UNDT/2022/096, Handy
A former staff member contesting a decision stemming from his elapsed appointment or contract is, for the purpose of staff rule 11.2, considered a 鈥渟taff member鈥�. As a former staff member, the Applicant was not exempt from submitting a request for management evaluation. Therefore, the Tribunal was not competent to entertain this application.
Secretary-General鈥檚 decision to withhold the Applicant's final pay and pension entitlement since 2 November 2021.
Under staff rule 11.2, a staff member, prior to filing of an application before the UNDT, 鈥渟hall, as a first step, submit to the Secretary-General in writing a request for a management evaluation of the administrative decision鈥�. Moreover, art. 8.1(c) of the Dispute Tribunal鈥檚 Statute provides that an application is receivable if the contested administrative decision has previously been submitted for management evaluation