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UNDT held that the impunged decision was prima facie unlawful. UNDT held that, in the absence of some emergency situation, the Organization must keep staff informed of changes in key legislation and with sufficient time for the staff to take steps to find alternative employment, accommodation and address their visa status, particularly where changes will affect so many staff and their families. UNDT held that, since the Applicant only became aware, on 27 October 2011, of a decision that would be implemented on 31 October 2011, and that the Applicant’s filing of his application was prompt and timeous, the case met the requirement of urgency. UNDT held that a mandatory period of one month’s unemployment in the circumstances of this case would cause the Applicant irreparable harm. UNDT accepted the Applicant’s assessment of the potential irreparable harm the implementation of the break in service would cause. UNDT ordered suspension, during the pendency of the management evaluation, of the implementation of the decision requiring the Applicant to take a mandatory break in service after the expiration of his fixed-term contract and prior to a temporary appointment.