��DT/2019/079

��AT Held or ��DT Pronouncements

��DT held that the decision to extend the Applicant��s fixed-term appointment with effect from 11 September 2015 until 29 February 2016 was irreceivable because the Applicant failed to submit a request for management evaluation of the decision. ��DT found no basis for the Applicant��s claim that his appointment had been converted into a continuing one. ��DT held that the procedural irregularity in issuing the retroactive fixed-term appointments could cause vexation but did not amount to a serious violation of rights. ��DT held that the delays did not entail an ex lege conversion to a continuing appointment. ��DT held that the application was irreceivable regarding the decision to extend the Applicant��s fixed-term appointment from 11 September 2015 until 29 February 2016 and refused the application in the remaining part.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant contested the decision to extend his fixed-term appointment for three separate periods.

Legal Principle(s)

Continuing appointments are not granted as a matter of law but are subject to the fufilment of eligibility criteria and to verification and approval processes.

Outcome

Dismissed on merits

Outcome Extra Text

The application was found irreceivable regarding the decision to extend the Applicant��s fixed-term appointment from 11 September 2015 until 29 February 2016. In the remaining part, the application was refused.

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Thiombiano

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