UNDT/2017/035

UNDT/2017/035, Batichtchev

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UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

The Tribunal dismissed the application on the merits.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant, a Russian translator at the P-3 step 15 level in the Russian Translation Services (“RTS”) in the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (“DGACM”) contested his non-selection for a P-4 level post with the RTS/DGACM in New York, contending that the written test for the Post was improperly conducted because he was required to type his response on a computer, a condition not specified in the job advertisement.

Legal Principle(s)

Typing a written test on a computer: The Appeals Tribunal in Krioutchkov UNAT-2016-707 held that, in the particular circumstances of the case, it was lawful to require all the candidates to type their written test on a computer. As the present case concerns precisely the same selection process, and nothing of significant relevance distinguishes the circumstances of the present case from those of Krioutchkov UNAT-2016-707, the Tribunal therefore finds that it was lawful for the Administration to require all candidates to type their responses to the written test on a computer.

Outcome

Dismissed on merits

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Applicants/Appellants
Batichtchev
Entity
DGACM
Case Number(s)
UNDT/NY/2015/7
Tribunal
UNDT
Registry
New York
Date of Judgement
Language of Judgment
English
French
Issuance Type
Judgment
Categories/Subcategories
Staff selection (non-selection/non-promotion)
Applicable Law
Administrative Instructions