United Nations Common System :#report of the International Civil Service Commission

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 126United Nations common system, published in 2000.

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8 topics

Education Grant General Service Staff International Civil Service Post Adjustment Professional Staff Salaries and Allowances Staff Assessment Top Echelon Staff

What does this mandate say?

30 operative paragraphs

I

Reaffirms the continued application of the Noblemaire principle;

Also reaffirms the need to continue to ensure the competitiveness of the conditions of service of the common system;

B. Evolution of the margin

Recalling section I.B of its resolution 52/216 of 22 December 1997 and the standing mandate from the General Assembly, in which the Commission is requested to continue its review of the relationship between the net remuneration of the United Nations staff in the Professional and higher categories in New York and that of the comparator civil service (the United States federal civil service) employees in comparable positions in Washington, D.C. (referred to as “the margin”),

Recalling also section IX, paragraph 3, of its resolution 46/191 A of 20 December 1991, in which it requested the Commission to include in its work a review of the differences between the United Nations and the United States net remuneration at individual grade levels,

Recalling further section II.B, paragraph 3, of its resolution 48/224 of 23 December 1993, wherein it considered that the Commission should address the imbalance in the United Nations/United States remuneration ratios in the context of overall margin considerations,

Notes the view of the Commission that, bearing in mind the imbalance in the margin levels, a recommendation for a differentiated salary increase by grades would need to be submitted to the General Assembly at the time of any future recommendation for a real salary increase;

Also notes that the margin between the net remuneration of United Nations staff in grades P-1 to D-2 in New York and that of officials in comparable positions in the United States federal civil service for 1999 is 114.1;

C. Base/floor salary scale

Recalling section I.H of its resolution 44/198, by which it established a floor net salary level for staff in the Professional and higher categories by reference to the corresponding base net salary levels of officials in comparable positions serving at the base city of the comparator civil service (the United States federal civil service),

Approves, with effect from 1 March 2000, the revised base scale of gross and net salaries for staff in the Professional and higher categories, contained in annex I to the present resolution, and the consequential amendment to the Staff Regulations of the United Nations, as reflected in section A of annex II to the present resolution;

Decides that, with effect from 1 March 2000, the staff assessment amounts at various grades and steps for those receiving remuneration at the single rate will be determined in accordance with the procedure outlined in section B of annex II to the present resolution;

D. Post adjustment at Geneva

Recalling section I.B of its resolution 50/208 of 23 December 1995, section I.E of its resolution 51/216 of 18 December 1996, section I.D of its resolution 52/216 and section I.G of its resolution 53/209 of 18 December 1998, related to the establishment of a single post adjustment index in respect of staff members whose duty station is Geneva,

Takes note of the views and conclusions of the Commission contained in paragraphs 36 and 37 of its report;1

Reiterates its request to the Commission to prepare a comprehensive review of the post adjustment system along the lines requested in section I.G of resolution 53/209 and to include in that report indicative statistics and its views on legal and administrative aspects of the following options:

Establishment of a single post adjustment index based on prices at Geneva and the bordering areas in France;

Establishment of two separate post adjustment indices, one based on Geneva prices and the other based on prices in the bordering areas in France;

Establishment of a single post adjustment index for Geneva and the surrounding cantons;

Establishment of a single post adjustment index based on the comparison of prices of goods and services at Geneva with those applicable in New York (Manhattan only);

Maintenance of the status quo;

E. Separation of housing from post adjustment

Recalling section III, paragraph 4, of its resolution 45/241 of 21 December 1990, in which it requested the Commission to establish a pilot project designed to simulate the operation of the proposals of the Commission in a limited number of duty stations in the field where valid housing comparisons were difficult or impossible,

Takes note of the decision of the Commission, set out in paragraph 99 of its report,1 not to pursue further the issue of the separation of housing from post adjustment at small field duty stations;

II.REMUNERATION OF THE GENERAL SERVICE AND OTHER LOCALLY RECRUITED CATEGORIES OF STAFF

A. Review of the basis for the dependent children’s allowance

Recalling section II.C of its resolution 52/216,

Endorses the decision of the Commission, set out in paragraph 110 (a) of its report,1 that the social benefit approach for the payment of the children’s allowance should continue to be maintained;

Notes the intention of the Commission to review the floor formula under the above-mentioned approach in 2001;

B. Survey of best prevailing conditions of employment in Paris

Recalling section II.A of its resolution 52/216, in which it reaffirmed that the Flemming principle should continue to serve as the basis for determining the conditions of service of the General Service and related categories and endorsed the revised methodology for surveys of best prevailing conditions of employment for these categories,

Takes note of the results of the salary survey conducted in Paris, as reported in paragraphs 111 to 118 of the report of the Commission;1

III.CONDITIONS OF SERVICE APPLICABLE TO BOTH CATEGORIES OF STAFF

A. Framework for human resources management

Recalling its resolutions 51/216, 52/216 and 53/209,

Welcomes the progress made by the Commission regarding the development of an integrated framework for human resources management;

Takes note of the conclusions and decisions of the Commission contained in paragraphs 173 to 177 of its report;1

Requests the Commission to continue its work in accordance with the programme outlined in paragraph 176 of its report;

B. Standards of conduct for the international civil service

Recalling paragraph 13 of its resolution 52/252 of 8 September 1998,

Takes note of the decisions of the Commission contained in paragraphs 200 and 201 of its report;1

C. Education grant

Recalling section II.D, paragraph 2, of its resolution 48/224, in which it requested the Commission to study expatriate entitlements with a view to harmonizing the practices of organizations with those of the United Nations and to make recommendations thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty-first session,

Requests the Commission to complete the review of the methodology for the education grant, as well as a review of the purpose, scope, application of and controls for the education grant, and to report the results to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session;

Also requests the Commission, in conjunction with that review, to report specifically on harmonizing education grant practices with those of the United Nations, as called for in General Assembly resolution 48/224;

IV.AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ON

COORDINATION TO THE STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL

SERVICE COMMISSION REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN

AD HOC ADVISORY PANEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM

Having considered the note by the Secretary-General,

Takes note of the comments of the Commission as outlined in paragraphs 206 to 215 of its report;1

Reaffirms the statute of the Commission;

V.REVIEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

Recalling paragraph 22 of its resolution 52/12 B of 19 December 1997,

Having considered the note by the Secretary-General on the review of the Commission,

Emphasizes that the review process should be impartial and transparent, and that the Commission shall participate fully in the process;

Decides to revert to the consideration of the modalities of the review of the Commission, including the proposal of the Secretary-General contained in his note,4 at the main part of its fifty-fifth session, subject to the submission by the Secretary-General of the information requested in paragraph 22 of General Assembly resolution 52/12 B;

Requests the Secretary-General to include the following elements in the information to be submitted to the General Assembly:

Concrete and specific reasons, if any, for such a review;

Identification of specific problems, if any, to be addressed;

Objectives to be achieved by the review;

Possible impact on the common system of such a review;

Information on progress achieved as a result of previous reviews of the working methods and functioning of the Commission.

Salary scale for staff in the Professional and higher categories showing annual gross salaries and net equivalents after application of staff assessment a

(United States dollars)

(Effective 1 March 2000)

D = Rate applicable to staff members with a dependent spouse or child.

S = Rate applicable to staff members with no dependent spouse or child.

a This scale will be implemented in conjunction with a consolidation of 3.42 per cent of post adjustment. There will be consequential adjustments in post adjustment indices and multipliers at all duty stations effective 1 March 2000. Thereafter, changes in post adjustment classifications will be implemented on the basis of the movements of the consolidated post adjustment indices.

Amendments to the Staff Regulations of the United Nations

Regulation 3.3

Replace the second table in paragraph (b) (i) with the following:

Staff assessment rates to be used in conjunction with gross base salaries

(Effective 1 March 2000)

A. Staff assessment rates for staff members with dependants

B. Staff assessment for staff members without dependants

Staff assessment amounts for staff members with neither a dependent spouse nor a dependent child are equal to the differences between the gross salaries at different grades and steps and the corresponding net salaries at the single rate.

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