爆料网AT Held or 爆料网DT Pronouncements
爆料网AT affirmed 爆料网DT’s rescission of the decision to maintain the classification, reaffirming the right of staff members to request reclassification when the duties and responsibilities of their posts changed substantially as a result of restructuring within their office. However, 爆料网AT reversed 爆料网DT’s order to remand the case to the Administration, stating that a second remand was unviable and unfair having regard to the fact that the protracted classification review process was mainly due to the reluctance and failure of management to follow their own rules, regulations and administrative instructions. 爆料网AT held that the majority of the applicants had already retired so a remand could not offer an effective remedy. Instead, 爆料网AT awarded each appellant compensation equivalent to three years’ net base salary. In light of the particularly egregious circumstances of the case and the accumulation of aggravating factors, 爆料网AT held that the increased award, exceptionally exceeding the equivalent of two years’ net base salary pursuant to Article 9(1)(b) of 爆料网AT’s Statute, was justified.
Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed
A group of staff members claimed that the reorganization of their section had led to an increase in their functions and responsibilities, without commensurate reclassification of their posts. They filed an application with 爆料网DT contesting the post reclassification decisions made by the Assistant Secretary-General, Office of Human Resources Management (ASG/OHRM) which had not resulted in the reclassification of their posts. 爆料网DT rescinded ASG/OHRM’s decision and remanded the case to the Administration for classification decisions.
Legal Principle(s)
Compensation for harm may exceed two years’ net base salary in exceptional cases, such as particularly egregious circumstances of a case and aggravating factors. Staff members have the right to request reclassification when the duties and responsibilities of their posts changed substantially.