UNDT/2022/044

UNDT/2022/044, Shah

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

The contested decision identified by the Applicant is not a final administrative decision that is related to the Applicant’s terms of appointment or contract of employment. It is an operational decision of general application that promoted a change in the reporting lines of all staff members serving in that organization. Such a decision is within the scope of the managerial discretion of the organization in question. Accordingly, the application is not receivable ratione materiae.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

An Inter-Office Memorandum that adjusted the structure and reporting lines of staff members serving in the Respondent's organization.

Legal Principle(s)

To be receivable, an application needs to challenge a final administrative decision that is related to the Applicant’s terms of appointment or contract of employment.

Outcome

Dismissed as not receivable

Outcome Extra Text

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Shah

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