UNDT/2011/121, Reid
The contested decision was not, in itself, unfavourable to the Applicant since it did not prevent her from applying for the position again. The only decision which the Applicant would have had a legitimate interest in contesting, was the decision not to appoint her to the position she encumbered after its reclasification as Senior Career Management Assistant at the G-5 level. However, the Applicant did not contest this decision. The application was not receivable, since the Applicant did not have any legitimate interest in requesting the suspension of the decision to readvertise the position. However, should the Applicant consider herself affected by the decision not to select her for the reclassified position of Senior Career Management Assistant at the outcome of the initial selection process, she was entitled to file an application against this decision within the mandatory time limit.
The Applicant requested the Tribunal to suspend, during the pendency of the management evaluation, the implementation of the decision dated 11 May 2011 to readvertise the position of Senior Career Management Assistant, to which she had not been appointed.
For an application to be receivable, an applicant should have legitimate interest in contesting the identified decision.