2012-UNAT-219, Sprauten
UNAT considered the Secretary-General’s appeal regarding the compensation award of six months’ net base salary for the irregularities in the selection process. UNAT noted that the present case substantially differed from Kasyanov (2010-UNAT-076), which the Secretary-General relied upon; had Mr Kasyanov been selected, it would have been a mere lateral move for him without any change in salary and status. Contrastingly, Mr Sprauten’s selection would have been a move from a temporary appointment to a fixed-term appointment. UNAT rejected the Secretary-General’s contention that UNDT erred in law...