UNDT/2019/181, ¹ú²úAV
For the purpose of determining eligibility for a SPA, the Applicant performed higher level functions from the date of the issuance of a vacancy announcement for the higher-level post until the selected candidate assumed the higher-level post. As he performed the higher-level functions for less than four months, the Applicant failed to meet the eligibility criteria under ST/AI/2003/3. The Applicant did not satisfy the criteria for SPA and that the Administration’s decision not to pay it was lawful.
Decision to not grant a special post allowance (SPA).
Under ST/AI/2003/3, a condition for eligibility for special post allowance is that the higher-level post must have been advertised at the time the staff member is performing the higher-level functions, unless there are exceptional circumstances to justify not issuing a vacancy announcement.