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? titre pr¨¦liminaire, la Commission d'appel a estim¨¦ que M. Radu n'avait pas d¨¦montr¨¦ l'existence de circonstances exceptionnelles ¨¤ l'appui de sa demande d'anonymat et a donc rejet¨¦ sa demande.
La Commission d'appel a rejet¨¦ l'appel de M. Radu concernant la d¨¦cision n¡ã 1 de la Commission d'appel. La Commission d'appel a estim¨¦ que m¨ºme si le R¨¨glement du personnel devait ¨ºtre interpr¨¦t¨¦ comme exigeant la consultation de la clinique m¨¦dicale ¨¤ ce moment-l¨¤, le fait que l'Organisation n'ait pas respect¨¦ le R¨¨glement du personnel n'aurait pas rendu la d¨¦cision nulle ab initio.
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As a preliminary matter, the Appeals Tribunal found that Mr. Radu had failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances to support his request for anonymity and accordingly dismissed his request.

The Appeals Board dismissed Mr. Radu¡¯s appeal in relation to Appeals Board Decision No. 1. The Appeals Tribunal found that even if the Staff Rule was to be interpreted as to require consultation with the Medical Clinic at that time, the Organization¡¯s failure to abide by the Staff Rule would not render the decision void ab initio.

Turning to the appeal against Appeals Board Decision No. 2 to...

Le TANU a not¨¦ que lorsque l'agent avait d¨¦m¨¦nag¨¦ en Caroline du Nord, il n'avait pas cherch¨¦ ¨¤ savoir s'il ¨¦tait ou non tenu de payer l'imp?t sur le revenu de cet ?tat. N¨¦anmoins, le TANU a conclu que le Secr¨¦taire g¨¦n¨¦ral avait commis une erreur en appliquant un d¨¦lai d'un an ¨¤ sa demande de remboursement de l'imp?t sur le revenu de l'?tat de Caroline du Nord pour la p¨¦riode 2015-2018.
Le TANU a examin¨¦ le libell¨¦ des dispositions pertinentes du Statut et du R¨¨glement du personnel, la doctrine interpr¨¦tative, le r¨¦gime juridique des contributions du personnel, la hi¨¦rarchie des normes...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT noted that when the staff member had moved to North Carolina, he had not enquired whether or not he was obligated to pay the income tax of that state. Nevertheless, the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT concluded that the Secretary-General had erred in applying a one-year time limit to his request for reimbursement of his North Carolina state income tax for 2015-2018.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT considered the language of the relevant Staff Regulations and Staff Rules, interpretative doctrines, the legal regime of staff assessment, the hierarchy of the relevant norms and the apparent intent of the General Assembly. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT...

Le TANU a examin¨¦ l'¨¦l¨¦ment central du dossier de l'agent, ¨¤ savoir qu'il poss¨¦dait les qualifications acad¨¦miques n¨¦cessaires pour le poste, ce qui n'¨¦tait pas le cas du candidat s¨¦lectionn¨¦. Le TANU a conclu que les sp¨¦cifications en mati¨¨re d'¨¦ducation figurant dans l'avis de vacance de poste constituaient un seuil minimum, mais pas le facteur d¨¦terminant de la s¨¦lection. Le TANU a estim¨¦ que l'agent et le candidat s¨¦lectionn¨¦ poss¨¦daient tous deux les qualifications acad¨¦miques requises, m¨ºme s'ils les avaient obtenues par des moyens diff¨¦rents. Le TANU a rejet¨¦ l'argument selon lequel...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT considered the central tenet of the staff member¡¯s case, which was that he held the necessary academic qualifications for the role, but that the selected candidate did not. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT concluded that the educational specifications in the job vacancy announcement were a minimum threshold, but not the determining factor in the selection. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that both the staff member and the selected candidate met the threshold academic qualifications, even though they obtained them by different means. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT rejected the claim that the ITLOS should not have taken into account that the...

Le TANU a jug¨¦ irrecevable le fait que M. Lago se soit appuy¨¦ sur des ¨¦l¨¦ments de preuve suppl¨¦mentaires sans d¨¦poser de requ¨ºte.
Le TANU a confirm¨¦ qu'il n'y avait aucune preuve qu'une demande sp¨¦cifique d'¨¦valuation de la sant¨¦ au travail, faite par M. Lago, ¨¤ titre individuel, ¨¤ un fonctionnaire comp¨¦tent, ait ¨¦t¨¦ refus¨¦e ou ignor¨¦e. En outre, les demandes de M. Lago refl¨¦taient ses tentatives persistantes de contester un tort per?u, qui ne peut ¨ºtre per?u en soi comme une d¨¦cision administrative implicite.
Le TANU a conclu qu'en l'absence de toute preuve d'une demande claire susceptible...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that, Mr. Lago¡¯s reliance on additional evidence without filing a motion, was inadmissible.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT confirmed that, there was no evidence that a specific request for an occupational health evaluation, made by Mr. Lago, in an individual capacity to an appropriate official, was refused or ignored. Additionally, Mr. Lago¡¯s requests mirrored his persistent attempts to challenge a perceived wrong, which on its own cannot be perceived as an implied administrative decision.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT concluded that, in the absence of any evidence of a clear request capable of giving rise to an...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que le T±¬ÁÏÍøDT avait rejet¨¦ ¨¤ juste titre la demande de Mme Yu au motif qu'elle n'¨¦tait pas recevable ratione temporis. Le TANU a soulign¨¦ qu'¨¦tant donn¨¦ que le poste de Mme Yu ¨¦tait bas¨¦ en Europe occidentale, les d¨¦lais statutaires doivent ¨ºtre calcul¨¦s en fonction de l'heure de Gen¨¨ve, o¨´ le TANU est situ¨¦, et que Mme Yu avait donc d¨¦pass¨¦ le d¨¦lai d'un jour.

Le TANU a rejet¨¦ les nouveaux arguments et ¨¦l¨¦ments de preuve relatifs au processus de m¨¦diation qui lui ¨¦taient soumis pour la premi¨¨re fois. M¨ºme s'ils ¨¦taient pris en compte, le TANU a conclu que la m¨¦diation ne...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT had appropriately dismissed Ms. Yu¡¯s application as not receivable ratione temporis. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT emphasized that because Ms. Yu¡¯s position was based in Western Europe, the statutory time limits must be calculated based on Geneva time where the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT is located, and therefore, Ms. Yu missed the deadline by one day.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT rejected the new arguments and evidence related to the mediation process submitted to the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT for the first time. Even if these were considered, the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT concluded that the mediation did not pertain to the contested decision and therefore did not...

Le TANU a rejet¨¦ les nouveaux arguments et ¨¦l¨¦ments de preuve soumis pour la premi¨¨re fois au Tribunal d'appel, qui visaient ¨¤ d¨¦montrer que M. El-Anani n'avait pas lu la pi¨¨ce jointe du courriel communiquant la sanction disciplinaire.
Le TANU a confirm¨¦ que les deux enregistrements de notification Microsoft Outlook reconnus par M. El-Anani indiquaient que la d¨¦cision contest¨¦e lui avait ¨¦t¨¦ remise et qu'il l'avait lue le 28 mars 2023 et qu'il ¨¦tait donc tenu de d¨¦poser sa demande aupr¨¨s du TANU au plus tard le 26 juin 2023. ?tant donn¨¦ que M. Al-Anani n'a d¨¦pos¨¦ sa demande que le 28 juin 2023...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT rejected the new arguments and evidence submitted to the Appeals Tribunal for the first time that were aimed to show that Mr. El-Anani had not read the attachment of the e-mail that communicated the disciplinary sanction.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT confirmed that, the two Microsoft Outlook notification records acknowledged by Mr. El-Anani indicated that the contested decision had been delivered to and read by him on 28 March 2023 and that he was therefore required to file his application with the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT by no later than 26 June 2023. Since Mr. Al-Anani did not file the application until 28 June 2023...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que, puisque M. Nigam avait fond¨¦ son recours interlocutoire sur de pr¨¦tendues erreurs de fait et de droit commises par le juge-pr¨¦sident du TANU, sans all¨¦guer que le TANU avait agi de mani¨¨re extrajudiciaire ou en outrepassant sa comp¨¦tence, il devait attendre, pour exercer son droit de recours, qu'une d¨¦cision finale ait ¨¦t¨¦ rendue.
Le TANU a conclu qu'un arr¨ºt ant¨¦rieur du TANU ne contenait aucune indication de partialit¨¦ du juge Belle ¨¤ l'encontre de M. Nigam, ni aucune critique allant au-del¨¤ de ce qu'un observateur raisonnablement inform¨¦ pourrait attendre d'un arr¨ºt...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that, since Mr. Nigam based his interlocutory appeal on alleged errors of fact and law by the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT Judge President, with no allegation of the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT acting extra-jurisdictionally or similarly in excess of its jurisdiction, he must wait to exercise his right of appeal until a final decision has been made.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT concluded that an earlier ±¬ÁÏÍøDT Judgment contained neither any indication of bias by Judge Belle against Mr. Nigam, nor any criticism beyond what a reasonably informed observer might expect from a partly erroneous judgment and its subsequent appellate review.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ qu'aucun des facteurs consid¨¦r¨¦s par le DT de l'±¬ÁÏÍøRWA comme justifiant une indemnisation exceptionnelle n'¨¦tait effectivement exceptionnel, que ce soit individuellement ou collectivement. Le TANU a estim¨¦ que le statut d'employ¨¦ permanent de l'ancien membre du personnel, ses longs ¨¦tats de service, ses difficult¨¦s ¨¤ trouver un nouvel emploi, son statut de r¨¦fugi¨¦, la nature non prouv¨¦e des all¨¦gations de harc¨¨lement sexuel et les retards dans le traitement de son dossier ne constituaient pas le type de circonstances justifiant l'octroi d'une indemnit¨¦ exceptionnelle. Le TANU...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that none of the factors that the ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA DT considered as warranting exceptional compensation, were indeed exceptional, either individually or collectively. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the former staff member¡¯s permanent staff status, his long service, his difficulties in finding subsequent employment, his status as a refugee, the unproven nature of the sexual harassment allegations, and the delays in his case, were not the type of circumstances that would warrant an exceptional compensation award. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the ±¬ÁÏÍøRWA DT erred in awarding in-lieu compensation above the...

Le TANU a not¨¦ que la demande de reclassement avait ¨¦t¨¦ faite par la FINUL et non par l'agent.

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que, bien que d'importants retards se soient produits avant que la demande de reclassement ne soit examin¨¦e par l'administration, aucune d¨¦cision finale de reclassement n'avait ¨¦t¨¦ prise au moment o¨´ la demande a ¨¦t¨¦ d¨¦pos¨¦e aupr¨¨s du TANU par l'agent. Par cons¨¦quent, ¨¦tant donn¨¦ qu'aucune d¨¦cision n'avait encore ¨¦t¨¦ prise, l'agent n'a pas pu subir d'effet n¨¦gatif direct sur les conditions de son engagement. Le fait qu'il y ait eu des retards dans la d¨¦cision de reclassement ne...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT noted that the reclassification request was made by ±¬ÁÏÍøIFIL and not by the staff member.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that although extensive delays occurred before the request for reclassification was determined by the Administration, no final reclassification decision had been taken at the time the application was filed to the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT by the staff member. Accordingly, since no decision had been made yet, she could not have experienced a direct adverse effect on the terms of her appointment. The fact that there were delays in the reclassification decision does not change the analysis. It is a...

Le TANU a not¨¦ que l'±¬ÁÏÍøDT s'¨¦tait appuy¨¦ ¨¤ juste titre sur des preuves claires et convaincantes pour conclure que l'agent avait pr¨¦sent¨¦ ¨¤ Cigna une demande de remboursement de frais m¨¦dicaux pour des services m¨¦dicaux qui n'avaient jamais ¨¦t¨¦ fournis.
Le TANU a estim¨¦ que les ¨¦l¨¦ments de preuve ¨¦tablissaient qu'il ¨¦tait hautement probable que l'agent avait fait une fausse d¨¦claration ¨¤ la Cigna dans l'intention de tromper et que ses actions avaient ¨¦t¨¦ potentiellement pr¨¦judiciables au PNUD, qui ¨¦tait susceptible de subir des pertes dues ¨¤ des remboursements indus.
Le TANU a constat¨¦ que la...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT noted that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT had appropriately relied on the clear and convincing evidence to conclude that the staff member had submitted a medical insurance claim to Cigna for medical services that had never been provided.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the evidence established that it was highly probable that the staff member had made the misrepresentation to Cigna with the intent to deceive and that his actions had been potentially prejudicial to the ±¬ÁÏÍøDP which was subject to any loss from undue reimbursements.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the staff member¡¯s certification to Cigna of the correctness of the...