Amendments to the Staff Regulations

A/RES/63/271View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 123 Human resources management, published in 2008.

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4 entities

(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited
Subprogramme 3	Human resources	13
Subprogramme 2	Human resources management	10
Subprogramme 2	Human resources management	10
Subprogramme 2	Human resources management	10

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4 entities

(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
Subprogramme 3	Human resources	13	—
Subprogramme 2	Human resources management	10	—
Subprogramme 2	Human resources management	10	—
Subprogramme 2	Human resources management	10	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

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9 subjects

Career Appointments Human Resources International Civil Service Labour Contracts Labour Relations Persons with Disabilities Recruitment Rules and Regulations Vacancy Management

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15 operative paragraphs

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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;1

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 subject to the provisions of the present resolution;

Approves the amendments to the Staff Regulations as contained in the report of the Secretary-General, subject to the provisions of the present resolution and the modified amendments contained in the annex hereto;

Reaffirms section II of its resolution 63/250;

Stresses that staff regulation 4.5 (b) does not prejudice the possibility of renewal of a temporary appointment, taking fully into account the provisions of paragraph 7 of section II of its resolution 63/250;

Also stresses that staff regulation 4.4 shall not preclude consideration of external candidates in filling vacant positions under conditions defined by the Secretary-General in accordance with Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant provisions of the resolutions of the General Assembly;

Emphasizes that the change of the term “personnel” to the term “human resources” in the “Scope and purpose” of the Staff Regulations, as well as in regulations 8.1 (a) and 8.2, is strictly to harmonize the language of the Staff Regulations with the current terminology in effect at the United Nations;

Reaffirms that staff members recruited through the national competitive examinations and language competitive examinations who hold probationary appointments as at 30 June 2009 will be considered for conversion to permanent appointments upon successful completion of their probationary appointments on or after l July 2009;

Emphasizes that nothing in the regulations approved in the present resolution and the annex to it precludes persons with disabilities from being considered for employment under any type of contract in full compliance with the Charter, in particular Article 101, paragraph 3;

Recalls paragraph 4 of section II of its resolution 63/250, and stresses that the implementation of the part of the new staff regulation 4.5 concerning conversion to continuing appointments shall require further decisions by the General Assembly on the criteria for eligibility;

Also recalls paragraph 2 of section I of its resolution 63/250, and stresses the importance of a meaningful and constructive dialogue between staff and management to overcome differences;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to it at its sixty-fourth session on the full implications of converting all currently eligible staff to permanent appointments, including the financial impact and the effects on workforce management;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session regarding the status of the review of staff members eligible for consideration as at 30 June 2009 for a permanent appointment;

Further requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Staff Rules and related administrative issuances derived from the Staff Regulations comply with the provisions of its relevant resolutions;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at the main part of its sixty-fourth session on the provisional new Staff Rules.

Modified amendments to the Staff Regulations

Regulation 4.5

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A fixed-term appointment does not carry any expectancy, legal or otherwise, of renewal or conversion, irrespective of the length of service;

Regulation 9.3

The Secretary-General may, giving the reasons therefor, terminate the appointment of a staff member who holds a temporary, fixed-term or continuing appointment in accordance with the terms of his or her appointment or for any of the following reasons:

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In the interest of the good administration of the Organization and in accordance with the standards of the Charter, provided that the action is not contested by the staff member concerned;

In addition, in the case of a staff member holding a continuing appointment, the Secretary-General may terminate the appointment without the consent of the staff member if, in the opinion of the Secretary-General, such action would be in the interest of the good administration of the Organization, to be interpreted principally as a change or termination of a mandate, and in accordance with the standards of the Charter;

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The Secretary-General may, where the circumstances warrant and he or she considers it justified, pay to a staff member terminated, provided that the termination is not contested, a termination indemnity payment not more than 50 per cent higher than that which would otherwise be payable under the Staff Regulations.

Salary scales and related provisions

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6. The Secretary-General shall fix the salary scales for staff members in the General Service and related categories, normally on the basis of the best prevailing conditions of employment in the locality of the United Nations Office concerned, provided that the Secretary-General may, where he or she deems it appropriate, establish rules and salary limits for payment of a non-resident allowance to General Service staff members recruited from outside the local area. The gross pensionable remuneration of such staff shall be determined in accordance with the methodology specified in article 54 (a) of the Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund and are shown in the salary scales applicable to such staff.

Letters of appointment

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That a fixed-term appointment does not carry any expectancy, legal or otherwise, of renewal or conversion, irrespective of the length of service;

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