concernait les conditions d'un contrat potentiel non pas en tant que membre du personnel, mais en tant que contractante ind¨¦pendante, et que, par cons¨¦quent, la d¨¦cision contest¨¦e n'¨¦tait pas susceptible de recours. Le TUNU a soulign¨¦ que l'article 2(1)(a) du Statut du DT de l'UNRWA stipule clairement que les recours peuvent ¨ºtre form¨¦s contre les d¨¦cisions administratives lorsque ces...

L'UNAT a not¨¦ que les primes d'assurance maladie impos¨¦es par l'UPU en 2023 variaient en fonction de facteurs tels que l'?ge, le statut de retraite et le pays de r¨¦sidence.

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que l'argument des requ¨¦rants concernant le principe de solidarit¨¦ utilis¨¦ dans la l¨¦gislation suisse en mati¨¨re de s¨¦curit¨¦ sociale n'¨¦tait pas fond¨¦, car ce principe n'¨¦tait plus appliqu¨¦ par l'UPU depuis plusieurs ann¨¦es.

L'UNAT a d¨¦termin¨¦ que le taux de contribution de l'UPU ne diff¨¦rait pas entre les diff¨¦rents groupes d'?ge et qu'il n'y avait aucune preuve que les augmentations de primes ¨¦taient...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que l'UNDT n'avait pas commis d'erreur en concluant que la mesure transitoire ¨C accordant 10 semaines de cong¨¦ sp¨¦cial avec salaire int¨¦gral (SLWFP) uniquement aux m¨¨res qui ¨¦taient encore en cong¨¦ de maternit¨¦ au 1er janvier 2023 ¨C n'¨¦tait pas ill¨¦galement discriminatoire.

Elle a estim¨¦ que, m¨ºme si l'on pouvait faire valoir que le fait de privil¨¦gier les m¨¨res biologiques par rapport aux p¨¨res dans les dispositions transitoires entre l'ancien et le nouveau r¨¦gime de cong¨¦ parental ¨¦tait discriminatoire, cela ne constituait pas une discrimination ill¨¦gale pour deux raisons : i)...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que les faits avaient ¨¦t¨¦ ¨¦tablis par des preuves claires et convaincantes. Il a estim¨¦ que le t¨¦moignage de la plaignante ¨¦tait coh¨¦rent avec ses d¨¦clarations ant¨¦rieures, ¨¤ l'exception de la date de l'incident. Toutefois, la correction de la date qu'elle a apport¨¦e lors de l'audience a ¨¦t¨¦ jug¨¦e de bonne foi et n'a pas nui ¨¤ sa cr¨¦dibilit¨¦. Son r¨¦cit a ¨¦t¨¦ corrobor¨¦ par deux autres membres du personnel, M.V. et M.M., qui ont tous deux t¨¦moign¨¦ devant le TDPI. Le TNP a ¨¦galement estim¨¦ que l'ancien membre du personnel n'avait pas d¨¦montr¨¦ que ces t¨¦moins avaient un motif...

Le TUNU a not¨¦ que, dans son jugement, le DT de l'UNRWA avait ordonn¨¦ au Commissaire g¨¦n¨¦ral de verser ¨¤ Mme Smadi la diff¨¦rence entre les salaires et les avantages sociaux correspondant ¨¤ son grade HL6 et ¨¤ son ¨¦chelon et ceux correspondant au grade HL7 et ¨¤ l'¨¦chelon auxquels elle avait droit ¨¤ compter du 1er ao?t 2017.

Le TUNU a estim¨¦ que le libell¨¦ de l'ordonnance ¨¦tait sans ¨¦quivoque, tout comme ses termes. Le TUNU a estim¨¦ qu'il avait ¨¦galement ¨¦t¨¦ clairement indiqu¨¦ dans le jugement du DT de l'UNRWA que le taux pr¨¦f¨¦rentiel am¨¦ricain devait s'appliquer ¨¤ compter du 30 mai 2023. Le TUNU...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que l'UNDT avait commis une erreur en concluant que la demande de la fonctionnaire n'¨¦tait pas recevable. Il a estim¨¦ que la fonctionnaire avait en fait contest¨¦ une d¨¦cision administrative qu'elle jugeait non conforme ¨¤ ses conditions d'emploi. Par cons¨¦quent, l'UNDT ¨¦tait comp¨¦tent pour d¨¦cider s'il y avait lieu ou non d'ordonner la conduite d'une enqu¨ºte ou de prendre d'autres mesures concernant les all¨¦gations et les plaintes de la fonctionnaire. Le TUNAT a conclu qu'en jugeant la demande de la fonctionnaire irrecevable, le TUD avait agi en violation de la section 5.6 du...

L'UNAT a conclu qu'il existait des preuves claires et convaincantes que M. Hunt, en coordination avec des coll¨¨gues, communiquait secr¨¨tement avec un journaliste au sujet de la transaction du Fonds d'investissement, du processus d'approbation et du r?le de l'ancien repr¨¦sentant du Secr¨¦taire g¨¦n¨¦ral (RSG), et qu'il avait ainsi divulgu¨¦ des informations au journaliste.

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que M. Hunt n'avait pas prouv¨¦ que son action consistant ¨¤ signaler une ¨¦ventuelle faute professionnelle au sein de la Caisse commune des pensions du personnel des Nations Unies ¨¤ des sources ext¨¦rieures ¨¦tait une...

L'UNAT a not¨¦ que, conform¨¦ment au r¨¨glement du personnel de l'ISA, l'UNAT a la comp¨¦tence d'? ordonner une mesure provisoire afin d'apporter une aide temporaire ¨¤ l'une ou l'autre des parties afin d'¨¦viter un pr¨¦judice irr¨¦parable et de maintenir la coh¨¦rence avec la d¨¦cision prise en premi¨¨re instance ?. L'UNAT a ¨¦galement comp¨¦tence pour ordonner des mesures provisoires dans les cas appropri¨¦s d¨¦coulant d'un litige relevant de l'ISA, comme c'est le cas dans la requ¨ºte de M. Hall.

Toutefois, l'UNAT a estim¨¦ que M. Hall n'avait pas d¨¦montr¨¦ que des mesures provisoires ¨¦taient n¨¦cessaires pour...