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As a preliminary matter, the Appeals Tribunal dismissed Mr. Wan's argument that he had been placed at a considerable disadvantage, directly impacting the outcome of the case, by the fact that he had been unrepresented before the ICAO Appeals Board.

Turning to the merits of the case, the Appeals Tribunal affirmed the findings of the Appeals Board that on clear and convincing evidence two counts of misconduct had been proved to have been committed by Mr. Wan which justified the imposition of the sanction of dismissal. On the material presented by the Secretary-General to the President, the...

En ce qui concerne l'application pr¨¦tendument discriminatoire et arbitraire de la r¨¨gle 105.3 du personnel de l'OACI concernant les heures suppl¨¦mentaires, le Tribunal d'appel a estim¨¦ que la Commission de recours n'avait pas commis d'erreur en constatant que M. Alvear n'avait pas identifi¨¦ de d¨¦cision administrative sp¨¦cifique susceptible de recours, et qu'elle n'avait donc pas commis d'erreur en rejetant sa demande.

En ce qui concerne la plainte de M. Alvear selon laquelle il n'avait pas re?u les r¨¦sultats de la classification de son poste, le Tribunal d'appel a estim¨¦ que la Commission de...

With respect to the alleged discriminatory and arbitrary application of ICAO Staff Rule 105.3 regarding overtime, the Appeals Tribunal was satisfied that the Appeals Board had made no error in finding that Mr. Alvear had failed to identify any specific appealable administrative decision, and that it therefore did not err in dismissing his application.

Turning to Mr. Alvear¡¯s complaint that he did not receive the desk audit classification results for his position, the Appeals Tribunal found that the ICAO Appeals Board did err in finding the application not receivable since the Administration¡¯s...

Le Tribunal d'appel a estim¨¦ que M. Hampstead n'avait pas ¨¦tabli que l'UNDT avait commis des erreurs au sens de l'article 2, paragraphe 1, du Statut du Tribunal d'appel.
Le Tribunal a pris note ¨¤ juste titre des lacunes document¨¦es en mati¨¨re de performance sur trois cycles de performance, ainsi que du fait que la performance de M. Hampstead ne s'est pas am¨¦lior¨¦e malgr¨¦ les mesures correctives mises en place, telles que deux PIP, l'ajustement des d¨¦lais de production, et le retour d'information continu, les discussions sur la performance et la formation que M. Hampstead a re?ue au fil des...

The Appeals Tribunal found that Mr. Hampstead had not established that the UNDT made any errors under Article 2(1) of the Appeals Tribunal Statute.

The UNDT correctly took note of the documented performance shortcomings over three performance cycles as well as the fact that Mr. Hampstead¡¯s performance did not improve despite the remedial measures put in place, such as two PIPs, the adjustment of output timelines, and continuous feedback, performance discussions and training that Mr. Hampstead had received over the years.The UNDT also correctly held that the Administration had followed...

Le Tribunal d'appel a estim¨¦, en ce qui concerne l'exclusion de M. Qasem de la consid¨¦ration pour le poste de chef int¨¦rimaire, que le DT de l'UNRWA avait commis une erreur en estimant que la candidature de M. Qasem n'¨¦tait pas recevable.Le Tribunal d'appel a toutefois estim¨¦ que, dans les circonstances de l'esp¨¨ce, il ¨¦tait dans l'int¨¦r¨ºt de l'¨¦conomie judiciaire de r¨¦examiner l'affaire sur le fond sans renvoi.Le Tribunal d'appel a estim¨¦ que si l'administration avait ill¨¦galement exclu la candidature de M. Qasem de l'examen, cette irr¨¦gularit¨¦ n'avait eu aucune incidence sur la d¨¦cision de...

The Appeals Tribunal found, in relation to Mr. Qasem¡¯s exclusion from consideration for the Acting Head position, that the UNRWA DT erred in finding Mr. Qasem¡¯s application not receivable. The Appeals Tribunal however found that in the circumstances of this case, it was in the interest of judicial economy to review the case on the merits without remand. The Appeals Tribunal found that while the Administration had unlawfully excluded Mr. Qasem¡¯s application from consideration, this irregularity had no impact on the selection decision. Considering Mr. Qasem¡¯s performance, administrative and...

Le TANU n'a pas trouv¨¦ d'erreur dans le fait que l'UNDT s'est appuy¨¦ sur la communication entre l'agent et son avocat pour ¨¦tablir qu'elle avait fourni de fausses informations dans ses demandes de remboursement de frais m¨¦dicaux.Le TANU a not¨¦ que l'avocat de la fonctionnaire avait volontairement joint le document confidentiel ¨¤ sa demande. Le TANU a observ¨¦ qu'elle n'avait impos¨¦ aucune limite ou r¨¦serve ¨¤ l'utilisation du document par l'UNDT et qu'elle s'y ¨¦tait r¨¦f¨¦r¨¦e ¨¤ de nombreuses reprises au cours de la proc¨¦dure. Le TANU a reconnu qu'elle avait renonc¨¦ ¨¤ son droit ¨¤ la confidentialit¨¦...

The UNAT found no error in the UNDT¡¯s reliance on the communication between the staff member and her attorney when it established that she had submitted false information in her claims for reimbursement for medical expenses. The UNAT noted that her attorney had voluntarily submitted the privileged document as an attachment to her application. The UNAT observed that she had not imposed any limitations or reservations on the UNDT¡¯s use of the document and had referred to it on multiple occasions in the course of the proceedings. The UNAT agreed that she had waived her right to confidentiality...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que l'UNDT avait correctement identifi¨¦ le PNUD comme le d¨¦fendeur dans la pr¨¦sente affaire, car c'est le PNUD qui g¨¦rait le poste de l'agent et qui ¨¦tait donc son employeur. Le TANU a estim¨¦ que la demande de l'agent ¨¦tait pr¨¦matur¨¦e parce qu'il l'avait d¨¦pos¨¦e avant d'avoir re?u la r¨¦ponse de l'¨¦valuation de la gestion, ou du moins avant l'expiration du d¨¦lai de r¨¦ception de cette r¨¦ponse. Le TANU a ¨¦galement conclu que la r¨¦ponse ¨¤ l'¨¦valuation de la gestion ne constituait pas la d¨¦cision administrative contest¨¦e.
Le TANU a rejet¨¦ l'appel et confirm¨¦ le jugement n¡ã UNDT...

The UNAT held that the UNDT correctly identified UNDP as the respondent in the present case because it was UNDP that administered the staff member¡¯s position and was therefore his employer. The UNAT found that the staff member¡¯s application was premature because he filed it before receiving the management evaluation response, or at least before the expiration of the delay for receiving that response. The UNAT also concluded that the management evaluation response did not constitute the contested administrative decision.

The UNAT dismissed the appeal and affirmed Judgment No. UNDT/2023/036...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que le TUNDT avait rejet¨¦ ¨¤ juste titre la demande de Mme Yu au motif qu'elle n'¨¦tait pas recevable ratione temporis. Le TANU a soulign¨¦ qu'¨¦tant donn¨¦ que le poste de Mme Yu ¨¦tait bas¨¦ en Europe occidentale, les d¨¦lais statutaires doivent ¨ºtre calcul¨¦s en fonction de l'heure de Gen¨¨ve, o¨´ le TANU est situ¨¦, et que Mme Yu avait donc d¨¦pass¨¦ le d¨¦lai d'un jour.

Le TANU a rejet¨¦ les nouveaux arguments et ¨¦l¨¦ments de preuve relatifs au processus de m¨¦diation qui lui ¨¦taient soumis pour la premi¨¨re fois. M¨ºme s'ils ¨¦taient pris en compte, le TANU a conclu que la m¨¦diation ne...

The UNAT found that the UNDT had appropriately dismissed Ms. Yu¡¯s application as not receivable ratione temporis. The UNAT emphasized that because Ms. Yu¡¯s position was based in Western Europe, the statutory time limits must be calculated based on Geneva time where the UNDT is located, and therefore, Ms. Yu missed the deadline by one day.

The UNAT rejected the new arguments and evidence related to the mediation process submitted to the UNAT for the first time. Even if these were considered, the UNAT concluded that the mediation did not pertain to the contested decision and therefore did not...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ qu'aucun des facteurs consid¨¦r¨¦s par le DT de l'UNRWA comme justifiant une indemnisation exceptionnelle n'¨¦tait effectivement exceptionnel, que ce soit individuellement ou collectivement. Le TANU a estim¨¦ que le statut d'employ¨¦ permanent de l'ancien membre du personnel, ses longs ¨¦tats de service, ses difficult¨¦s ¨¤ trouver un nouvel emploi, son statut de r¨¦fugi¨¦, la nature non prouv¨¦e des all¨¦gations de harc¨¨lement sexuel et les retards dans le traitement de son dossier ne constituaient pas le type de circonstances justifiant l'octroi d'une indemnit¨¦ exceptionnelle. Le TANU...

The UNAT held that none of the factors that the UNRWA DT considered as warranting exceptional compensation, were indeed exceptional, either individually or collectively. The UNAT found that the former staff member¡¯s permanent staff status, his long service, his difficulties in finding subsequent employment, his status as a refugee, the unproven nature of the sexual harassment allegations, and the delays in his case, were not the type of circumstances that would warrant an exceptional compensation award. The UNAT held that the UNRWA DT erred in awarding in-lieu compensation above the...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que le DT de l'UNRWA avait commis une erreur en regroupant les sept affaires. Les affaires consolid¨¦es impliquaient des d¨¦cisions administratives uniques, et ces d¨¦cisions n'impliquaient ni une politique administrative commune, ni un ensemble de faits communs. La nature des fautes attribu¨¦es aux membres du personnel n'¨¦tait pas la m¨ºme dans tous les cas. Les cas concernaient des membres du personnel de diff¨¦rents bureaux locaux de l'UNRWA. Les mesures disciplinaires prises n'¨¦taient pas identiques d'un cas ¨¤ l'autre, mais comprenaient un large ¨¦ventail de sanctions. Les...

The UNAT held that the UNRWA DT erred in consolidating the seven cases. The consolidated cases involved unique administrative decisions, and those decisions involved neither a common administrative policy nor a common set of facts. The nature of the misconduct attributed to the staff members was not similar among the cases. The cases concerned staff from different UNRWA field offices. The disciplinary measures taken were not identical among the cases, but included a wide range of penalties. The standards of proof for the misconduct alleged in case varied.

The UNAT disagreed with the...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que M. Safi ne s'¨¦tait pas acquitt¨¦ de la charge qui lui incombait d'identifier en quoi et pour quelles raisons le DT de l'UNRWA avait commis une erreur dans son jugement. M. Safi s'est content¨¦ de r¨¦it¨¦rer les m¨ºmes arguments que ceux qu'il avait pr¨¦sent¨¦s dans sa requ¨ºte au tribunal de l'UNRWA. Le TANU a d¨¦clar¨¦ qu'il ne lui appartenait pas de r¨¦examiner le cas de l'agent et que, par cons¨¦quent, son recours devait ¨ºtre rejet¨¦. Le TANU a ¨¦galement observ¨¦ que le DT de l'UNRWA avait tir¨¦ des conclusions raisonnables de son vaste exercice d'¨¦tablissement des faits et qu'il...

The UNAT held that Mr. Safi failed to discharge his burden in identifying in what respect and for what reasons the UNRWA DT erred in its Judgment. Mr. Safi merely reiterated the same arguments that he had presented in his application to the UNRWA DT. The UNAT stated that it is not its role to reexamine the staff member¡¯s case anew, and accordingly, his appeal must fail. The UNAT also observed that the UNRWA DT drew reasonable inferences from its extensive fact-finding exercise and delivered a well-reasoned judgment.

The appeal was dismissed, and Judgment No. UNRWA/DT/2023/011 was...

Le TANU a not¨¦ que le DT de l'UNRWA avait ordonn¨¦ ¨¤ chaque partie de d¨¦signer un psychiatre, qui ¨¤ son tour devait d¨¦signer un troisi¨¨me psychiatre pour examiner si l'¨¦tat mental de l'agent au moment o¨´ il a commis le cambriolage, dont la condamnation avait ¨¦t¨¦ le motif de sa s¨¦paration dans l'int¨¦r¨ºt de l'Agence. Le Commissaire g¨¦n¨¦ral n'a pas respect¨¦ cette instruction, sans explication, laissant ainsi le DT de l'UNRWA sans information m¨¦dicale sur l'¨¦tat de AAW au moment du cambriolage.
Le TANU a estim¨¦ que le Commissaire g¨¦n¨¦ral avait clairement et manifestement abus¨¦ de la proc¨¦dure par...