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As a preliminary matter, ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that an oral hearing was not necessary and would not assist in the expeditious and fair disposal of the case as the Appellant had not provided grounds for an oral hearing beyond seeking to confront the witnesses and comment on existing evidence. Whilst ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the Appellant failed to identify any errors of law or fact by ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA DT as required under Art 2(1) ±¬ÁÏÍøAT Statute, ±¬ÁÏÍøAT did go on to consider his appeal as he was not represented. ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA DT had correctly applied the standard of review for disciplinary cases and that ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA DT¡¯s exercise...

An agency relationship exists between an interview panel and a Programme Manager or Program Case Officer, such that the Programme Manager is bound by the evaluation and recommendations of the panel provided that it acts within its terms of reference. The Administration had no prerogative or power to cancel the vacancy announcement for the reasons relied upon.

Placing the Applicant on SLWFP. The Tribunal agrees with and adopts the Kamunyi reasoning that former staff rule 105.2 did not permit placing a staff member on SLWFP where an investigation was being made into possible wrong-doing by that staff member. The formal nature of the OIOS/PTF investigation. A preliminary investigation under ST/AI/371, sec. 2, is differentiated from a formal investigation under ST/AI/371, sec. 6, as occupying different places within the overall structure of ST/AI/371. For an investigation to be regarded as merely preliminary in nature, some ¡°reason to believe¡± must...

Placing the Applicant on SLWFP. This Tribunal agrees with and adopts the Kamunyi reasoning that former staff rule 105.2 did not permit placing a staff member on SLWFP where an investigation was being made into possible wrong-doing by that staff member. The formal nature of the OIOS/PTF investigation. For an investigation to be regarded as merely preliminary in nature, some ¡°reason to believe¡± must exist that a staff member has engaged in unsatisfactory conduct, but the investigation must not have reached the stage where the reports of misconduct are ¡°well founded¡± and where a decision already...

The Tribunal held that the Applicant had not raised a prima facie case as to warrant a suspension of action.