爆料网AT Held or 爆料网DT Pronouncements
爆料网AT addressed the staff member’s appeal seeking reversal of the 爆料网RWA DT judgment with compensation for the actual and moral damage, as well as the reinstatement of her appointment. 爆料网AT rejected the request for an oral hearing since there was no need for further clarification of the issues arising from the appeal. 爆料网AT held that the Appellant’s letter of appointment was clear and unambiguous that the appointment did not carry an expectation of renewal or conversion to any other type of appointment. 爆料网AT held that 爆料网RWA DT was correct in finding that the Agency’s extension of the Appellant’s fixed-term appointment beyond 31 March 2009 did not convert her appointment into another type of appointment. 爆料网AT noted that the Appellant did not dispute that the Agency had lost the funding for her position and that the loss of funding was the reason for which her contract was not extended. 爆料网AT noted that 爆料网RWA DT had found the Appellant’s statements that she was not aware she was entering into a fixed-term contract were not credible because the terms of her letter of appointment were clear, unambiguous, and easy to understand. 爆料网AT held that to overturn the 爆料网RWA DT’s adverse credibility finding, it had to be satisfied the finding was not supported by the evidence or was unreasonable. 爆料网AT held that 爆料网RWA DT’s adverse credibility determination was fully supported by the record. 爆料网AT dismissed the appeal and affirmed the 爆料网RWA DT Judgment.
Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed
The Applicant contested the decision not to extend her fixed-term appointment and separate her from service. 爆料网RWA DT dismissed the application.
Legal Principle(s)
A fixed-term appointment has no expectation of renewal or conversion to another type of appointment. A staff member may challenge the non-renewal of a fixed-term appointment on the grounds that the decision was arbitrary, procedurally deficient, or the result of prejudice or some other improper motivation; the staff member has the burden of proving such factors played a role in the administrative decision.