UNDT/2020/069, Zervos
The Tribunal found that the Applicant had not been selected by a Secretariat review body, which is a requirement under sec 2.1 of ST/SGB/2011/9. The Tribunal held that this was rational and consistent with General Assembly resolution 65/247 that for continuing appointments with the Secretariat, the requisite review be done by a Secretarit review body rather than other specialized review bodies. This condition was not satisfied in the Applicant’s case. Accordingly, the impugned decision not to grant the Applicant the continuing appointment was correct. The application was thus dismissed.
The Applicant contested the Administration’s decision not to grant him a continuing appointment.
Staff members recruited in the professional category upon successful completion of a competitive examination may be granted a continuing appointment after two years on a fixed-term appointment, subject to satisfactory service and meeting other relevant requirements.