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The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT first addressed the staff member¡¯s request for an oral hearing. The staff member wished to present medical evidence to the Tribunal to prove his medical incapacitation. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT rejected this argument, noting that the appeal was a review of the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT judgment based on the evidence presented to the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT, and the staff member had not applied to present new evidence. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT also rejected the arguments that the staff member could use the oral hearing to explain various policies or to advance an amicable resolution with the Administration. The request for the oral hearing was denied. ...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT concluded that as a long-serving member of the Secretariat, Mr. Guenfoudi was aware of the required standards of performance for his function as a Verbatim Translator. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT also held that he had been given a fair opportunity to address his performance shortcomings, but he refused to participate in the two performance improvement plans. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the Organization¡¯s legal framework was clear that termination was a foreseeable action following two consecutive years of substandard performance ratings. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT also found that Mr. Guenfoudi¡¯s allegations that his...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT dismissed both the appeal and the cross-appeal.

As to the Secretary-General's cross-appeal against the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT's decision on receivability, the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT was correct not to dismiss the claims as unreceivable, but to investigate their merits.

Turning to the merits, the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT noted that death benefits under the Rules are not payable to beneficiaries nominated by a staff member, but to designated beneficiaries as defined by the Staff Rules (i.e. the surviving spouse or dependent children). The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that Mr. Oming survived Ms. Oming and the substantial preponderance of...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the factual and legal issues arising from this appeal have already been clearly defined by the parties and there is no need for further clarification through an oral hearing.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT did not commit any errors when it found that the staff member¡¯s application was irreceivable ratione materiae.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT noted that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT had correctly held that the staff member had knowledge of the alleged constructive dismissal on either the date that he reiterated his resignation, or at the latest when ±¬ÁÏÍøICEF accepted his resignation. His request for management...

±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the Appellant¡¯s consent to foregoing an in-person hearing was not required, pursuant to Rule 22 of the ICAO Appeals Board Rules and ICAO Staff Rule 111.1(18). The Appellant was advised by the ICAO Appeals Board of its intention to proceed with a summary decision and she participated in this process by making submissions without objecting to it. Therefore, it was not an error of law for the Appeals Board of ICAO to have considered and decided the summary judgment without an in-person hearing but otherwise in compliance with due process requirements of participation therein by...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the staff member was responsible for having agreed that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT should hear no direct evidence from witnesses in person but should decide the matter on the documents submitted. As an inquisitorial and not a solely adversarial tribunal, the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT could nevertheless have held a hearing. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT was entitled to conclude on the complainant¡¯s evidence alone that the staff member had engaged in a sexual relationship with her. Their sexual relationship was employment-related and thereby transactional. The ±¬ÁÏÍøDT was entitled to conclude that this was an...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT dismissed the appeal. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT did not err in finding that Mr. Reiterer had committed the alleged misconduct. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT agreed with the finding of the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT that the established facts amounted to misconduct on the part of Mr. Reiterer, namely that he violated ST/SGB/2008/5 concerning count one and ST/AI/2013/4 concerning count two. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT further found that given the nature and the specific facts surrounding Mr. Reiterer¡¯s misconduct, the sanction of demotion by one grade with deferment, for one year, of eligibility for consideration for promotion, was not...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT had not erred in holding that there had been clear and convincing evidence that the staff member harassed other staff members over a substantial period of time, and that this behaviour constituted serious misconduct. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT affirmed that there was clear and convincing evidence to support the seven allegations that Ms. Iram used abusive language, made insulting remarks, shouted and bullied individuals, engaged in inappropriate touching, and made unwelcome contacts with individuals at their homes after working hours. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the staff member¡¯s due...

±¬ÁÏÍøAT denied the Appellant¡¯s request for an oral hearing and held that it would not assist in the expeditious and fair disposal of the case, as required by Article 18(1) of the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT Rules of Procedure. ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT did not err in striking the evidence filed with the Appellant¡¯s closing submissions or in refusing to hear the Appellant¡¯s supervisors as witnesses. ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that there was clear and convincing evidence that the Appellant used the ±¬ÁÏÍøHCR VAT exemption card and credit card for his personal use and that the disciplinary measure was proportionate to the nature and gravity of...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that there was a preponderance of evidence that the staff member was a passenger in a clearly-marked ±¬ÁÏÍø vehicle in which acts of a sexual nature took place as it circulated in a heavily-trafficked area of the city. His conduct constituted an exceptional circumstance in terms of Section 11.4(b) of ST/AI/2017/1, especially considering the serious and grave nature of the conduct in which he was involved, captured on the video clip which was circulated widely, causing significant harm to the reputation and credibility of the Organization. His placement on ALWOP was a reasonable...