UNDT/2018/041

UNDT/2018/041, Nwogu

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

A matter cannot be before the MEU and the Dispute Tribunal simultaneously and allowing applicants to circumvent this process and file applications with the Tribunal before the deadline for a response to a request for management evaluation has passed would contravene the Tribunal’s Statute and Rules of Procedure, undermine the time lines set out in the Staff Rules, and would be contrary to the intentions of the General Assembly.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant was contesting the decision to abolish her P-4 Gender Specialist post and the recruitment of a P-5 Gender Advisor.

Legal Principle(s)

N/A

Outcome

Dismissed as not receivable

Outcome Extra Text

The application, which had been filed without awaiting the result of management evaluation (or expiry of the time limit for it), was premature and not receivable.

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Nwogu

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