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L'UNAT a not¨¦ que la fonctionnaire avait postul¨¦ ¨¤ diff¨¦rents postes vacants, ¨¤ diff¨¦rents moments, dans le cadre de diff¨¦rents processus de s¨¦lection, et qu'elle n'avait pas ¨¦t¨¦ retenue pour diff¨¦rentes raisons. L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que l'UNDT avait correctement d¨¦cid¨¦ que chacune de ces d¨¦cisions ¨¦tait distincte et qu'il n'y avait aucune preuve qu'elles ¨¦taient li¨¦es. L'UNAT a estim¨¦ qu'elle ne s'¨¦tait pas acquitt¨¦e de la charge qui lui incombait de d¨¦montrer que le jugement contest¨¦ ¨¦tait erron¨¦.

Le TUNAT a estim¨¦ que la candidature au poste ¨¤ Pretoria ¨¦tait manifestement hors d¨¦lai et que celle...

The UNAT noted that the staff member had applied for vacancies of different posts, at different times, with different selection processes, and had not been selected for different reasons. The UNAT found that the UNDT had correctly decided that each of these decisions was separate and there was no evidence that they were related. The UNAT held that she had not met her burden of showing that the impugned Judgment was defective.

The UNAT held that the application in respect of the post in Pretoria was clearly out of time and in respect of the post in Nairobi premature and, as such, not receivable...

The UNAT noted that the health insurance premiums imposed by the UPU in 2023 differed according to factors such as age, retirement status and country of residence.

The UNAT held that there was no support for the appellants' contention regarding the principle of solidarity used in the Swiss social security law, as for several years such principle had no longer been applied by the UPU.

The UNAT determined that the rate of the UPU¡¯s contribution did not differ between the various age groups and there was no evidence that the premium increases were inconsistent with the costs the insurance provider...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que le TDPI n'avait pas manqu¨¦ ¨¤ son obligation d'exercer sa comp¨¦tence et n'avait commis aucune erreur de proc¨¦dure. L'UNAT a conclu que le TDPI n'avait pas outrepass¨¦ son large pouvoir discr¨¦tionnaire en rejetant les objections de l'avocat du fonctionnaire lorsqu'il a autoris¨¦ le conseiller juridique du Secr¨¦taire g¨¦n¨¦ral ¨¤ poser des questions suppl¨¦mentaires et que, en tout ¨¦tat de cause, la d¨¦cision du TDPI n'avait eu aucune incidence significative ou pr¨¦judiciable sur l'issue de l'affaire.

Le TUNAT a estim¨¦ que le TND n'avait pas commis d'erreur en concluant que la photo...

Le TUNAT a estim¨¦ qu'au-del¨¤ du signalement au Bureau des services de contr?le interne (BSCI) d'un ¨¦ventuel comportement interdit li¨¦ au non-respect des r¨¨gles et r¨¨glements financiers de l'Organisation des Nations Unies, le fonctionnaire n'avait aucun autre int¨¦r¨ºt juridique dans la conduite de l'enqu¨ºte ou son issue. Le TUNAT a en outre confirm¨¦ l'avis du TUDN selon lequel l'affirmation du fonctionnaire selon laquelle le BSCI avait refus¨¦ d'ouvrir une enqu¨ºte sur son signalement ¨¦tait sans fondement. Le TUNAT a conclu que le TUDN n'avait pas commis d'erreur en jugeant irrecevable la demande...

The UNAT found that there was clear and convincing evidence that Mr. Hunt, in coordination with colleagues, was covertly communicating with a news media reporter on the Investment Fund transaction, the approval process, and the former Representative of the Secretary-General (RSG)¡¯s role and had thereby leaked information to the reporter.

The UNAT held that Mr. Hunt failed to prove that his action of reporting possible misconduct within UNJSPF to outside sources was a protected activity under the Secretary-General¡¯s Bulletin on protection against retaliation. The UNAT agreed with the UNDT¡¯s...

The UNAT found that the UNRWA DT erred when it found Ms. Fakhouri¡¯s application was receivable.

The UNAT held that despite being a staff member, the decision with which Ms. Fakhouri took issue was one which related to the terms of a potential contract not as a staff member but as an independent contractor and therefore the contested decision was not one that was appealable. The UNAT emphasized that Article 2(1)(a) of the UNRWA DT Statute makes clear that appeals can be brought against administrative decisions where such decisions relate to the staff member¡¯s terms of appointment. But the...

The UNAT noted that as per ISA¡¯s Staff Rule the UNAT has the competence to ¡°order an interim measure to provide temporary relief to either party to prevent irreparable harm and to maintain consistency with the decision taken at the first instance level¡±. The UNAT also has jurisdiction to order interim measures in appropriate cases arising out of an ISA dispute as is the case in Mr. Hall¡¯s Motion.

However, the UNAT found that Mr. Hall had failed to demonstrate that relief by way of interim measures was necessary to prevent irreparable harm and to maintain consistency with the JAB¡¯s decision. Mr...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que la cr¨¦ation du poste de repr¨¦sentant sp¨¦cial adjoint (DSR), dans le cadre de la mise en ?uvre des recommandations visant ¨¤ restructurer le Bureau des territoires palestiniens occup¨¦s, constituait une d¨¦cision administrative de nature g¨¦n¨¦rale. Il a en outre conclu que, bien que le nouveau mandat du poste de RDS transf¨¨re ¨¤ son titulaire certaines fonctions et responsabilit¨¦s qui faisaient auparavant partie du mandat du fonctionnaire, cette r¨¦attribution ne suffisait pas ¨¤ elle seule pour conclure que la cr¨¦ation du poste de RDS avait des cons¨¦quences juridiques directes...

The UNAT held that the UNDT had not failed to exercise jurisdiction nor committed an error in procedure. The UNAT found that the UNDT had not exceeded its broad discretion in overruling the objections of the staff member¡¯s counsel when it permitted additional questions by the Secretary-General¡¯s counsel and, in any event, the UNDT¡¯s ruling had no material or prejudicial impact on the outcome of the case.

The UNAT found that the UNDT had not erred in finding that the picture the staff member had sent to the complainant had been of an explicit sexual and even pornographic character. The UNAT...

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 United Nations 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...