2025-UNAT-1549, Aileen Baraza
The UNAT held that the UNDT erred in concluding that the staff member’s application was not receivable. It found that the staff member did, in fact, challenge an administrative decision which she claimed was in non-compliance with her terms of employment. Consequently, the UNDT had jurisdiction to decide whether or not to order the conduct of an investigation or take other courses of action concerning the staff member’s allegations and complaints. The UNAT concluded that, by instead finding the staff member’s application not receivable, the UNDT acted in contravention of Section 5.6 of Secre...