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Le TANU a d'abord examin¨¦ la demande d'audition du fonctionnaire et a d¨¦cid¨¦ qu'elle n'¨¦tait pas n¨¦cessaire pour un traitement rapide et ¨¦quitable de l'affaire.

Le TANU a observ¨¦ que lorsque les seules personnes pr¨¦sentes lors d'une agression physique sont l'auteur et la victime, une audition peut ¨ºtre utile pour parvenir ¨¤ des conclusions sur la cr¨¦dibilit¨¦. Toutefois, dans ce cas, le TANU a not¨¦ que l'agent et son avocat avaient convenu qu'ils n'avaient pas de t¨¦moins ¨¤ pr¨¦senter lors d'une audience et qu'ils pr¨¦f¨¦raient s'appuyer sur le rapport d'enqu¨ºte. Dans ces circonstances, l'UNDT n'a...

Le Tribunal d'appel a estim¨¦ que, dans son traitement rigide des preuves relatives au comportement d'AAY, l'UNDT n'a pas tenu compte de ce qu'avait admis AAY lorsqu'il avait ¨¦t¨¦ interrog¨¦ par le Bureau des services de contr?le interne. Le fait qu'AAY ait choisi de ne pas t¨¦moigner lors de l'audition de l'UNDT montre clairement qu'il s'en tient ¨¤ la d¨¦claration qu'il a faite aux enqu¨ºteurs du BSCI. L'UNDT ¨¦tait tenue de prendre en compte cette preuve incontest¨¦e de sa part dans son ¨¦valuation de la preuve de la faute commise ¨¤ son encontre, d'autant plus qu'il n'a pas choisi de t¨¦moigner...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que le Tribunal n'avait pas commis d'erreur en concluant que le changement de titre de l'ancienne fonctionnaire ¨¤ la suite d'un reclassement n'¨¦quivalait pas ¨¤ une abolition ou ¨¤ une suppression de son poste, ce qui rendait son licenciement ill¨¦gal.

Le TANU a ¨¦galement estim¨¦ que le Tribunal n'avait pas commis d'erreur en accordant ¨¤ l'ancienne fonctionnaire une compensation en lieu et place de deux ann¨¦es de salaire de base net. ? cet ¨¦gard, le TANU a soulign¨¦ que le Tribunal avait correctement pris en compte le fait que l'engagement permanent de l'ancienne fonctionnaire...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que le Comit¨¦ permanent de la Caisse commune des pensions du personnel des Nations Unies avait jug¨¦ ¨¤ juste titre que Mme Briel n'avait pas droit ¨¤ l'allocation de veuvage.

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que Mme Briel aurait d? soumettre son recours au TANU en utilisant le formulaire prescrit, accompagn¨¦ d'un m¨¦moire expliquant ses motifs de recours, d'autant plus qu'elle avait re?u des instructions claires de la part du greffe du TANU. N¨¦anmoins, le TANU a examin¨¦ le bien-fond¨¦ de son recours.

Le TANU a constat¨¦ qu'au moment du d¨¦c¨¨s du d¨¦funt participant, celui-ci n'avait pas d¨¦clar¨¦ Mme...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que le DT de l'UNRWA avait identifi¨¦ ¨¤ juste titre que la norme de preuve pour placer l'agent en ALWOP ¨¦tait qu'il y ait des soup?ons raisonnables ou des motifs raisonnables de croire que l'agent avait commis la faute all¨¦gu¨¦e.

Le TANU a rejet¨¦ l'argument de l'agent selon lequel le retrait par son ex-femme de la plainte d¨¦pos¨¦e contre lui devant une juridiction nationale aurait d? mettre un terme ¨¤ toutes les enqu¨ºtes men¨¦es ¨¤ son encontre. Le TANU a not¨¦ que le tribunal national avait fourni les dossiers de l'affaire ¨¤ l'Agence et que celle-ci, apr¨¨s une ¨¦valuation compl¨¨te...

Le TANU a confirm¨¦ la d¨¦termination par le DT de l'UNRWA des chances de s¨¦lection de l'ancien membre du personnel pour le poste ¨¤ un quart pour des raisons alternatives. Le TANU a estim¨¦ que le DT de l'UNRWA avait correctement pris en compte la possibilit¨¦ que l'Office ait pu pr¨¦senter d'autres candidats sur une base d'¨¦quivalence lors d'un second examen apr¨¨s la phase de pr¨¦s¨¦lection. En particulier, le Tribunal arbitral de l'UNRWA a estim¨¦ que, ¨¦tant donn¨¦ que le nombre suffisant de candidats pour un exercice de mise en concurrence se situe normalement entre trois et cinq candidats par poste...

e Tribunal d'appel a estim¨¦ que le TNDU avait correctement jug¨¦ que le BSR avait toute latitude pour faire des commentaires sur les performances de Mme Abdellaoui, que les commentaires contest¨¦s du BSR ¨¦taient raisonnables et ¨¦quilibr¨¦s par d'autres commentaires qui fournissaient une perspective positive ¨¤ l'appui de l'¨¦valuation globale, et qu'en tant que tels, ils ne portaient pas atteinte ¨¤ l'¨¦valuation globalement satisfaisante. En cons¨¦quence, le Tribunal d'appel a souscrit ¨¤ la d¨¦cision de l'UNDT selon laquelle l'¨¦valuation des performances contest¨¦e n'¨¦tait pas une ? d¨¦cision...

Le TANU a not¨¦ que l'administration avait ouvert une enqu¨ºte pr¨¦liminaire sur le comportement de l'agent en ce qui concerne le vol ostensible d'argent liquide dans le coffre-fort du bureau, qu'elle ¨¦tait parvenue ¨¤ un accord avec lui concernant le remboursement, et qu'elle avait ensuite demand¨¦ l'ouverture d'une proc¨¦dure p¨¦nale en d¨¦posant une plainte au p¨¦nal et en le remettant ¨¤ la police locale. Le TANU a estim¨¦ qu'¨¦tant donn¨¦ que les faits sous-jacents de l'affaire concernaient son comportement en tant que membre du personnel des Nations unies vis-¨¤-vis de son employeur, le TANU aurait d?...

The Appeals Tribunal found that the UNDT correctly held that it was within the SRO's discretion to make comments on Ms. Abdellaoui¡¯s performance, that the SRO's disputed comments were reasonable and balanced by other comments that provided a positive perspective supporting the overall rating, and that as such they did not detract from the overall satisfactory appraisal. Accordingly, the Appeals Tribunal concurred with the UNDT¡¯s determination that the challenged performance evaluation was not an ¡°administrative decision¡± and agreed that the application was therefore not receivable ratione...

The UNAT noted that the Administration had initiated a preliminary investigation into the staff member¡¯s conduct with regard to the ostensible theft of cash from the office safe, reached agreements with him regarding repayment, and then sought initiation of criminal proceedings by filing a criminal complaint and delivering him to the local police. The UNAT found that because the underlying facts of the case involved his conduct as a United Nations staff member towards his employer, the UNDT should have been competent to review his application on the merits, had it been timely filed.

The UNAT...

The UNAT held that the UNRWA DT rightly identified that the standard of proof for placing the staff member on ALWOP was whether there was reasonable suspicion or reasonable grounds to believe that the staff member had committed the alleged misconduct.

The UNAT rejected the staff member¡¯s argument that his ex-wife¡¯s withdrawal of the complaint against him in a national court should have stopped all investigations against him. The UNAT noted that the national court had provided the case records to the Agency, and the Agency, following its complete assessment of the situation, can proceed with...

The UNAT upheld the UNRWA DT¡¯s determination of the former staff member¡¯s chances of selection for the position at one-fourth on alternative grounds. The UNAT held that the UNRWA DT appropriately considered the possibility that the Agency could have introduced additional candidates on an equivalency basis during a second review after the shortlisting phase. In particular, the UNRWA DT held that, since the sufficient number of candidates for a competitive exercise was normally between three to five candidates per vacancy, it was reasonable to expect that the Agency would have brought more...

The UNAT first considered the staff member¡¯s request for an oral hearing, and decided it was not necessary for the expeditious and fair disposal of his case.

The UNAT observed that when the only persons present in a physical assault are the perpetrator and the victim, an oral hearing may be useful for reaching credibility findings. However, in this case, the UNAT noted that the staff member and his counsel agreed that they had no witnesses to present at an oral hearing and preferred to rely on the investigation report. In these circumstances, the UNDT did not err in not holding an oral hearing...

The UNAT held that the Standing Committee of UNJSPB had appropriately found Ms. Briel ineligible to receive a widow¡¯s benefit.

The UNAT found that Ms. Briel should have submitted her appeal to the UNAT using the prescribed form, accompanied by a brief explaining her grounds for appeal, particularly given that she had received clear instructions from the UNAT Registry. Nonetheless, the UNAT reviewed the merits of her appeal.

The UNAT found that, at the time of the late participant¡¯s death, he had not reported Ms. Briel as his spouse or common-law spouse. Moreover, there was no evidence to...

Le TANU a estim¨¦ que le DT de l'UNRWA avait commis une erreur de droit en estimant que le cadre juridique applicable permettait au jury d'entretien de proc¨¦der ¨¤ des ¨¦valuations techniques des candidats.Toutefois, le TANU a estim¨¦ que l'irr¨¦gularit¨¦ proc¨¦durale du jury, qui a organis¨¦ une deuxi¨¨me s¨¦rie d'entretiens de nature purement technique, n'¨¦tait pas suffisante pour faire droit au recours, car l'issue du processus de recrutement aurait ¨¦t¨¦ la m¨ºme.
Le TANU a estim¨¦ que le DT de l'UNRWA n'avait pas commis d'erreur en ce qui concerne l'incapacit¨¦ de l'Office ¨¤ appliquer correctement les...

The UNAT found that the UNRWA DT had erred in law when it found that the applicable legal framework allowed the interview panel to conduct technical assessments of the candidates. However, the UNAT held that the procedural irregularity of the panel having held a second round of interviews of a purely technical nature, would not suffice to grant the appeal because the outcome of the recruitment process would have been the same.

The UNAT held that the UNRWA DT had not erred with regards to the Agency¡¯s failure to correctly apply gender parity rules. The UNAT found that gender parity had not...

The UNAT held that the UNDT did not err in finding that the former staff member¡¯s change of title following a reclassification did not amount to an abolition or discontinuance of her post, rendering her termination of appointment unlawful.

The UNAT also determined that the UNDT did not err in awarding the former staff member compensation in lieu of two years¡¯ net base salary. In this regard, the UNAT emphasized that the UNDT correctly considered the fact that the former staff member¡¯s permanent appointment included a specific undertaking stating that she could only be terminated due to an...

Le Tribunal d'appel a rejet¨¦ les deux appels.

Le Tribunal d'appel a estim¨¦ que le Tribunal du contentieux administratif avait correctement constat¨¦ que la lettre d'inculpation ne constituait pas une d¨¦cision administrative susceptible de recours et que, de ce fait, la requ¨ºte de M. Schifferling n'¨¦tait pas recevable ratione materiae.

Le Tribunal a ¨¦galement estim¨¦ que la question de savoir si le Tribunal avait commis une erreur en ne joignant pas le Secr¨¦tariat en tant que partie n¨¦cessaire ¨¤ la requ¨ºte ¨¦tait devenue sans objet et qu'en tout ¨¦tat de cause, l'appel interlocutoire n'¨¦tait pas...

The Appeals Tribunal dismissed both appeals.

The Appeals Tribunal held that the UNDT correctly found that the Charge Letter did not constitute a reviewable administrative decision, and that as such Mr. Schifferling¡¯s application was not receivable ratione materiae.

The Appeals Tribunal further found that the question of whether the Dispute Tribunal erred in not joining the Secretariat as a necessary party to the application had become moot and that in any event, the interlocutory appeal was not receivable.

The Appeals Tribunal found that in its rigid treatment of the evidence in relation to AAY¡¯s conduct, the UNDT failed to have appropriate regard to what had been admitted to by AAY when interviewed by OIOS. The fact that AAY chose not to testify at the UNDT hearing made it clear that he stood by his statement to the OIOS investigators. The UNDT was required to consider this undisputed evidence from him in its assessment whether the misconduct against him had been proved, more so in circumstances in which he did not elect to testify further in his own defence. The fact that the three witnesses...