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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 was of the view that the UNDT¡¯s analysis of the applicable legal framework governing the education grant, specifically the costs admissible for reimbursement, had been erroneous and the UNDT had exceeded its jurisdiction when it found the promulgation of the amended administrative instruction unlawful. The UNAT found that the UNDT had failed to provide the reasons, facts and law on which it had based its Judgment.

The UNAT held that the fees which were clearly intended to cover extra-curricular activities or general non-academic services, and were not intended to cover administrative...

The UNAT held that the UNDT had not erred in finding that it had been proven by clear and convincing evidence that the staff member had engaged in harassment and abuse of authority, used her office for personal reasons to prejudice the position of a colleague, disclosed sensitive information, failed to report the possible misconduct of others, used a personal e-mail address contrary to the applicable provisions, and exchanged inappropriate messages about colleagues.

The UNAT found that regardless of whether she had been a whistleblower engaged in a protected activity, there was no evidence that...

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...

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 held that the UNDT erred in finding that the Administration had not proven by clear and convincing evidence that Mr. Ammar made the Facebook post because the Inspector General¡¯s Office (IGO) inappropriately discounted the possibility that Mr. Ammar¡¯s Facebook account had been hacked. The UNAT found that the Administration met its burden of establishing that it was highly probable that Mr. Ammar posted the Comment and thus publicly expressed support for an honour killing. The Administration produced uncontradicted evidence that the comment came from Mr. Ammar¡¯s Facebook account and he...

The UNAT found that Article 9(4) of the UNDT Statute regarding the nature of the judicial review that the UNDT conducts in disciplinary cases did not apply to the instant case as it was adopted after the hearing was held. The parties presented their evidence, including a chronology of agreed facts as well as live testimony, and made their respective post-hearing submissions, under a legal framework where Article 9(4) was not operative and it would be inappropriate, and a denial of due process, to apply a new evidentiary framework at the point of decision, ex post facto.

The UNAT found that...

The UNAT noted that the staff member had filed numerous and confusing claims and applications that had been the subject of various reviews by the Management Evaluation Unit, the UNDT and the UNAT, all of which essentially attempted to ensure that the Administration continued to pay her benefits for medical reasons after expiration of her fixed-term appointment.

The UNAT held that her submissions failed to identify in precise terms a specific administrative decision capable of being reviewed. The UNAT found that the so-called non-decisions or incomplete decisions identified by her were not...

L'UNAT a confirm¨¦ la d¨¦cision du TDPI de rejeter la demande d'anonymat de l'ancien membre du personnel, celui-ci ayant ignor¨¦ le d¨¦lai fix¨¦ par le TDPI dans une ordonnance.

Le TUNS a estim¨¦ que l'ancien membre du personnel s'¨¦tait rendu coupable d'exploitation sexuelle en entretenant une relation amoureuse et sexuelle avec une r¨¦fugi¨¦e vuln¨¦rable, qui s'¨¦tait mise en danger en s'engageant dans une relation pr¨¦nuptiale avec lui. Il a abus¨¦ de sa position de confiance en lui promettant de l'¨¦pouser pour la persuader d'avoir des relations sexuelles avec lui. Lorsqu'elle l'a press¨¦ de questions au...

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 affirmed the UNDT¡¯s decision to dismiss the former staff member¡¯s request for anonymity, as he had ignored the deadline set by the UNDT in an Order.

The UNAT found that the former staff member committed sexual exploitation by engaging in a romantic and sexual relationship with a vulnerable refugee, who put herself in danger in engaging in a premarital relationship with him. He abused his position of trust by promising to marry her to persuade her to have sexual relations with him. When she pushed him about his promises, he threatened her with an investigation that could result in the...

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...

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...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que l'UNDT n'avait pas commis d'erreur en rejetant la demande d'audience orale de la fonctionnaire, car le dossier ¨¦tait ? complet ? et il n'y avait ? aucun diff¨¦rend irr¨¦conciliable entre les parties quant aux faits ?.

Le TUNAS a estim¨¦ que le placement de la fonctionnaire en cong¨¦ administratif ¨¦tait justifi¨¦, ¨¦tant donn¨¦ qu'elle avait re?u les noms des membres du comit¨¦ d'enqu¨ºte charg¨¦ d'enqu¨ºter sur sa faute pr¨¦sum¨¦e et qu'elle ¨¦tait en mesure d'approuver le contrat de consultant de l'un de ces membres, ce qui cr¨¦ait un conflit d'int¨¦r¨ºts et un risque r¨¦el d'ing¨¦rence dans...

Le Tribunal d'appel a analys¨¦ le texte de l'annexe D, dans sa version de 1966, et a conclu que : a) les veuves ont droit ¨¤ une indemnit¨¦ correspondant ¨¤ deux cinqui¨¨mes du traitement annuel du fonctionnaire d¨¦c¨¦d¨¦ ; (b) si le fonctionnaire d¨¦c¨¦d¨¦ laisse plus d'une veuve, l'indemnit¨¦ est r¨¦partie ¨¤ parts ¨¦gales entre les veuves ; (c) toutes les prestations de retraite vers¨¦es au titre des droits du fonctionnaire ¨¤ la Caisse commune des pensions du personnel des Nations Unies sont d¨¦duites de l'indemnit¨¦ vers¨¦e au titre de l'appendice D ; cette d¨¦duction ne doit pas r¨¦duire le montant de l...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que le TDT n'avait commis aucune erreur de droit ou de fait en concluant que les all¨¦gations de harc¨¨lement sexuel et de harc¨¨lement au travail avaient ¨¦t¨¦ prouv¨¦es selon la norme de la preuve claire et convaincante. Le TDT avait l'avantage de voir et d'entendre les t¨¦moignages des principaux t¨¦moins des ¨¦v¨¦nements et des ¨¦v¨¦nements connexes. Il y avait donc suffisamment de preuves pour confirmer les ¨¦valuations du TDT quant ¨¤ la survenance et ¨¤ l'importance des ¨¦v¨¦nements. Le TSDU ¨¦tait ¨¦galement en droit de conclure que l'AAO, dont les avances sexuelles avaient ¨¦t¨¦ repouss¨¦es...

Le TUNAT a estim¨¦ que le TDPNU avait commis une erreur en ne pronon?ant pas la r¨¦paration pr¨¦vue ¨¤ l'article 10(5)(a) du Statut du TDPNU apr¨¨s avoir conclu que la d¨¦cision disciplinaire ¨¦tait ill¨¦gale. Le TDPNU a commis une erreur en refusant d'annuler la d¨¦cision contest¨¦e au motif que le fonctionnaire avait abus¨¦ de la proc¨¦dure judiciaire. Le TUNAT a renvoy¨¦ l'affaire devant le TDPNU afin qu'il statue sur la r¨¦paration appropri¨¦e.

Le TUNAT a confirm¨¦ la conclusion du TUD que l'ancien fonctionnaire avait manifestement abus¨¦ de la proc¨¦dure judiciaire en produisant des documents falsifi¨¦s...

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que le fonctionnaire avait d¨¦pos¨¦ son recours plus d'un an apr¨¨s le prononc¨¦ du jugement du TFP et que, m¨ºme s'il avait demand¨¦ une d¨¦rogation au d¨¦lai en raison de circonstances exceptionnelles, son recours ¨¦tait prescrit et irrecevable ratione temporis.

Le TUNAT a n¨¦anmoins not¨¦ que la requ¨ºte d¨¦pos¨¦e par le fonctionnaire aupr¨¨s du TUDI n'¨¦tait pas recevable en vertu de la doctrine de la res judicata, car le TUNAT avait d¨¦j¨¤ confirm¨¦ dans son jugement ant¨¦rieur un jugement du TUDI statuant sur sa contestation de la m¨ºme d¨¦cision administrative.

L'UNAT a estim¨¦ que le...

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...