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The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT did not err in finding that ATR¡¯s claim for compensation as a victim of sexual harassment was not receivable because the contested administrative decision did not concern compensation and the applicable legal framework does not provide for such entitlement. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT noted that while Article 10(5)(b) of the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT Statute allows for compensation for harm, this remedy must relate to the administrative decision under review, which in this case concerned disclosure of disciplinary measures, not compensation.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT further held that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT exceeded its jurisdiction in...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT did not err in concluding that the Administration lawfully imposed the disciplinary measure of demotion by one grade with deferment for three years of promotion eligibility and gender?sensitivity training. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT correctly applied the governing legal framework, including Staff Rule 1.2(f) and ST/SGB/2008/5, in determining that the staff member¡¯s conduct, an inappropriate remark referencing nudity and a stroking gesture, physical intimidation of a colleague, and leering at female staff, constituted sexual harassment and workplace harassment.

The...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT determined that the decision to maintain the staff member¡¯s performance rating ¡°C ¨C Partially meets expectations¡± constituted a reviewable administrative decision that had direct legal effect on his employment. It observed that under the applicable legal framework, a rating of ¡°Partially meets expectations¡± justifies a determination that a salary increment is not warranted, and that the increment shall be withheld pending the outcome of a PIP. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT considered these consequences to be disadvantageous effects resulting directly from the rating.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT also concluded that the...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the former staff member¡¯s challenge to the ALWP decision and the New York position decision was not receivable, as she had not sought management evaluation of those decisions.

Regarding the disciplinary measure, the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT determined that her statements and social media posts constituted unauthorized outside activities amounting to misconduct. It noted that she issued statements, posted articles, and gave interviews without prior authorization, despite repeated warnings. It held that her social media engagements referenced international humanitarian assistance, humanitarian...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT did not err in concluding that the former staff member¡¯s application was not receivable ratione materiae because he did not attempt to resolve the dispute through the office of the United Nations Funds and Programmes Ombudsman, as explicitly required by the Settlement Agreement to which he had expressly agreed. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the terms of the Settlement Agreement remained binding and enforceable on the parties, and that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT committed no error in holding the parties to its terms.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT further found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT did not err in determining that the...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that ±¬ÁÏÍøICEF had conducted the selection process in a manner fully consistent with its administrative legal framework, including having provided detailed reasons for considering the staff member unsuitable for the post. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that his candidature had received full and fair consideration, and he had not shown through clear and convincing evidence that he had been denied a fair chance of selection. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT noted that there was no evidence of bias or ill-motive against him.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT was of the view that ±¬ÁÏÍøICEF¡¯s failure to notify the staff member of the non-selection...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT noted that the staff member had applied for vacancies of different posts, at different times, with different selection processes, and had not been selected for different reasons. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT had correctly decided that each of these decisions was separate and there was no evidence that they were related. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that she had not met her burden of showing that the impugned Judgment was defective.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the application in respect of the post in Pretoria was clearly out of time and in respect of the post in Nairobi premature and, as such, not receivable...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT was of the view that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT¡¯s analysis of the applicable legal framework governing the education grant, specifically the costs admissible for reimbursement, had been erroneous and the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT had exceeded its jurisdiction when it found the promulgation of the amended administrative instruction unlawful. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT had failed to provide the reasons, facts and law on which it had based its Judgment.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the fees which were clearly intended to cover extra-curricular activities or general non-academic services, and were not intended to cover administrative...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT noted that the Agency¡¯s job classification tool had been used to reclassify the staff members¡¯ posts. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA DT had not erred when it had decided the case in the absence of the full document of the International Civil Service Commission¡¯s ¡°Master Standard for Classification¡±. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT agreed with the Commissioner-General that the Classification Reports were relevant and sufficient for the ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA DT¡¯s determinations.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that notwithstanding the various anomalies in the reclassification process, the staff members had failed to show anything specific that...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA DT erred when it found Ms. Fakhouri¡¯s application was receivable.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that despite being a staff member, the decision with which Ms. Fakhouri took issue was one which related to the terms of a potential contract not as a staff member but as an independent contractor and therefore the contested decision was not one that was appealable. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT emphasized that Article 2(1)(a) of the ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA DT Statute makes clear that appeals can be brought against administrative decisions where such decisions relate to the staff member¡¯s terms of appointment. But the...