L'UNAT a jugé que la décision contestée était légale. Il a estimé que le TFP avait correctement analysé les éléments de preuve présentés, en motivant de manière détaillée l'acceptation ou le rejet du témoignage de chaque témoin et, surtout, en tenant compte de l'aveu par le fonctionnaire de nombreux faits essentiels. Il s'agissait notamment de reconnaître : l'existence de tensions entre lui-même et les membres du personnel international et national ; qu'il était probablement trop exigeant en tant que supérieur hiérarchique ; qu'il avait élevé la voix au travail ; qu'il avait fait référence aux...

The UNAT found that the staff member had filed his appeal more than a year after the issuance of the UNDT Judgment and even if he had requested a waiver of the time limit on the basis of exceptional circumstances, his appeal was time-barred and not receivable ratione temporis.

The UNAT nevertheless noted that the staff member’s application filed with the UNDT was not receivable under the doctrine of res judicata because the UNAT had already affirmed in its earlier judgment a UNDT judgment deciding his challenge to the same administrative decision.

The UNAT found that the staff member sought to...

The UNAT noted that in its calculation of the reduction of the beneficiary’s retirement benefit, the Pension Fund had determined the rate of the overall cost-of-living adjustment due to benefits in accordance with the movement in the US consumer price index since the date of the last adjustment to be 6.4 per cent. The UNAT observed that the Fund had then prorated the overall adjustment rate in proportion to the length of time the beneficiary’s retirement benefit had been in payment and had determined that the inflationary adjustment due to him was 7/12 of 6.4 per cent, equal to 3.7 per cent...

The UNAT held that the contested decision was lawful. It held that the UNDT appropriately analysed the evidence presented, providing detailed reasons for accepting or rejecting each witness’s testimony and, importantly, considered the staff member’s admission of many of the key facts. These included acknowledging that: tensions existed between himself and both staff and national staff members; he was probably too demanding as a manager; he raised his voice at work; he referred to the sects of certain national staff members; he had difficult interpersonal issues with Complainant 1; he...

The UNAT observed that the UNDT did not err in denying the staff member’s request for an oral hearing as the case record was “comprehensive” and there was “no irreconcilable dispute of facts between the parties.”

The UNAT held that the staff member’s placement on ALWP was justified, given that the staff member was provided with the names of the members of the fact-finding panel assigned to investigate her alleged misconduct, and that she was in a position to approve the consultancy contract of one of those members, which created a conflict of interest and a genuine risk of interference in the...

The UNAT held that even though the Commissioner-General had mistakenly reimbursed the fine to Mr. El-Haj after the issuance of the UNRWA DT Judgment, since the fine was subsequently reimposed, the appeal was not moot.

The UNAT held that in order to find that a staff member’s conduct was “serious misconduct” so as to warrant a more serious sanction, the Commissioner-General had to provide reasons for this determination. In this case, the Commissioner-General provided no reasons, and the UNAT rejected the Commissioner-General’s argument that reasons were not necessary because it was manifestly...

The Appeals Tribunal analyzed the text of Appendix D, from the 1966 version, and concluded that: (a) widows are eligible to receive compensation at a rate of two-fifths of a deceased staff member’s annual salary; (b) if the deceased staff member is survived by more than one widow, the compensation shall be split evenly between the widows; (c) all pension benefits paid through the staff member’s UNJSPF entitlement shall be deducted from the compensation paid under Appendix D; and the deduction shall not reduce the amount of Appendix D compensation otherwise payable to less than 10 per cent of...

The UNAT held that there was no error of law or fact by the UNDT in finding that the allegations of sexual harassment and workplace harassment were proven to the clear and convincing evidence standard. The UNDT had the advantage of seeing and hearing the evidence of the principal witnesses to, and relating to, the events. There was therefore ample evidence to confirm the UNDT’s assessments of the occurrence and significance of the events. The UNDT was also entitled to draw the inference that AAO, rebuffed in his sexual advances by the complainant, retaliated subsequently through workplace...

The UNAT held that the UNDT had erred by failing to grant the remedy under Article 10(5)(a) of the UNDT Statute after it had found that the disciplinary decision was unlawful. The UNDT erred by refusing to rescind the contested decision on the grounds that the staff member had abused the judicial process. The UNAT remanded the case to the UNDT for determination of the appropriate remedy.

The UNAT agreed with the UNDT that the former staff member had manifestly abused the judicial process by filing forged documents before that Tribunal. However, the UNAT held that the UNDT had erred in the...

The UNAT expressed serious concern about the lack of a sufficient record of reasons supporting the choice of the selected candidate over the staff member at the time of the contested decision.

The UNAT found that gender and geographical considerations were unevenly applied in the selection exercise, positively assessing the British male while ignoring or discounting that the staff member was an Indian female. Contrary to Staff Regulation 4.4, in which the fullest regard should be given to internal candidates, the UNAT found that her UN experience was used to disadvantage her. The UNAT also...

L'UNAT a estimé que l'UNDT avait agi correctement en procédant à un contrôle juridictionnel de l'affaire.

Il a conclu que l'UNDT avait correctement évalué la crédibilité des témoins qui avaient témoigné devant lui et s'était fondé à juste titre sur le témoignage crédible de Mme V, qui n'avait aucun motif de mentir, pour conclure qu'il avait été établi par des preuves claires et convaincantes que l'ancien membre du personnel l'avait harcelée sexuellement en tenant des propos à caractère sexuel en mai et décembre 2020. Si le témoignage de Mme V aurait été suffisant en soi dans ce contexte, le...

L'UNAT a noté que les conclusions du TDPI reposaient sur des preuves crédibles lorsqu'il a déterminé que le fils de la fonctionnaire avait contracté la Covid-19, qu'il avait été traité sous la supervision de son médecin traitant et que le paiement avait été effectué sur la base des factures de ce dernier reflétant les soins qu'il avait prodigués.

L'UNAT a estimé qu'à la lumière des témoignages des témoins de la fonctionnaire, y compris elle-même et le professionnel de santé qui avait traité son fils, le TDPI n'avait pas commis d'erreur en concluant que l'Administration n'avait pas établi la...

L'UNAT a estimé que, bien que l'ancien membre du personnel n'ait reçu le rapport d'enquête complet qu'après la fin de la procédure disciplinaire, il n'y avait pas eu violation des règles de procédure régulière, car la lettre lui donnant la possibilité de répondre était détaillée et il avait reçu le rapport d'enquête complet au début de la procédure devant le Tribunal du contentieux.

L'UNAT a estimé que le Tribunal du contentieux avait correctement entendu les témoignages en direct de nombreux témoins, qui avaient tous été soumis à un contre-interrogatoire, et avait admis certaines déclarations...

The UNAT noted that the UNDT’s findings had been based on credible evidence when it determined that the staff member’s son had contracted Covid-19; he had been treated under the supervision of her primary medical care provider; and payment had been made based on invoices from that provider reflecting the care he had provided.

The UNAT was of the view that in light of the testimony of the staff member’s witnesses, including herself and the medical professional who had treated her son, it had not been erroneous for the UNDT to conclude that the Administration had failed to establish the medical...

The UNAT held that the UNDT acted correctly by conducting a judicial review of the case.

It found that the UNDT properly assessed the credibility of the witnesses who testified before it and correctly relied on the credible testimony of Ms. V, who had no motive to lie, to conclude that it had been established by clear and convincing evidence that the former staff member had sexually harassed her by making comments of a sexual nature in May and December 2020. While Ms. V’s testimony alone would have been sufficient in this context, the UNAT noted that it was corroborated by colleagues who were...

The UNAT held that although the former staff member did not receive the full investigation report until after the disciplinary process was concluded, there was no due process violation because the opportunity to respond letter was detailed, and he received the full investigation report early in the Dispute Tribunal proceedings.

The UNAT held that the Dispute Tribunal had appropriately heard live testimony from numerous witnesses, all of whom were subject to cross-examination, and had admitted certain hearsay statements using established methods of corroboration. The UNAT held that the Dispute...

Le TANU a d'abord examiné la demande d'audition du fonctionnaire et a décidé qu'elle n'était pas nécessaire pour un traitement rapide et équitable de l'affaire.

Le TANU a observé que lorsque les seules personnes présentes lors d'une agression physique sont l'auteur et la victime, une audition peut être utile pour parvenir à des conclusions sur la crédibilité. Toutefois, dans ce cas, le TANU a noté que l'agent et son avocat avaient convenu qu'ils n'avaient pas de témoins à présenter lors d'une audience et qu'ils préféraient s'appuyer sur le rapport d'enquête. Dans ces circonstances, l'UNDT n'a...

Le Tribunal d'appel a estimé que, dans son traitement rigide des preuves relatives au comportement d'AAY, l'UNDT n'a pas tenu compte de ce qu'avait admis AAY lorsqu'il avait été interrogé par le Bureau des services de contrôle interne. Le fait qu'AAY ait choisi de ne pas témoigner lors de l'audition de l'UNDT montre clairement qu'il s'en tient à la déclaration qu'il a faite aux enquêteurs du BSCI. L'UNDT était tenue de prendre en compte cette preuve incontestée de sa part dans son évaluation de la preuve de la faute commise à son encontre, d'autant plus qu'il n'a pas choisi de témoigner...

Le TANU a estimé que le Tribunal n'avait pas commis d'erreur en concluant que le changement de titre de l'ancienne fonctionnaire à la suite d'un reclassement n'équivalait pas à une abolition ou à une suppression de son poste, ce qui rendait son licenciement illégal.

Le TANU a également estimé que le Tribunal n'avait pas commis d'erreur en accordant à l'ancienne fonctionnaire une compensation en lieu et place de deux années de salaire de base net. À cet égard, le TANU a souligné que le Tribunal avait correctement pris en compte le fait que l'engagement permanent de l'ancienne fonctionnaire...

Le TANU a estimé que le Comité permanent de la Caisse commune des pensions du personnel des Nations Unies avait jugé à juste titre que Mme Briel n'avait pas droit à l'allocation de veuvage.

Le TANU a estimé que Mme Briel aurait dû soumettre son recours au TANU en utilisant le formulaire prescrit, accompagné d'un mémoire expliquant ses motifs de recours, d'autant plus qu'elle avait reçu des instructions claires de la part du greffe du TANU. Néanmoins, le TANU a examiné le bien-fondé de son recours.

Le TANU a constaté qu'au moment du décès du défunt participant, celui-ci n'avait pas déclaré Mme...