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L¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøAT a estim¨¦ que l¡¯ancien membre du personnel n¡¯avait pas demand¨¦ d¡¯audience orale au cours de la proc¨¦dure devant l¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøDT et ne pouvait donc pas ¨ºtre autoris¨¦ ¨¤ le faire en appel. L¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøDT, en tant qu¡¯instance charg¨¦e d¡¯appr¨¦cier les faits, ne peut ¨ºtre contourn¨¦e.

L¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøAT n¡¯a constat¨¦ aucune erreur dans la conclusion de l¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøDT selon laquelle les griefs formul¨¦s par l¡¯ancien membre du
personnel apr¨¨s sa cessation de service sortaient du champ de comp¨¦tence de cette derni¨¨re et n¡¯¨¦taient pas recevables, faute de
demande pr¨¦alable et introduite dans les d¨¦lais en vue d¡¯une ¨¦valuation par la...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the former staff member did not request an oral hearing during proceedings before the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT and thus cannot be allowed to do so on appeal. The ±¬ÁÏÍøDT as the trier of fact cannot be bypassed.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found no error in the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT¡¯s finding that the former staff member¡¯s post-separation grievances were beyond its scope of adjudication and not receivable because there was no prior and timely request for management evaluation. The sanction for non-compliance with this mandatory internal procedure is the non-receivability of the application challenging the contested decision.

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L¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøAT a estim¨¦ que les questions soulev¨¦es en appel portaient sur le point de savoir si l¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøDT avait manifestement outrepass¨¦ sa juridiction ou sa comp¨¦tence en rendant les ordonnances interlocutoires contest¨¦es relatives ¨¤ la gestion de l¡¯instance, et si les
erreurs de proc¨¦dure all¨¦gu¨¦es ¨¦taient effectivement irr¨¦m¨¦diables par un jugement d¨¦finitif ou manifestement d¨¦raisonnables au point de justifier un r¨¦examen interlocutoire. Elle a rappel¨¦ que les recours contre des ordonnances interlocutoires ne sont
recevables que dans des circonstances rares et exceptionnelles, et que les questions...

L¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøAT a estim¨¦ que les questions soulev¨¦es en appel portaient sur le point de savoir si le Tribunal des litiges de l¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøRWA avait commis une erreur en concluant que les faits de faute avaient ¨¦t¨¦ ¨¦tablis selon la norme de la preuve claire et convaincante, s¡¯il avait commis une erreur en concluant que le comportement constituait une faute grave, et s¡¯il avait commis une erreur en confirmant la proportionnalit¨¦ de la sanction disciplinaire consistant en la cessation de service sans indemnit¨¦ de licenciement. Il a rappel¨¦ que son r?le n¡¯¨¦tait pas de proc¨¦der ¨¤ un r¨¦examen de novo, mais de...

L¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøAT a estim¨¦ que les questions soulev¨¦es en appel portaient sur les points suivants : le Tribunal administratif des Nations unies (±¬ÁÏÍøTD) avait-il commis une erreur en concluant que le Secr¨¦taire g¨¦n¨¦ral avait l¨¦galement exerc¨¦ son pouvoir discr¨¦tionnaire en annulant l¡¯offre d¡¯emploi ? Recrutement ¨¤ partir de la liste de r¨¦serve ? ; cette d¨¦cision reposait-elle sur des motifs rationnels et
raisonnables ; et l¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøTD avait-il commis une erreur en rejetant les all¨¦gations du fonctionnaire relatives ¨¤ une discrimination, ¨¤ un motif ill¨¦gitime ou ¨¤ une irr¨¦gularit¨¦ de proc¨¦dure?

L¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøAT a estim¨¦ que...

L¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøAT a estim¨¦ que les questions soulev¨¦es en appel portaient sur les points suivants : le TND avait-il commis une erreur en concluant que le fonctionnaire avait b¨¦n¨¦fici¨¦ d¡¯un examen complet et ¨¦quitable de sa candidature au poste temporaire vacant ? Avait-il commis une erreur en concluant que la d¨¦cision de non-s¨¦lection n¡¯¨¦tait entach¨¦e d¡¯aucun parti pris, d¡¯aucune discrimination ni d¡¯aucune autre consid¨¦ration ¨¦trang¨¨re ¨¤ l¡¯affaire ? Et avait-il commis une erreur en d¨¦clarant certains griefs irrecevables au motif que le fonctionnaire n¡¯avait pas demand¨¦ d¡¯¨¦valuation de la direction ? Elle...

L¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøAT a estim¨¦ que l¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøDT n¡¯avait pas commis d¡¯erreur en concluant que la requ¨ºte de l¡¯ancienne employ¨¦e n¡¯¨¦tait pas recevable.

En ce qui concerne les griefs de l¡¯ancienne fonctionnaire relatifs au vol pr¨¦sum¨¦ de son salaire, ¨¤ l¡¯absence pr¨¦sum¨¦e de fondement juridique pour le recouvrement de son indemnit¨¦ de fin de service et ¨¤ la retenue ill¨¦gale pr¨¦sum¨¦e de cette indemnit¨¦, l¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøAT a
estim¨¦ que ces griefs n¡¯¨¦taient pas recevables ratione materiae, car elle n¡¯avait pas demand¨¦ l¡¯¨¦valuation par la direction des
d¨¦cisions contest¨¦es dans le d¨¦lai r¨¦glementaire. ? cet ¨¦gard, l¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøAT a en outre...

L¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøAT a estim¨¦ que l¡¯ancien membre du personnel s¡¯¨¦tait rendu coupable de harc¨¨lement sexuel ¨¤ l¡¯¨¦gard de la plaignante en :
i) p¨¦n¨¦trant dans son logement sans y avoir ¨¦t¨¦ invit¨¦, en l¡¯¨¦treignant, en l¡¯embrassant et en lui l¨¦chant le front sans son
consentement, en l¡¯allongeant sur son lit pour s¡¯allonger ¨¤ ses c?t¨¦s, et en refusant de partir lorsqu¡¯elle le lui a demand¨¦ ; et ii) en lui disant le lendemain qu¡¯elle n¡¯avait pas pu dormir parce qu¡¯elle avait pens¨¦ ¨¤ lui.

L¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøAT a estim¨¦ que l¡¯±¬ÁÏÍøDT avait fourni une analyse claire et motiv¨¦e de la cr¨¦dibilit¨¦ des t¨¦moins. Elle a conclu que la...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the former staff member committed sexual harassment towards the Complainant by: i) entering her accommodation without invitation, hugging, kissing, and licking her forehead without her consent, reclining her on her bed to lie next to him, and refusing to leave when asked; and ii) telling her the following day that she had been unable to sleep because she had been thinking of him.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT had provided a clear and reasoned analysis of the witnesses¡¯ credibility.It concluded that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT¡¯s determination that certain discrepancies in the Complainant¡¯s...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT did not err in finding that the former staff member¡¯s application was not receivable.

Regarding the former staff member¡¯s claims concerning the alleged theft of her wages, the alleged lack of a legal basis for the recovery of her final pay, and the alleged illegal withholding of her final pay, the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that these claims were not receivable ratione materiae, because she failed to request management evaluation of the contested decisions within the statutory time limit.In this regard, the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT further held that her ignorance or misunderstanding of the law...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the issues on appeal were whether the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT erred in finding that the staff member received full and fair consideration for the Temporary Job Opening, whether it erred in concluding that the non?selection decision was untainted by bias, discrimination, or other extraneous considerations, and whether it erred in declaring certain claims not receivable for failure to request management evaluation. It recalled that its role on appeal is not to conduct a de novo review, but to determine whether the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT committed an error of law, fact, or procedure resulting in an unreasonable...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the issues on appeal were whether the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT erred in finding that the Secretary-General lawfully exercised his discretion in cancelling the Recruit from Roster Job Opening, whether the decision was supported by a rational and reasonable basis, and whether the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT erred in rejecting the staff member¡¯s allegations of discrimination, improper motive, or procedural irregularity.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT correctly applied established jurisprudence on staff selection, including the principle that the Administration is not obliged to complete a recruitment exercise once...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the issues on appeal were whether the ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA Dispute Tribunal erred in finding that the facts of misconduct were established to the clear and convincing evidence standard, whether it erred in concluding that the conduct constituted serious misconduct, and whether it erred in affirming the proportionality of the disciplinary sanction of separation from service without termination indemnity. It recalled that its role is not to conduct a de novo review, but to determine whether the first?instance tribunal committed an error of law, fact, or procedure resulting in an unreasonable...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the issues on appeal were whether the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT had clearly exceeded its jurisdiction or competence in issuing the impugned interlocutory case?management orders, and whether any alleged procedural errors were effectively irremediable by a final judgment or manifestly unreasonable so as to justify interlocutory review. It recalled that appeals against interlocutory orders are receivable only in rare and exceptional circumstances, and that matters relating to evidence, procedure, and trial conduct fall within the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT¡¯s broad case?management discretion.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT...

Le Tribunal a estim¨¦ que la demande de M. Issa ne remplissait pas les conditions strictes de recevabilit¨¦ pr¨¦vues par le Statut de l'±¬ÁÏÍøAT, ¨¤ savoir que le fait d¨¦terminant sur lequel il s'appuie aujourd'hui, ¨¤ savoir la fermeture compl¨¨te de tous les bureaux de l'±¬ÁÏÍøRWA en Cisjordanie, ¨¦tait inconnu du Tribunal d'appel et de lui-m¨ºme avant le jugement. Ce fait ¨¦tait clairement connu de M. Issa, ce qui rendait sa demande irrecevable pour ce seul motif.

Le T±¬ÁÏÍøC a not¨¦ que M. Issa ne pr¨¦sente pas, ni ne pr¨¦tend m¨ºme poss¨¦der, de preuve qu'il s'est effectivement conform¨¦ aux directives de l'±¬ÁÏÍøRWA...

The Tribunal found that Mr. Issa¡¯s application does not satisfy the stringent prerequisites for receivability under the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT Statute, namely, that the decisive fact he now relies upon, that all ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA offices in the West Bank field were closed completely, was unknown to the Appeals Tribunal and to himself, prior to the Judgment. This was plainly known to Mr. Issa, rendering his application non-receivable on this ground alone.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT noted that Mr. Issa does not present, or even purport to possess, evidence that he in fact had complied with ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA¡¯s directives to advise the Agency of his...

L'±¬ÁÏÍøAT a d'abord examin¨¦ la demande d'audience orale pr¨¦sent¨¦e par le fonctionnaire et a d¨¦cid¨¦ qu'elle n'¨¦tait pas n¨¦cessaire pour le r¨¨glement rapide et ¨¦quitable de son affaire.

L'±¬ÁÏÍøAT a fait observer que lorsque les seules personnes pr¨¦sentes lors d'une agression physique sont l'auteur et la victime, une audience orale peut ¨ºtre utile pour ¨¦tablir la cr¨¦dibilit¨¦ des t¨¦moignages. Toutefois, dans le cas pr¨¦sent, le TCSN a not¨¦ que le fonctionnaire et son conseil avaient convenu qu'ils n'avaient aucun t¨¦moin ¨¤ pr¨¦senter lors d'une audience orale et pr¨¦f¨¦raient s'en remettre au rapport d...

Le Tribunal d'appel a fait droit aux appels du Secr¨¦taire g¨¦n¨¦ral, rejet¨¦ l'appel de M. Heurtematte et infirm¨¦ les jugements du TFP.
Le Tribunal d'appel a estim¨¦ que les motifs largement sp¨¦culatifs invoqu¨¦s par le TFP pour conclure ¨¤ l'existence d'arri¨¨re-pens¨¦es de la part d'ONU Femmes n'¨¦taient pas justifi¨¦s, surtout si on les compare aux raisons imp¨¦rieuses qui ont motiv¨¦ la suppression du poste ¨¤ l'¨¦poque, ¨¤ savoir le fait qu'ONU Femmes n'avait plus de bureau physique au Panama, que le personnel travaillait ¨¤ domicile et que les v¨¦hicules avaient ¨¦t¨¦ vendus. Le TFP est all¨¦ trop loin en...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT first considered the staff member¡¯s request for an oral hearing, and decided it was not necessary for the expeditious and fair disposal of his case.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT observed that when the only persons present in a physical assault are the perpetrator and the victim, an oral hearing may be useful for reaching credibility findings. However, in this case, the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT noted that the staff member and his counsel agreed that they had no witnesses to present at an oral hearing and preferred to rely on the investigation report. In these circumstances, the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT did not err in not holding an oral hearing...

The Appeals Tribunal granted the Secretary-General¡¯s appeals, dismissed Mr. Heurtematte¡¯s appeal and reversed the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT Judgments.

The Appeals Tribunal found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT¡¯s largely speculative grounds for concluding ulterior motives by ±¬ÁÏÍø Women were not justified, especially when compared to the compelling contemporaneous reasons for the abolition, i.e. the fact that ±¬ÁÏÍø Women no longer had a physical office in Panama, that the staff was working from home, and that the motor vehicles had been sold. The ±¬ÁÏÍøDT went too far in reaching its own speculative conclusions why and how ±¬ÁÏÍø Women...