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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 la premi¨¨re demande, que Mme Said n'avait produit aucune preuve de pr¨¦judice, et encore moins de pr¨¦judice caus¨¦ par une ill¨¦galit¨¦, et que la demande de dommages-int¨¦r¨ºts ¨¦tait donc rejet¨¦e.
En ce qui concerne la deuxi¨¨me demande, le Tribunal d'appel a constat¨¦ que l'enqu¨ºte avait ¨¦t¨¦ cl?tur¨¦e sans qu'aucune mesure n'ait ¨¦t¨¦ prise et qu'aucun ¨¦l¨¦ment d¨¦favorable r¨¦sultant de cette enqu¨ºte n'avait ¨¦t¨¦ vers¨¦ au dossier administratif de Mme Said. En l'absence de d¨¦cision administrative susceptible de recours, le Tribunal d'appel a estim¨¦ que le...

The Appeals Tribunal found, in relation to the first application, that Ms. Said has produced no evidence of harm, much less of harm caused by an illegality, and therefore the request for damages was denied.

As to the second application, the Appeals Tribunal found that the investigation had been closed with no action taken, and no adverse material from that investigation had been placed in Ms. Said¡¯s Official Status File. In the absence of an appealable administrative deciison, the Appeals Tribunal was satisfied that the UNRWA DT was correct in finding that the second application was not...

Le Tribunal d'appel a estim¨¦ que la raret¨¦ des commentaires positifs, compar¨¦e ¨¤ l'¨¦crasante majorit¨¦ des commentaires n¨¦gatifs, faisait de l'¨¦valuation des performances de Mme Haydar une ? d¨¦cision administrative ? ayant un impact n¨¦gatif direct sur son emploi. Le Tribunal d'appel a donc estim¨¦ que l'UNDT n'avait pas commis d'erreur en jugeant sa demande recevable.
S'agissant du bien-fond¨¦ de la demande, le Tribunal d'appel a estim¨¦ qu'en qualifiant les performances de Mme Haydar de ? satisfaisant aux attentes en mati¨¨re de performances ?, l'administration l'avait emp¨ºch¨¦e de contester l...

The Appeals Tribunal found that the paucity of positive comments, compared with the overwhelmingly negative comments rendered Ms. Haydar¡¯s performance evaluation an ¡°administrative decision¡± with a direct adverse impact on her employment. The Appeals Tribunal thus found that the UNDT did not err in finding her application receivable.

Turning to the merits of the application, the Appeals Tribunal found that by characterizing Ms. Haydar¡¯s performance as ¡°successfully meets performance expectations¡±, the Administration precluded her from contesting the appraisal through the rebuttal process...

Le TANU a not¨¦ que lorsque l'agent avait d¨¦m¨¦nag¨¦ en Caroline du Nord, il n'avait pas cherch¨¦ ¨¤ savoir s'il ¨¦tait ou non tenu de payer l'imp?t sur le revenu de cet ?tat. N¨¦anmoins, le TANU a conclu que le Secr¨¦taire g¨¦n¨¦ral avait commis une erreur en appliquant un d¨¦lai d'un an ¨¤ sa demande de remboursement de l'imp?t sur le revenu de l'?tat de Caroline du Nord pour la p¨¦riode 2015-2018.
Le TANU a examin¨¦ le libell¨¦ des dispositions pertinentes du Statut et du R¨¨glement du personnel, la doctrine interpr¨¦tative, le r¨¦gime juridique des contributions du personnel, la hi¨¦rarchie des normes...

The UNAT noted that when the staff member had moved to North Carolina, he had not enquired whether or not he was obligated to pay the income tax of that state. Nevertheless, the UNAT concluded that the Secretary-General had erred in applying a one-year time limit to his request for reimbursement of his North Carolina state income tax for 2015-2018.

The UNAT considered the language of the relevant Staff Regulations and Staff Rules, interpretative doctrines, the legal regime of staff assessment, the hierarchy of the relevant norms and the apparent intent of the General Assembly. The UNAT...

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 Tribunal d'appel a estim¨¦ que le TDFNU n'avait pas commis d'erreur en consid¨¦rant que le responsable du recrutement avait correctement ¨¦valu¨¦ que les certificats que la candidate s¨¦lectionn¨¦e avait mentionn¨¦s dans sa notice personnelle ¨¦taient ¨¦quivalents ¨¤ une certification Lean Six Sigma (LSS). L'une des exigences en mati¨¨re de formation pour le poste ¨¦tait la certification LSS ou une ? certification ¨¦quivalente ?. En l'esp¨¨ce, le Tribunal a conclu ¨¤ juste titre que le responsable du recrutement avait correctement ¨¦valu¨¦ que les certificats que la candidate s¨¦lectionn¨¦e avait mentionn¨¦s...

The Appeals Tribunal found that the UNDT did not err in holding that the Hiring Manager had correctly assessed that the certificates the selected candidate had listed in her Personal History Profile (PHP) were equivalent to a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Certification. One of the educational requirements for the position was the LSS certification or an ¡°equivalent certification¡±. In the present case, the UNDT correctly concluded that the Hiring Manager had properly assessed that the certificates the selected candidate had listed in her PHP were equivalent to an LSS certification, as required for...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que l'agent avait eu amplement l'occasion de commenter son transfert lat¨¦ral. Le TANU a not¨¦ qu'elle avait ¨¦t¨¦ inform¨¦e de la recommandation de la s¨¦parer de son premier sup¨¦rieur hi¨¦rarchique, contre lequel elle avait d¨¦pos¨¦ une plainte pour conduite prohib¨¦e, et qu'elle avait eu l'occasion d'exprimer ses pr¨¦occupations.
Le TANU a reconnu que les responsabilit¨¦s et les fonctions du nouveau poste correspondaient aux comp¨¦tences, aux aptitudes et ¨¤ l'exp¨¦rience de l'agent. Le TANU a estim¨¦ qu'il n'y avait pas eu de risque accru pour sa s¨¦curit¨¦ d'emploi future et qu'elle n...

The UNAT held that the staff member had had ample opportunity to comment on her lateral transfer. The UNAT noted that she had been aware of the recommendation to separate her from her First Reporting Officer, against whom she had made a complaint of prohibited conduct, and had had the opportunity to voice her concerns and also had been informed of the reassignment decision nearly a month before she took up the new post.

The UNAT accepted that the responsibilities and job functions of the new post had been commensurate with the staff member¡¯s competence, skills, and experience. The UNAT found...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que la d¨¦cision administrative concernant les remboursements ¨¤ l'agent a pris effet en droit le 7 mai 2019, date ¨¤ laquelle il a re?u le virement de l'Organisation. Les raisons de ce montant de remboursement ont ¨¦t¨¦ discut¨¦es avec lui peu de temps avant que le virement ne soit effectu¨¦. Bien que les explications des calculs sous-jacents aient ¨¦t¨¦ r¨¦p¨¦t¨¦es dans des ¨¦changes de courriels ult¨¦rieurs avec le membre du personnel, ces r¨¦p¨¦titions ne constituaient pas des d¨¦cisions administratives suppl¨¦mentaires ou nouvelles susceptibles d'¨ºtre contest¨¦es par le membre du...

The UNAT held that the administrative decision concerning reimbursements to the staff member took effect in law on 7 May 2019, when he received the wire transfer from the Organization. The reasons for this reimbursement amount were discussed with him shortly before the wire transfer was made. Although explanations of the underlying calculations were repeated in subsequent email exchanges with the staff member, those repetitions were not additional or new administrative decisions that were open to challenge by the staff member, thereby resetting the statute of limitations.

The UNAT found...

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...