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Provisional Staff Regulations and Staff Rules

A/RES/161(II)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1948.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects
Dependency AllowancesEducation GrantProbationRules and RegulationsStaff Reduction

What’s in this document?

35 paragraphs
Requests the Secretary-General to present, four Invite le Secrctaire general a presenter, quatre months prior to the third regular session of the mois avant la troisicme session ordinaire de l'As- General Assembly, a codification of the staff rules for the information of the Assembly;
sonnel;
Resolves that the Provisional Staff Regulations Decide d'annuler Jes articles du statut provirelating to children's allowances and education grants (regulations 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34) be cancelled and superseded, with effect from 1 Jand'etudes ( articles 30, 31, 32, 33 et 34) et de Jes remplacer, a compter du premier janvier 1948 uary 1948, by the amended regulations contained in Annex A, and par Jes artir:ks amendes qui figurent a !'annexe . .\, et Resolves that the Provisional Staff Regulations Decide de modifier les articles du statut pro- \ isoire du personnel relatifs aux nominations, a relating to appointment, probation and promotion be amended by the addition of regulation 12 A and that regulation 21 be revised, as contained in tion de !'article 12A, et de reviser l'articlc 21 Annex B.
'nnformcment au texte figurant a !'annexe B.
Hundred and twenty-first JJ/enary meeting,
20 November 1947.
le 20 novembre 1947.
Annexe A STAFF REGL 1LATIONS STATUT DU PERSONNEL
Artie/,· :w llt'!!,1tlatiu11 :NJ As from I Ja11u;iry 19 lU, f11ll-tinw 11w111hn., nf :\ partir du 1 IT pnvi<T 194H, lt-s rtH'Itlhres du the staff, with the ,·xccptio11 of t!Hb<' ,p,-cificdly 1wrs01mcl n\,ulii·r\'lncnt cmploycs, ;1 !'exception dt: excluded by resolution of tlw Gn1cral ,-\sq·mhly.
1T11x qui ,011t cxprrsscment ,·xclus par unc dsolutio11 de l':\ssf'lllbl,'.,. g(ncral,·, ont droit a Lllll" inshall be entith-d to .1 childr\'11', ;illow.1rn·,· of ~US200 per annum i11 TTsJw<:t of c;1d1 child urnli-r d, 111nit{ JHHII' charges ck familk de 20ll dollars the age of sixteen Y"ars, or. if tlw , I 11ld i, in lulltime attendance at ;1 sch, ,o] nr a u1mTrsity ( 01 ,, 11' ou, s'il s'agit d'un n1lant qui frequente reguliesimilar educational iristitutio11), under thl' age of i n·111,·nt um· frole OU Ulll' universite ( OU un etabliseighteen or twc11ty-two )Wars JTspcctivl'ly; pro- S\'l)H'flt d'cnseigncment analogue), de moins de vidC'd that, if both pareuts .ire nwmbcrs of the i dix-huit ou vingt-deux ans respectivcment, sous staff of the United Nations. only 0111' allmvanu· will be paid in respect of each of their children; ' 11wmhrc-, du p,-rsonncl de ]'Organisation des Naand provided further that, whn" th,· Sencta1 v- ,
tions LT nics. urn· sn1lt- indemnite sera vcrsfr pour General deems it advis,1hlc. no allm,a11< ,. or ,;11 i d1a,un de !curs cnfants et sous reserve en outre allowance of an amount othl'r· than $U S2ll0 qu", si k Senctaire general le juge opportun, ii may be paid under special cinumst,mcc.,. as for po11rra, dans des circonstances particulieres, n'etrc exam.pie, short-term assignment, or a,sigmm·11ts at verse aucunC' indemnitr' OU bien etre verse une induty stations where the levels of Unit1·d Natiom dnnnite d'un montant autre que 200 dollars am.esalary scales are fixed at kvcls ,.1ryi11g from th,· ri,·ains, cornmc, par cxemple, clans le cas de nomi- Headquarters scale.
1u lions pour um· breve periode, ou de nominations traitements de ]'Organisation des Nations Unies snnt differentes de celks qui sont en vigucur au -.;if'gc.
Regulation 31 The allowance shall continue to be payable in respect of his children to a full-•ime member of the staff who becomes entitled under the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Regulations to a retirement or a disability benefit and to a widow if in receipt of a widow benefit.
Regulation 32 Upon the death of a wember of t'1e staff who receives a children's allowance under these regulations, and following the death of the other parent, there shall be paid to the legal guardian of each child an allowance of $US400, or such other appropriate amount as may be fixed by the United Nations Staff Pension Committee, having regard to the further proviso in regulation 30.
Regulation 33 Each full-time member of the staff, with the exception of those specifically excluded by a resolution of the General Assembly, entitled to receive a children's allowance under regulation 30, who is employed by the United Nations in a country other than his own country as specified in his letter of appointment, shall be entitled to the following education grant:
( a) The sum of $US200 per annum for each child, in respect of whom a children's allowance is payable, in full-time attendance at a school or a university in his home country; provided that, where a child attt'nded such an educational institution for a period of less than two-thirds of any one scholastic year, the allowance shall be reduced to such proportion of $US200 as the period so attended bear~ to a full scholastic year;
( b) Once in each scholastic year the travelling expenses of the outward and return journey of such a child by a route approved by the Sc-cretary- General;
( c) Should staff members elect to send their children to special national schools in the area wherc thr-y are scTving, including intC'rnational schools organized for children of United Nations staff members, rather than to schools in their home countries, the· United Nations will pay for each child otherwise eligible for the education grant, an allowance equal to the difference betwecll the cost of education at the special school which he attends and thc cost at a comparable school attcnded by children of persons normally resident in the area, provided that the allowance shall not exceed $US200 per year.
This allowance shall be payable only when there is a valid reason for the child not to attend school in the home country; for instance, in thC' case of children under eleven years of age or when the health of the child is such that return to the home country is not feasible.
If both parents arc members of the staff of the United Nations, only onc grant will be paid in respect of each of their children.
Regulation 34 The Secretary-General may dccidc in each case whether allowances or grants under regulations 30 Article 31 Les memhres du personnel regulierement cmploycs qui ont droit a une pension de retraite ou d'invalidite, conformemcnt au reglement de la Caisse commune des pensions du personnel de !'Organisation des Nations Unies, continueront a rccevoir l'indemnite pour charges de famille en ce qui conccrnc leurs cnfants. Cclle-ci sera egalcment vcrsee a la vcuve beneficiaire d'unc pension de veuvc.
Article :J2
beneficit' d'une indcmnite pour charges de familk conformcment au present reglcment, survcnant apres celui dc la mere ( OU du pere), ii sera verse au tutcur legal de chaquc enfant une indemnite de 400 dollars americains ou unc autrc somme pcrsonncl de !'Organisation dcs Nations Unics, •~ompte tenu de la deuxiemc reserve stipulee a I' article 30.
Article 33 Les mcmbrcs du personnel regulierement employes par !'Organisation des Nations Unies (a l't'xccption de ccux qui sont exprcssement t'xdus un autre pays que le pays d'origine mentionne indemnitc pour charges de famille conformcment a !'article 30, auront droit, en outre, aux indemnites suivantes pour frais d'etudes:
a) Um· somme de 200 dollars amcricains par an pour chaque enfant frcquentant rcgulierement une ccolc ou urn· univrrsite clans son pays d'origine ,·t pour lequel !(· rnembre du personnel a droit a unc indcmnite pour chargC's dC' famille. Si l'cnfant a frfquC'nte un etablisscment d'education dtc ct·t ordn· µcndant urH· periodC' infericun· aux deu, tins de I' .innfr scolairc, ('1•tte allocation d,· 201) dollars amfricains scra reduitc a urn· fraction proportionncllc a la durcc dl' frequcntation;
b) Unc fois par anllfr ,colain-. le~ frais de voyage allcr l"t f<"tour dt l'cnfant, k voyage s'elfectuant suivant un itinfrairc approuvt'.· par le Seen·•.- ' tairc general;
c) Si lt:s membres du personnel dfrident d'cnvoycr !curs enfants clans des {coles nationaks spt>- et notarnmcnt clans lcs ccoks intr-rnationales orsonnel de !'Organisation des Nations Unies, au li,·u d,· k, cnvoyer clans urn· frolt· de leur pays d'origmc, !'Organisation ]Mina pour chaquc cnfant qui aurait droit autrnnent a l'indemnite pour frais d'etudes, une indemnite egalc a la difference rntrt' lcs frais d'ctudcs clans l'frole speciale qu'il fn'- quentc et Jes frais d'etudc clans unr ecolc analogw·
nite m· depassera pas la somme de 200 dollars amfricains. Cette indemnite ne sC'ra versec quc s'il y a une raison valable qui cmpeche l'enfant d,· fn'quPnter l'ecole clans son pays d'originc, par ex,·rnp!t- dans k cas d'un ,·nfant age de moins ck onzc ans ou si l'etat de sante de l'cnfant ne Jui permet pas de rctoumer clans le pays d'origine.
personnel, une seulc allocation sc-ra accordee par enfant.
Article :14 Le Secretaire general peut decider, clans chaquc cas particulier, si Jes indernnites prevucs aux arti-
children.
STAFF REGULATIONS
Regulation 12A The appointment of any member of the staff for a probationary period or on a short-term contract, which shall include any temporary contract, may be subject to such conditions as the Secretary- General may deem desirable.
Regulation 21 The Secretary-General may terminate the appointment of a member of the staff in accordance with the terms of his appointment if made under the provisions of regulation 12A, or if the necessities of the service require the abolition of the post or a reduction of the staff, or if the services of the individual concerned prove unsatisfactory.
XII. CHJLDREN's t\1,1,ow,\Nn:, \Nll Eot'('·\Tlo.,;
'-~! L biDEMNITf:s l'Ol"R CHARGES DE l'AMILLE ET I"IDE\I 1' rrh, ,,, ,t·1, FR.\Is o'i•:TPIJE GRANl,;
II. APPOINTMENT, PROBATION AND PROMOTION II. NOMINATIONS, STAGES ET PROMOTIONS

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