UNDT/2020/065, Rashid
UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements
Applying the plain meaning of staff rule 9, it is clear that the Administration bears no obligation to place staff members who hold a fixed-term appointment whose posts are abolished. There is no obligation to place such staff members onto other posts outside of the regular selection process.
Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed
Failure to retain the Applicant whose post is abolished.
Legal Principle(s)
The first step of the itnerpreation of any rule is to pay attention to its leiteral terms. The Administration has no obligation to make efforts to retain a staff member holding a fixed-term appointment whose posts are set for abolition. Expiration of a fixed-term appointment is not termination under staff rule 9.6.
Outcome
Dismissed as not receivable
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Rashid
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