ORGANISATION MONDIALE

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W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N EXECUTIVE BO/xRD

Tenth Session

NATIONS UNJES

ORGANISATION MONDIALE

DE L A S A N T É

EBlO/6 ^ 26 May 1952

ORIGINÀLî ENGLISH

CHANGES TO STÍIFF RULES

In accordance with the provisions of Staff Regulation 12.2, the Director-General has the honour to submit the attached changes to the

Staff Rules for consideration by the Executive Board, with the reqiest that they be confirmed.

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No. Previous Text 11.3 The effective date for all

staff roll be the day the staff member reports for duty.

A staff member receiving promotion shall be paid in accordanco iTith the foil casing provisions:

(a) If his present salary is belar the basic rate of the higher grade^ promotion shall be to that basic rate,

(b) If the staff meinber's present salary is equal to or above tho basic rate of the higher grade, promotion shall be to the salary stop rate of

that grade next above iho staff member1 s present salary*

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The effective date of appointment rrill be the date the staff member reports for duty if

locally recruited or the date he enters travel status for the , purpose of reporting to duty if travel is required, provided that this date is not earlier than that required for travel by the route and type of transport approved by the Oi^ganization.

IThen a staff member is promoted to a higher grade his salary r.dll be fixed, at the loiTost step in tho near grade -which Tdll provide an increase in pay no loss than vrould have resulted from the next within-grade increase in t h e old grado.

Reasons for change

The purpose of this change and the.

change to Staff Rule 661 belovr is • to bring ТШО practice into con- • formity with that of the United

Nations and othor Specialized Agencics. The rule previously in force^ which set the effective date as the date of reporting for duty in all cases， resulted in discrimination against staff recruited from great distances.

The purpose of the change is to establish equity of treatment for all staff on pafoootion. Siaoô the salary steps in the current schedule do not alirays coincide in the area of overlap from one grade to another, the operation of the previous rule теsuited in vridcly varying amounts of pay

increase upon promotion.

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TITO years for levels D-l IV through level B-D in Staff 710

(c) same as "previous tertn. The service requirements for TTithin-grade increases are;

(a) one year for all steps in levels .P-l through D-l Step Ш of the salary schedule in Staff Rule 710.

The purpose of the chango is to set the point for coimnencement of a two-year service period for mthin-grade increase at Step

H I of IKL rather than at Step I of D-2. This change conforms to a decision of the 6th General Assembly of the United Nations taken to remove the possible anomaly of a staff member in Grade D-l arriving at a higher salary in less service time than a staff member in D-2.

545 - no previous Rule -

212.4 The service requirements for vriLthirv-grade increases ares

(a) One year for all steps in levels P-l through P-5 and D-l of the salary schedule in Rule 710.

(b) TITO years for levels D-2

and ED of the salaiy schodulo in Rule 710.

(o) For posts subject to local recruitment，service time to be determined by the Director- General in establishing the local salary schoàdlo.

212.7 "ïïhcn a staff member1 s salary hi been adjusted upward, as a

result of a chango in grade or pay schedule, service time toiTard the next т/ithin-grade inoroase commencos from such adjustment provided tho amount of the adjustment was not less than tho next ^Tithin-grado increase after the adjustment.

Шсп a staff .member^ salary has been adjusted upward as a result of a change in grado,. service time tovfard the next irithin- grade increase commences from the date of such adjustment.

This revision follows automatic- ally from the revision to Staff * ñulc 211.2 since tho latter change results in the equivalent of a râthin-grade increase in all cases of promotion.

Cb) Step Rule

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545.1

545.2

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Na/r Text Regional Boards of Appeal

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Each regional director shall establish in his region a Regional Board of Appeal to hear appeals and com- plaints arising under гщу of the

circumstances specified in Rules 511.1 and 511.2 from staff appointed Ъу him, and to advise him, except that the competence of such Board ivith respect to Rule 511.2.3 shall Ъе limited to posts subject to local r eorultoent.

At the request of the headquarters Board of Enquiry aid Appeal, a Regional Board may conduct a hearing on

any

matter reserved to the competence of the headquarters Board, the findings of such hearing to be reported to the headquarters Board for review and recommendation to the Director-General»

Йкз Regional Board of Appeal shall . be conposed of three members having equal votos, selected as follows:

one person and one alternate

designated by the Regional Director, one person and one alternate elected by the staff, and a third member v/ho will.serve as Oialrman designated by the Regional Director on -фе nomina- tion of the twtí other members.

The purpose of those new rules is to provide an appeals pro-

ccdure for regional staffs

•which тон permit consideration at or near the place T/herc the staff member is located. It is a rational development of decentralized operation.

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WT： ¿^reVioüs Text Now Text Reasons for change 5Л5.Л

545.5

545.6

545.7

The provision of Rulos 531 and. 532 shall apply to appeals to Regional Boards of Appeal.

In any case involving interpreta- tion of the Staff Regulations or Staff Rules, the Regional Director shall consult the Director-General before taking a final decision on a recommendation.from the Regional Board of Appeal.

A staff member shall have the right to appeal to the Board of Enquiiy and Appeal at headquarters, against the decision of the Regional

Director based upon the rocommenda- tion of the Regional Board of Appeal.

The appeal must be nado in writing

•within fifteen days after the staff member has been notified, of such decision of the Regional Director.

In caso of appeal against the decision of the Regional Director referred to in 545,5 above, the complete record of the regional hearing shall b e forvrarded to the Board of Enquiry and Appeal at Headquarters, which shall d ecide what further evidence, if a n ^ need be obtained before making a recommendation to the Director-General for a final decision.

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642 Serious misconduct A staff member may be dismissed for serious misconduct in accordance with the provisions of Staff Regulatáton 19 • He is not entitled

either to notice or paymerrb of indemnity.

661 Staff members entitled to repatriaticm,

661Д Effective date of termination will b e close of business of the date the staff member begins his ；journey to his normal place of residence- Arrangements for the journey shall be made by ttie first available means of tran印orb.

681 Entitlement

Within the limits specified in Sections 1200 and 1300, a staff menfcer, upon termination

• of appointment shall receive reimbursement of travel and removal expenses for himself and eligible dependents from his official station to his normal place of residence (or another point designated by him^ provided it involves no . greater expense to the

Organization) except as provided below:

Л staff ineiiiber may be dismissed for serious misconduct in accordance m t h the provisions of Staff Rog"ulation 10 Д. He is not entitled either to notice or payment of an indenmi-ty.

This is purely an editorial change to correct the i^efcronce to the near regulations adopted by the Fourth World Health Assembly.

Staff members entitled to return transportation. •

The effective date of termination will be the closc of

business on that day on which it is calculated the staff member is able to reach his normal place of residence by direct route if he departs promptly after

conpletion of his duties.

Entitlement

Within ttie limits specified in in Sections 1200 and 1300, a staff member, vpon termination of appointment shsül r eceive reimbursement of travel and removal e^enses for himself and eligible depend如ts from his official station to his normal place of residence (or anqther point desigmtod b y him，

provided it involves no greater expense to the Organization) except as provided belovr:

(a) A staff member recruited locaXLy to fill a post subject to local :recruitiifânt

See explanation of change to Staff Rule 127.3 •

This change follcmrs from the earlier deletion of Staff Rule 1/么

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N o . Previous Text

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681 (а) Л staff meuber recruited locally to fill a post subject

• "to local recruilanent or, Tfho, as a condition of appointment has Tiraived his repatriation rights during the first two years (aee Itole 142) is rioi

entitled to such reimbursement.' (b) no change

(c) no change 710 Salary Schedule

The folloiTirig schedule of base salaries shall apply to all posts except those excluded b y Section 1600'and except those of the"

Director-General, Beputjr- Pirector-itbnnral^^ ándifetant Piroctors-pGcneipQl afid Regional Dim^oJm.： Tbo 日alaaiçs.of the Bsputjr а^фэггбевсййДу йю.

Assistant Diittactors^Geoeiial _{. . .} the Regional Directors are fixed by the Dire。to3>"General in

agreement tàth the Executive Board.

(salazy schedule.»..:.)•

740 Night Differential.

(b) same as previous text (c) зато as previous text

The following schedule of base salaries shall apply to all posts except those excluded by- Section 1б00 and except those of the Director-General, Deputy Director -General, Assistant Directors-Generaí and Regional Directors. The salaries of the Deputy Director-General， the Assistant Directors-General and the Regional Directors are detormined by the World Health Assembly as provided in Staff Regulation 3.1.

(за1агу schedule...)

Revised to confoira to Staff Regulations adopted Ъу the Fourth ¥orld Health Assembly.

None - previous text t o b e deleted This rule has been deleted since its only applicability is to staff occupying posts defined in Staff Rule 1610 and for such posts the “ Director-General is required by rule 1610 to establish pay and allowances in teiras

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740.

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Cost-of-Livlng Adjusianent Staff raenbers, other than those occupying ports subject to local recruitment,. ；iifhose official station is at an offic© of the Oi^anization other than Headquarters, shall be eligible.far, or subject to, a coSt-df-living âdjustineqt in respect of the difference (plus or ioims，tihich m y

«cist in the cost of living

betw0«n the area of' his official station and the area of Head-

srs. This adjustment be made for each area,

into account thé principal f-living factors, but

not- be implied ；There the fference is less than ten per cent.

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At periodic intervals the cost of ^ivdiig upon which the allowance is based will be re-examined.

Delete previous rule 870

: - .. 、 - - . • Replace by new rule 7Л0 - see following, page.

(see rule- 870, page .5,:

Salary rates established under rule 710 shall be subject to adjustment (plus or minus) on the basis

of

significant variations in the cost of living.

of the best prevailing prafetices in each area.

The purpose of this chaise is to introduce into the Staff Rules the baaic decisions of principle taken Tbgr the Board at its ninth session and -üie definition of salaiy to which adjustments are to be applied as agreed by Special Committee of ЛСС.

See previous page.

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74-0.2 The salary rates specified in rule 710 are considered to b e established in relation to the cost of living existing at the headquarters of the United Nations (New York) in May 1950. For staff (except those occurring posts defined in Section l600 of these rules) at any location other than New York，these rates таЛ.1 be subject to an "initial adjustment"

whenever there is a significant difference between cost of living at such locality and that existing in Now York on the base date (May 1950).

Assessment of such difference Trill be on the basis of a comparative

study of the cost of living t o t h e staff members concerned talcing into account standards of living and related factors.

7Д0.3 Once the difference between cost of living in a locality and that in New York as of the base date has been established and any appropriate

'•initial adjustment" made，salaries of staff In that locality ivlll be • subject to "subsequent adjustments"

(up/rard or dovrnvrard) based upon significant changes in the cost of living in that locality.

74。•厶 ‘ Л significant difference or change

in cost of living is defined as one . of at least ten per cent and all

adjustment will b e made only in multiples of ten per cent of salary.

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821 Eligibility

Effective 1 January 1953, a staff member vrho has

completed tiro or шого years of full time service with the Orgaxlization at an

official station outside his home cóuntry shall bg entitled， upon leaving thb Organization other than by dismissal, to a repatriation grant computed in accordance with the schedule below, provided that credit shall not be granted toward service

The ttsalaiyn to viiich cost-of-living adjuatcmts s h a H apply is defined as follors:

(a) For "initial adjustments":

sevonty-flve per cent of the base salaiy established under rule 710.

(b) For "subsequent adjustments11 : the modified sevenlgr-five per cent

of base salary resulting from the initial axyustment.

Periodically the Relationship between the cost of living in all localities yihere ataff a re stationed and • the cost of living in Ner/ York as of the base date will b e reassessed and new "initial adjustments11

established incorporating aLl

intervening "subsequent adjustments".

Effective 1 January 1953^ a staff member vho has conç)leted tvro or more years of full time service

?¿th the Organization at an

official station outside his home country shall be entitled, upon leaving the Organization other than by dismissal for serious misconduct，to repatriation”

grant cœiputed in accordances iTith the schcdulo belovr，provided

that credit shall not be granted toward service requirements for for any periods at an official

This is an amplification of wording designed to remove

a possible construction contrary to the intent of the provisions for the repatriation grant as recommcndcd by the UN Conanittee of Exports and adopted by t he Fifth

General Assembly of the United Nations.,

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821. requirements for ary periods at an official station which is Tjlthin 100 kilometers of the place recognized as the individual's normal place of residence

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his residence immediately prior to anointment. Staff members receiving expatriation alloiTance on 31 December 1950 т-rho leavB the Organization

other than

by

dismissal before 31 December 1952 т/lll receive .a terminal payment equivalent

to the expatriation allowance they iTould have received if this allowance had been continued, provided that the total payment may not exceed the amount of thq expatriation grant earned after

2

years service#

96O.I Staff members TJhose applications are supported by a medical cer- tificate shall be allowed

maternity leave on full pay, in addition to annual leave and sick leave, for a period not to exceed six

vroeks

before and six woeks after confinement, provided that the staff member shall have been in sorvicG ton months or more»

station which is v/lthin 100 kilometers of the place recognized as the individual1 s normal place of residence or his residence immediately prior to appointment. Staff members receiving expatriation allowance on 31 December 1950 who leave the Organization other than by-

dismissal before 31 December 1952 will receive a terminal payment

équivalent to the expatriation all oivance they "would have received if this allowance had been continued, provided that the total payment may not exceed the amount' of the expatriation grant earnoci' after 2 years service.

Staff' members whose applications are sùppoarted by a medical cer- tificate shall be аПот/ed

maternity leave on full pay, for a period not to exceed six -weeks before and six weeks after

confinemont, provided that the staff merfcer shall have been in service ten months or more at the date of confineiaenfc.

Maternity leave is granted on tho understanding that the staff member is returning to duty after confinement.

These changos are editorial only, designed to clarify tho intent of the rule which is not changed.

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1212 A staff member whose appointment is for a period of not less than one year or who receivos an appointment the length of vrhich added to his previously acquired service totals a period of not less than one year shall bo entitled to travel expenses and stiboistence alloranccs for the following dependents : vdfe，

dependent/disabled husband, dependent children and depaident brothers and sisterst

same trith

addition as under:-

(a) from thoir place of residence to the staff nenibcr^s official station in connexion m t h his appointment；

(b) from one official station to another if expenses have been authorized under (a)多

(c) from the staff member's official station to a place in his home country and. return iirhen he is entitled to home leave:

(d) fron the staff mejráber's official station to a place designated by him upon termination of his appointment;

provided that in the case of (a), (c) and (d) the entitlement shall be limited to the cost of guch journeys betvrocn tho staff member's "normal place of resid©nôeM and his official

The effect of the change is to ensure that the Organization is not subjected to transportation costs for what in fact proves to b e only a visit by a staff member's family.

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station at the time the дошиеу is authorized, and provided bimt9

for (a) and (c) above, the staff member^s assignment to t hat official station is expected to continue for at least six morïfchs.

Subject to Eemoval Rales x s & m à by the Direotor-Gcneral, раузщгЬ

of transporbation expenses in connexion "with the removal of household goods and other personal effects will be made to the

ontitlod staff momber：

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six Tenths ani the dependents remain at tho station at loast six months.

Subject to Eoiaoval Rulos issued by tho Directors General, payment

of transportation expenses in connexion with the removal of household goods and other personal effects лй11 Ъе made to the entitled staff meniber:

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丨n leaving the service of the

•anizabion, from his official station to his normal plaoo of residence, provided ttLat lm was appointed, or has s o r m d ,

for a period of not loss than Ьт y oars, and has not waived his repatriation rights d w i n g the first two years of hdu9 appointment under Rale 142 •

(c) upon leaving the s ervice of the Organization, from his official station to his normal place of residence^

provided that ho шз appointed, or has served, for a period of not less than two yoars, and has not forfeited his repatriation rights under Rule 620#3»

T M s e are editorial changos required to bring this rule into line т/ith previous amendments to the rules

(七he deletion of rule 1^2 and the amendment of Rule 620.3)

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1512 Staff members -who are not in a pay status for the full pay-

period sha31 receive for eaqh..

working day. in a pay status . 1/26Ofch of the annual Ъаэо

salary. ‘ 1б14 Persons vrhom it is necessary to

recruit outside the local area for such posts, shall be appointed under the conditions of employment.established for persons locally recruited, exccpt "that in addition they shall be paid an annual nort- residdncG 'allowance in an amount to be ostablishod by the Director-Gonoral for each area, aid tiie provisions of of Staff Rulo 851.1 shall app^y to such persons.

1616 No previous text.

Staff members who .ore not in pay status for the full pay period- shall receive fo-r： hach' calendar dgy in p^/ status l/30th of the monthly salary.

Persons .T/hom it is necossaiy to to rocruit outside the local' area for such posts, shall be appointed under tho conditions • of employment established•for persons locally rocruitcd.

In'addition, any persons who ore recruited outside the local area and outside the country of the duty station may bo paid an annual non- residence allovmnce in an ' amount to bo established by the Director-General for each - area, and the amount of the C h i l d r e n A l l o w a n c e shall be that provided in Staff Rule

851.1.

The Dire сtor-Genoral may grant staff at this 1сте1 additional rémunération for proficiency in a second language useful to the O^anization,

The purpose of this change is to sinç>liiy payroll computations and establish a formula which is easily understood by the staff.

The charge is d esigned to

clarify the original intent that non-residence а11отгапсе and children's allcwance at the international rate are payable only iTith respect to persons actually rocruitcd outside the country of duty station.

Although tho salary and allavrance plan introduced on 1 January 1951 made provision for a language allairanco for staff in posts subjcct to local г ecruitment, tho authority for granting such an alloiTancG Tras not specifically introduced iftto-the rules.- It is considcroü desirable that provision for tho allotrance be positively stated in the Staff

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