ST/SGB/2014/1

United Nations

Staff Rules
and Staff Regulations of the United Nations
Secretary-General’s bulletin

ST/SGB/2014/1
1 January 2014

Secretary-General’s bulletin
Staff Rules
Under the Charter of the United Nations, the General Assembly provides Staff
Regulations which set out the broad principles of human resources policy for thestaffing and administration of the Secretariat and the separately administered funds
and programmes. The Secretary-General is required by the Staff Regulations toprovide and enforce such Staff Rules, consistent with these principles, as heconsiders necessary.
The Secretary-General, pursuant to staff regulations 12.2, 12.3 and 12.4,
hereby promulgates the Staff Rules, effective as from 1 January 2014.
Articles 8, 97, 100, 101 and 105 of the Charter of the United Nations, which
relate to the service of the staff, are included in the introductory part of the present
edition of the Staff Rules.
In the present edition, each article of the Staff Regulations of the United
Nations precedes each chapter of the related rules.
The present bulletin abolishes Secretary-General’s bulletin ST/SGB/2013/3
and Amend.1.
(Signed) BAN Ki-moon
Secretary-General

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Charter of the United Nations
Provisions relating to service of the staff
Article 8
The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men andwomen to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its
principal and subsidiary organs.
Article 97
The Secretariat shall comprise a Secretary-General and such staff as theOrganization may require. The Secretary-General shall be appointed by the General
Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. He shall be the chief
administrative officer of the Organization.
Article 100
1.
In the performance of their duties, the Secretary-General and the staff
shall not seek or receive instructions from any Government or from any otherauthority external to the Organization. They shall refrain from any action whichmight reflect on their position as international officials responsible only to theOrganization.
2.
Each Member of the United Nations undertakes to respect the exclusively
international character of the responsibilities of the Secretary-General and the staff
and not to seek to influence them in the discharge of their responsibilities.
Article 101
1.
The staff shall be appointed by the Secretary-General under regulations
established by the General Assembly.
2.
Appropriate staffs shall be permanently assigned to the Economic andSocial Council, the Trusteeship Council, and, as required, to other organs of theUnited Nations. These staffs shall form a part of the Secretariat.
3.
The paramount consideration in the employment of the staff and in thedetermination of the conditions of service shall be the necessity of securing thehighest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Due regard shall be paid
to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.
Article 105
1.
The Organization shall enjoy in the territory of each of its Members suchprivileges and immunities as are necessary for the fulfilment of its purposes.
2.
Representatives of the Members of the United Nations and officials of
the Organization shall similarly enjoy such privileges and immunities as arenecessary for the independent exercise of their functions in connection with theOrganization.

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3.
The General Assembly may make recommendations with a view todetermining the details of the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article or
may propose conventions to the Members of the United Nations for this purpose.
Earlier amendments to the Staff Regulations
The General Assembly established the Staff Regulations of the United Nations
according to Article 101 of the Charter by resolution 590 (VI) of 2 February 1952
and amended them thereafter by resolutions 781 (VIII) and 782 (VIII) of
9 December 1953, resolution 882 (IX) of 14 December 1954, resolution 887 (IX) of
17 December 1954, resolution 974 (X) of 15 December 1955, resolution 1095 (XI)of 27 February 1957, resolutions 1225 (XII) and 1234 (XII) of 14 December 1957,
resolution 1295 (XIII) of 5 December 1958, resolution 1658 (XVI) of 28 November
1961, resolution 1730 (XVI) of 20 December 1961, resolution 1929 (XVIII) of
11 December 1963, resolution 2050 (XX) of 13 December 1965, resolution 2121
(XX) of 21 December 1965, resolution 2369 (XXII) of 19 December 1967,
resolutions 2481 (XXIII) and 2485 (XXIII) of 21 December 1968, resolution 2742
(XXV) of 17 December 1970, resolution 2888 (XXVI) of 21 December 1971,
resolution 2990 (XXVII) of 15 December 1972, resolution 3008 (X XVII) of
18 December 1972, resolution 3194 (XXVIII) of 18 December 1973, resolutions
3353 (XXIX) and 3358 B (XXIX) of 18 December 1974, resolution 31/141 B of
17 December 1976, resolution 32/200 and decision 32/450 B of 21 December 1977,
resolution 33/119 of 19 December 1978, decision 33/433 of 20 December 1978,
resolution 35/214 of 17 December 1980, decision 36/459 of 18 December 1981,
resolution 37/126 of 17 December 1982, resolution 37/235 C of 21 December 1982,
resolution 39/69 of 13 December 1984, resolutions 39/236 and 39/245 of
18 December 1984, decision 40/467 of 18 December 1985, resolutions 41/207 and41/209 of 11 December 1986, resolutions 42/221 and 42/225 of 21 December 1987,
resolution 43/226 of 21 December 1988, resolution 44/185 of 19 December 1989,
resolution 44/198 of 21 December 1989, resolutions 45/241 and 45/251 of
21 December 1990, resolution 45/259 of 3 May 1991, resolution 46/191 of
20 December 1991, resolution 47/216 of 12 March 1993, resolution 47/226 of
30 April 1993, resolutions 48/224 and 48/225 of 23 December 1993, resolutions
49/222 and 49/223 of 23 December 1994, resolution 49/241 of 6 April 1995,
resolution 51/216 of 18 December 1996, resolution 52/216 of 22 December 1997,
resolution 52/225 of 4 February 1998, resolution 52/252 of 8 September 1998,
resolution 54/238 and decision 54/460 of 23 December 1999, resolution 55/223 of
23 December 2000, resolution 55/258 of 14 June 2001, resolution 56/244 of
24 December 2001, resolution 57/285 of 20 December 2002, resolution 57/310 of
18 June 2003, resolution 58/265 of 23 December 2003, resolution 59/268 of
23 December 2004, resolutions 60/238 and 60/248 of 23 December 2005, resolution
61/239 of 22 December 2006, resolution 62/227 of 22 December 2007, resolution
63/271 of 7 April 2009, resolution 65/248 of 23 December 2010, resolution 67/254 A
of 12 April 2013, resolution 67/255 of 12 April 2013 and resolutions 68/252 and68/253 of 27 December 2013.

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Contents
Article or
Chapter

Title

Regulations

Rules

Page

Scope and purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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I.

Duties, obligations and privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1–1.3. . . . . . . . . . .1.1–1.9........

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II.

Classification of posts and staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1. . . . . . . . . . .2.1
....

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III.

Salaries and related allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1–3.4. . . . . . . . . .3.1–3.19.........

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IV.

Appointment and promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1–4.6. . . . . . . . . .4.1–4.19.........

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V.

Annual and special leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1–5.3. . . . . . . . . . .5.1–5.3........

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VI.

Social security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1–6.2. . . . . . . . . . .6.1–6.6........

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VII.

Travel and removal expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1–7.2. . . . . . . . . .7.1–7.19.........

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VIII.

Staff relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1–8.2. . . . . . . . . . .8.1–8.2........

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IX.

Separation from service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1–9.4. . . . . . . . . .9.1–9.12.........

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X.

Disciplinary measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.1
. . . . . .10.1–10.4..........

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XI.

Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1
. . . . . . 11.1–11.5..........

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XII.

General provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.1–12.5. . . . . . . . . . .12.1–12.4..........

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XIII.

Transitional measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.1–13.9..........

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Annexes to the Staff Regulations
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I.

Salary scales and related provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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II.

Letters of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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III.

Termination indemnity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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IV.

Repatriation grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Appendix

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A. Pensionable remuneration for staff in the Professional and higher categories and salary scales
and pensionable remuneration for staff in the Field Service category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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B. Education grant entitlements applicable in cases where educational expenses are incurred in
specified currencies and countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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C. Arrangements relating to military service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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D. Rules governing compensation in the event of death, injury or illness at tributable to theperformance of official duties on behalf of the United Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Staff Regulations of the United Nations
Scope and purpose
The Staff Regulations embody the fundamental conditions of service and thebasic rights, duties and obligations of the United Nations Secretariat. They represent
the broad principles of human resources policy for the staffing and administration of
the Secretariat. For the purposes of these Regulations, the expressions “United
Nations Secretariat”, “staff members” or “staff” shall refer to all the staff membersof the Secretariat, within the meaning of Article 97 of the Charter of the United
Nations, whose employment and contractual relationship are defined by a letter of
appointment subject to regulations promulgated by the General Assembly pursuant
to Article 101, paragraph 1, of the Charter. The Secretary-General, as the chief
administrative officer, shall provide and enforce such staff rules consistent withthese principles as he or she considers necessary.

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Article I
Duties, obligations and privileges
Regulation 1.1
Status of staff(a) Staff members are international civil servants. Their responsibilities as
staff members are not national but exclusively international;(b) Staff members shall make the following written declaration witnessed by
the Secretary-General or his or her authorized representative:“I solemnly declare and promise to exercise in all loyalty, discretion andconscience the functions entrusted to me as an international c ivil servant of theUnited Nations, to discharge these functions and regulate my conduct with theinterests of the United Nations only in view, and not to seek or accept
instructions in regard to the performance of my duties from any Government
or other source external to the Organization.
“I also solemnly declare and promise to respect the obligations
incumbent upon me as set out in the Staff Regulations and Rules.”(c) The Secretary-General shall ensure that the rights and duties of staff
members, as set out in the Charter and the Staff Regulations and Rules and in therelevant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly, are respected;(d) The Secretary-General shall seek to ensure that the paramountconsideration in the determination of the conditions of service shall be the necessityof securing staff of the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity;(e) The Staff Regulations apply to all staff at all levels, including staff of theseparately funded organs, holding appointments under the Staff Rules;(f) The privileges and immunities enjoyed by the United Nations by virtueof Article 105 of the Charter are conferred in the interests of the Organization.
These privileges and immunities furnish no excuse to the staff members who arecovered by them to fail to observe laws and police regulations of the State in which
they are located, nor do they furnish an excuse for non -performance of their private
obligations. In any case where an issue arises regarding the application of theseprivileges and immunities, the staff member shall immediately report the matter tothe Secretary-General, who alone may decide whether such privileges andimmunities exist and whether they shall be waived in accordance with the relevant
instruments.
Regulation 1.2
Basic rights and obligations of staff
Core values(a) Staff members shall uphold and respect the principles set out in theCharter, including faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of thehuman person and in the equal rights of men and women. Consequently, staff
members shall exhibit respect for all cultures; they shall not discriminate against
any individual or group of individuals or otherwise abuse the power and authority
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ST/SGB/2014/1(b) Staff members shall uphold the highest standards of efficiency,
competence and integrity. The concept of integrity includes, but is not limited to,
probity, impartiality, fairness, honesty and truthfulness in all matters affecting theirwork and status;
General rights and obligations(c) Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General andto assignment by him or her to any of the activities or offices of the United Nations.
In exercising this authority the Secretary-General shall seek to ensure, having regard
to the circumstances, that all necessary safety and security arrangements are madefor staff carrying out the responsibilities entrusted to them;(d) In the performance of their duties staff members shall neither seek nor
accept instructions from any Government or from any other source external to theOrganization;(e) By accepting appointment, staff members pledge themselves to discharge
their functions and regulate their conduct with the interests of the Organization onlyin view. Loyalty to the aims, principles and purposes of the United Nations, as set
forth in its Charter, is a fundamental obligation of all staff members by virtue of
their status as international civil servants;(f) While staff members’ personal views and convictions, including theirpolitical and religious convictions, remain inviolable, staff members shall ensurethat those views and convictions do not adversely affect their official duties or theinterests of the United Nations. They shall conduct themselves at all times in amanner befitting their status as international civil servants and shall not engage inany activity that is incompatible with the proper discharge of their duties with theUnited Nations. They shall avoid any action and, in particular, any kind of public
pronouncement that may adversely reflect on their status, or on the integrity,
independence and impartiality that are required by that status;(g) Staff members shall not use their office or knowledge gained from theirofficial functions for private gain, financial or otherwise, or for the private gain of
any third party, including family, friends and those they favour. Nor shall staff
members use their office for personal reasons to prejudice the positions of thosethey do not favour;(h) Staff members may exercise the right to vote but shall ensure that their
participation in any political activity is consistent with, and does not reflect
adversely upon, the independence and impartiality required by their status asinternational civil servants;(i) Staff members shall exercise the utmost discretion with regard to allmatters of official business. They shall not communicate to any Government, entity,
person or any other source any information known to them by reason of theirofficial position that they know or ought to have known has not been made public,
except as appropriate in the normal course of their duties or by authorization of theSecretary-General. These obligations do not cease upon separation from service;

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Honours, gifts or remuneration(j) No staff member shall accept any honour, decoration, favour, gift or
remuneration from any Government;(k) If refusal of an unanticipated honour, decoration, favour or gift from a
Government would cause embarrassment to the Organization, the staff member m ay
receive it on behalf of the Organization and then report and entrust it to theSecretary-General, who will either retain it for the Organization or arrange for its
disposal for the benefit of the Organization or for a charitable purpose;(l) No staff member shall accept any honour, decoration, favour, gift or
remuneration from any non-governmental source without first obtaining theapproval of the Secretary-General;
Conflict of interest(m) A conflict of interest occurs when, by act or omission, a staff member’s
personal interests interfere with the performance of his or her official duties andresponsibilities or with the integrity, independence and impartiality required by thestaff member’s status as an international civil servant. When an actual or possible
conflict of interest does arise, the conflict shall be disclosed by staff members totheir head of office, mitigated by the Organization and resolved in favour of theinterests of the Organization;(n) All staff members at the D-1 level and above shall be required to filefinancial disclosure statements on appointment and at intervals thereafter asprescribed by the Secretary-General, in respect of themselves, their spouses andtheir dependent children, and to assist the Secretary-General in verifying theaccuracy of the information submitted when so requested. The financial disclosurestatements shall include certification that the assets and economic activities of thestaff members, their spouses and their dependent children do not pose a con flict ofinterest with their official duties or the interests of the United Nations. The financial
disclosure statements will remain confidential and will only be used, as prescribedby the Secretary-General, in making determinations pursuant to staff
regulation 1.2 (m). The Secretary-General may require other staff to file financial
disclosure statements as he or she deems necessary in the interest of theOrganization;
Outside employment and activities(o) Staff members shall not engage in any outside occupation or
employment, whether remunerated or not, without the approval of the Secretary General;(p) The Secretary-General may authorize staff members to engage in an
outside occupation or employment, whether remunerated or not, if:(i) The outside occupation or employment does not conflict with the staff
member’s official functions or the status of an international civil servant;(ii) The outside occupation or employment is not against the interest of theUnited Nations; and10/111

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ST/SGB/2014/1(iii) The outside occupation or employment is permitted by local law at the
duty station or where the occupation or employment occurs;
Use of property and assets(q) Staff members shall use the property and assets of the Organization only
for official purposes and shall exercise reasonable care when utilizing such property
and assets;(r) Staff members must respond fully to requests for information from staff
members and other officials of the Organization authorized to investigate thepossible misuse of funds, waste or abuse.
Regulation 1.3
Performance of staff(a) Staff members are accountable to the Secretary-General for the proper
discharge of their functions. Staff members are required to uphold the highest
standards of efficiency, competence and integrity in the discharge of their functions.
Their performance will be appraised periodically to ensure that the required
standards of performance are met;(b) The whole time of staff members shall be at the disposal of theSecretary-General for the performance of official functions. The Secretary-Generalshall establish a normal working week and shall establish official holidays for each
duty station. Exceptions may be made by the Secretary-General as the needs of theservice may require, and staff members shall be req uired to work beyond the normal
tour of duty when requested to do so.

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Chapter I
Duties, obligations and privileges
Rule 1.1
Status of staff(a) The declaration made by a staff member on appointment pursuant to staff
regulation 1.1 (b) shall be placed in his or her official status file. A new declaration
shall be made after a break in service that exceeds three months.
(b) The declaration administered under staff regulation 1.1 (b) shall notprevent the close collaboration of staff with a Govern ment pursuant to an agreement
between the Government and the United Nations.
Rule 1.2
Basic rights and obligations of staff
General(a) Staff members shall follow the directions and instructions properly
issued by the Secretary-General and by their supervisors.
(b) Staff members must comply with local laws and honour their private
legal obligations, including, but not limited to, the obligation to honour orders ofcompetent courts.
(c) Staff members have the duty to report any breach of the Organization’s
regulations and rules to the officials whose responsibility it is to take appropriate
action and to cooperate with duly authorized audits and investigations. Staff
members shall not be retaliated against for complying with these duties.
(d) Disciplinary procedures set out in article X of the Staff Regulations andchapter X of the Staff Rules may be instituted against a staff member who fails tocomply with his or her obligations and the standards of conduct set out in theCharter of the United Nations, the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules, the Financial
Regulations and Rules and administrative issuances.
Specific instances of prohibited conduct(e) Sexual exploitation and abuse is prohibited. Sexual activity with children(persons under the age of 18) is prohibited regardless of the age of majority or theage of consent locally, except where a staff member is legally married to a person
who is under the age of 18 but over the age of majority or consent in his or her
country of citizenship. Mistaken belief in the age of a child is not a defence. The
exchange of money, employment, goods or services for sex, including sexual
favours or other forms of humiliating, degrading or exploitative behaviour, isprohibited. United Nations staff members are obliged to create and maintain anenvironment that prevents sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.
(f) Any form of discrimination or harassment, including sexual or gender
harassment, as well as abuse in any form at the workplace or in connection withwork, is prohibited.
(g) Staff members shall not disrupt or otherwise interfere with any meetingor other official activity of the Organization, including activity in connection with

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the administration of justice system, nor shall staff members threaten, in timidate orotherwise engage in any conduct intended, directly or indirectly, to interfere withthe ability of other staff members to discharge their official functions. Staff
members shall not threaten, retaliate or attempt to retaliate against such indiv iduals
or against staff members exercising their rights and duties under the present Rules.
(h) Staff members shall not intentionally misrepresent their functions,
official title or the nature of their duties to Member States or to any entities or
persons external to the United Nations.
(i) Staff members shall not intentionally alter, destroy, falsify or misplace orrender useless any official document, record or file entrusted to them by virtue of
their functions, which document, record or file is intend ed to be kept as part of therecords of the Organization.
(j) Staff members shall not seek to influence Member States, principal or
subsidiary organs of the United Nations or expert groups in order to obtain a change
from a position or decision taken by the Secretary-General, including decisions
relating to the financing of Secretariat programmes or units, or in order to secure
support for improving their personal situation or the personal situation of other staff
members or for blocking or reversing unfavourable decisions regarding their status
or their colleagues’ status.
(k) Staff members shall neither offer nor promise any favour, gift,
remuneration or any other personal benefit to another staff member or to any third
party with a view to causing him or her to perform, fail to perform or delay theperformance of any official act. Similarly, staff members shall neither seek nor
accept any favour, gift, remuneration or any other personal benefit from anotherstaff member or from any third party in exchange for performing, failing to performor delaying the performance of any official act.
Honours, gifts or remuneration(l) No staff member shall accept any honour, decoration, favour, gift or
remuneration from any Government. However, if refusal of an u nanticipated honour,decoration, favour or gift from a Government would cause embarrassment to theOrganization, the staff member may receive it on behalf of the Organization
provided that it is reported and entrusted to the Secretary-General throughestablished procedures.
(m) Acceptance by staff members of any honour, decoration, favour, gift or
remuneration from non-governmental sources requires the prior approval of theSecretary-General. Approval shall be granted only in exceptional cases and wheresuch acceptance is not incompatible with the interests of the Organization and withthe staff member’s status as an international civil servant. If circumstances do notallow for prior approval or if refusal of an unanticipated honour, decoration, favour
or gift, including a minor gift of essentially nominal value, would cause
embarrassment to the Organization, staff members may receive it on behalf of theOrganization provided that it is reported and entrusted to the Secretary -Generalthrough established procedures.
(n) The Secretary-General may authorize staff members to accept from a
non-governmental source or a university or a related institution, academic awards,

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distinctions and tokens of a commemorative or honorary character, such as scrolls,
certificates, trophies or other items of essentially nominal monetary value.
(o) Staff members, as part of their official functions, will be expected fromtime to time to attend governmental or other functions such as meetings,
conferences, meals and diplomatic receptions. Such attendance is not considered
receipt of a favour, gift or remuneration within the meaning of the Staff Regulations
and Staff Rules.
(p) Staff members shall not accept any gift, remuneration or favour from any
source having or seeking to have any type of contractual relationship with theOrganization.
Conflict of interest(q) A staff member whose personal interests interfere with the performanceof his or her official duties and responsibilities or with the integrity, independence
and impartiality required by the staff member ’s status as an international civil
servant shall disclose any such actual or possible interest to the head of office and,except as otherwise authorized by the Secretary-General, formally excuse himself or
herself from participating with regard to any involvement in that matter which might
give rise to a conflict of interest situation.
(r) Pursuant to staff regulation 1.2 (n), the Secretary-General shall establish
procedures for the filing and utilization of financial disclosure statements.
Outside employment and activities(s) Staff members shall not engage in any outside occupation or
employment, whether remunerated or not, without the approval of the Secretary General.
(t) Staff members shall not, except in the normal course of official duties orwith the prior approval of the Secretary-General, engage in any outside activities
that relate to the purpose, activities or interests of the United Nations. Outside
activities include but are not limited to:(i) Issuing statements to the press, radio or other agencies of public
information;(ii)

Accepting speaking engagements;(iii) Taking part in film, theatre, radio or television productions;(iv) Submitting articles, books or other material for publication, or for any
electronic dissemination.
Approval may be granted in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (p).
(u) Membership in a political party is permitted, provided that suchmembership does not entail action, or an obligation to take action, by the staff
member contrary to staff regulation 1.2 (h). The payment of normal financial
contributions to a political party shall not be construed as an activity inconsistent
with the principles set out in staff regulation 1.2 (h).

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ST/SGB/2014/1(v) The Secretary-General shall establish procedures whereby staff may seek
in confidence clarification as to whether proposed outside activities would conflictwith their status as international civil servants.
Travel and per diem for outside activities(w) Staff members who are authorized by the Secretary-General to participate
in activities related to the work of the Organization which are organized by aGovernment, intergovernmental organization, non-governmental organization orother private source may receive from that organizing entity accommodation, traveland subsistence allowance generally in line with those payable by the United
Nations. In such cases the daily subsistence allowance that may otherwise bepayable by the United Nations shall be reduced as envisaged by staff rule 7 .10 (a).
Rule 1.3
Performance of staff(a) Staff members shall be evaluated for their efficiency, competence andintegrity through performance appraisal mechanisms that shall assess the staff
member’s compliance with the standards set out in the Staff Regulations and Staff
Rules for purposes of accountability.
(b) The Secretary-General shall seek to ensure that appropriate learning anddevelopment programmes are available for the benefit of staff.
(c) Performance reports shall be prepared regularly for all staff members,
including at the Assistant Secretary-General level and above, in accordance withprocedures promulgated by the Secretary-General.
Rule 1.4
Hours of work and official holidays(a) The Secretary-General shall set the normal number of working hours per
week for each duty station. Exceptions may be made by the Secretary-General as theneeds of service may require. A staff member may be required to work beyond thenormal number of working hours whenever requested to do so.
(b) The number of official holidays at each duty station shall be 10 days ineach calendar year, including those official holidays mandated by the General
Assembly, which shall be observed at all duty stations. When an official holiday
falls on a non-working day, the preceding or following working day which is closest
to the holiday shall be observed as an official holiday.
(c) The official holidays not mandated by the General Assembly shall be
determined by the Secretary-General at Headquarters, and by the head of office or
mission at other duty stations, after staff consultation.
Rule 1.5
Notification by staff members and obligation to supply information(a) Staff members shall be responsible for supplying the Secretary-Generalwith relevant information, as required, both during the application process and on
subsequent employment, for the purpose of determining their status under the Staff
Regulations and Staff Rules as well as for the purpose of completing administrative

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arrangements in connection with their employment. Staff members shall be held
personally accountable for the accuracy and completeness of the information they
provide.
(b) Staff members shall also be responsible for promptly notifying theSecretary-General, in writing, of any subsequent changes affecting their status under
the Staff Regulations or Staff Rules.
(c) A staff member who intends to acquire permanent residence status in any
country other than that of his or her nationality or who intends to change his or her
nationality shall notify the Secretary-General of that intention before the change inresidence status or the change in nationality becomes final.
(d) A staff member who has been arrested, charged with an offence otherthan a minor traffic violation or summoned before a court as a defendant in acriminal proceeding, or who has been convicted, fined or imprisoned for any offenceother than a minor traffic violation shall immediately report the fact to theSecretary-General.
(e) A staff member may at any time be required by the Se cretary-General tosupply information concerning facts anterior to his or her appointment and relevant
to his or her suitability or concerning facts relevant to his or her integrity, conduct
and service as a staff member.
Rule 1.6
Staff member’s beneficiaries(a) At the time of appointment, each staff member shall nominate abeneficiary or beneficiaries in writing in a form prescribed by the Secretary General. It shall be the responsibility of the staff member to notify the Secretary General of any revocations or changes of beneficiaries.
(b) In the event of the death of a staff member, all amounts due to the staff
member will be paid to his or her nominated beneficiary or beneficiaries, subject toapplication of the Staff Rules and of the Regulations of the United Nations Joint
Staff Pension Fund. Such payment shall afford the United Nations a complete
release from all further liability in respect of any sum so paid.
(c) If a nominated beneficiary does not survive, or if a designation of
beneficiary has not been made or has been revoked, the amount due to the staff
member will, upon the staff member ’s death, be paid to his or her estate.
Rule 1.7
Financial responsibility
Staff members shall exercise reasonable care in any matter affecting thefinancial interests of the Organization, its physical and human resources, property
and assets.
Rule 1.8
Liability insurance
In accordance with General Assembly resolution 22 E (I) of 13 February 1946,
staff members who own or drive motor cars shall carry public liability and property
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injury or death to other persons or from damage to the property of others caused bytheir cars.
Rule 1.9
Propriety rights
All rights, including title, copyright and patent rights, in any work performed
by a staff member as part of his or her official duties shall be vested in the United
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Article II
Classification of posts and staff
Regulation 2.1
In conformity with principles laid down by the General Assembly, theSecretary-General shall make appropriate provision for the classification of posts
and staff according to the nature of the duties and responsibilities required.

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Chapter IIClassification of posts and staff
Rule 2.1
Classification of posts(a) Posts other than those of Under-Secretary-General and Assistant
Secretary-General shall be classified in categories and level by a competent United
Nations body according to standards promulgated by the Secretary-General andrelated to the nature of the duties, the level of responsibilities and the qualifications
required.
(b) Each post shall be assigned to a suitable level in any of the following
categories: Professional and higher categories, Field Service category, General
Service and related categories, including but not limited to National Professional
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Article III
Salaries and related allowances
Regulation 3.1
Salaries of staff members shall be fixed by the Secretary-General inaccordance with the provisions of annex I to the present Regulations.
Regulation 3.2(a) The Secretary-General shall establish terms and conditions under which
an education grant shall be available to a staff member residing and serving outside
his or her recognized home country whose dependent child is in full -time attendance
at a school, university or similar educational institution of a type that will, in theopinion of the Secretary-General, facilitate the child’s reassimilation in the staff
member’s recognized home country. The grant shall be payable in respect of thechild up to the end of the fourth year of post-secondary studies. The amount of the
grant per scholastic year for each child shall be 75 per cent of the admissible
educational expenses actually incurred, subject to a maximum grant as approved by
the General Assembly. Travel costs of the child may also be paid for an outward andreturn journey once in each scholastic year between the educational instit ution andthe duty station, except that in the case of staff members serving at designated duty
stations where schools do not exist that provide schooling in the language or in thecultural tradition desired by staff members for their children, such travel costs may
be paid twice in the year in which the staff member is not entitled to home leave.
Such travel shall be by a route approved by the Secretary-General but not in an
amount exceeding the cost of such a journey between the home country and the duty
station;(b) The Secretary-General shall also establish terms and conditions underwhich, at designated duty stations, an additional amount of 100 per cent of boarding
costs subject to a maximum amount per year as approved by the General Assembly
may be paid in respect of children in school attendance at the primary and secondary
levels;(c) The Secretary-General shall also establish terms and conditions underwhich an education grant shall be available to a staff member serving in a country
whose language is different from his or her own and who is obliged to pay tuition
for the teaching of the mother tongue to a dependent child attending a local schoolin which the instruction is given in a language other than his or her own;(d) The Secretary-General shall also establish terms and conditions underwhich an education grant shall be available to a staff member whose child is unable,
by reason of physical or mental disability, to attend a normal educational institution
and therefore requires special teaching or training to prepare him or her for full
integration into society or, while attending a normal educational institution, requires
special teaching or training to assist him or her in overcoming the disability. The
amount of this grant per year for each disabled child shall be equal to 100 per centof the education expenses actually incurred, up to a maximum amount approved by
the General Assembly;(e) The Secretary-General may decide in each case whether the education
grant shall extend to adopted children or stepchildren.

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Regulation 3.3(a) An assessment at the rates and under the conditions specified below shallbe applied to the salaries and such other emoluments of staff members as arecomputed on the basis of salary, excluding post adjustments, provided that the
Secretary-General may, where he or she deems it advisable, exempt from theassessment the salaries and emoluments of staff members engaged at locality rates.
(b) (i) The assessment shall be calculated at the following rates for staff
members whose salary rates are set forth in paragraphs 1 and 3 of annex I to
the present Regulations:
Assessment
Total assessable payments(United States dollars)

Staff assessment rates for purposes ofpensionable remuneration and pensions(percentage)

Up to 20,000 per year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11

20,001 to 40,000 per year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1840,001 to 60,000 per year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25

60,001 and above per year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30

Staff assessment rates used in conjunction with gross base salaries(effective 1 January 2012)A.

Staff assessment rates for staff member with dependants
Assessable payments(United States dollars)

B.

Staff assessment rates for those with adependent spouse or dependent child(percentage)First 50,000 per year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15

Next 50,000 per year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21

Next 50,000 per year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27

Remaining assessable payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30

Staff assessment for staff members without dependants
Staff assessment amounts for those with neither a dependent spouse nor adependent child would be equal to the differences between the gross salaries atdifferent grades and steps and the corresponding net salaries at the single rate.
(ii) The assessment shall be calculated at the following rates for staff
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Total assessable payments(United States dollars)

Assessment(percentage)

Up to 20,000 per year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19

20,001 to 40,000 per year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2340,001 to 60,000 per year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2660,001 and above per year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

31(iii) The Secretary-General shall determine which of the scales of assessment
set out in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above shall apply to each of the groups of
personnel whose salary rates are established under paragraph 5 of annex I to
the present Regulations;(iv) In the case of staff members whose salary scales are established incurrencies other than United States dollars, the relevant amounts to which theassessment applies shall be fixed at the local currency equivalent of the above mentioned dollar amounts at the time the salary scales of the staff membe rconcerned are approved;(c) In the case of a person who is not employed by the United Nations forthe whole of a calendar year or in cases where there is a change in the annual rate ofpayments made to a staff member, the rate of assessment shall be gov erned by theannual rate of each such payment made to him or her;(d) The assessment computed under the foregoing provisions of the present
regulation shall be collected by the United Nations by withholding it frompayments. No part of the assessment so collected shall be refunded because of
cessation of employment during the calendar year;(e) Revenue derived from staff assessment not otherwise disposed of by
specific resolution of the General Assembly shall be credited to the Tax Equalization
Fund established by General Assembly resolution 973 A (X);(f) Where a staff member is subject both to staff assessment under this planand to national income taxation in respect of the salaries and emoluments paid to
him or her by the United Nations, the Secretary-General is authorized to refund tohim or her the amount of staff assessment collected from him or her provided that:(i) The amount of such refund shall in no case exceed the amount of his or
her income taxes paid and payable in respect of his or her United Nations
income. The amount of such refund shall not include tax credits applied toincome taxes paid and payable in respect of his or her United Nations income;(ii) If the amount of such income taxes exceeds the amount of staff
assessment, the Secretary-General may also pay to the staff member theamount of such excess;(iii) Payments made in accordance with the provisions of the present
regulation shall be charged to the Tax Equalization Fund;(iv) A payment under the conditions prescribed in the three preceding
subparagraphs is authorized in respect of dependency benefits and post
adjustments, which are not subject to staff assessment but may be subject tonational income taxation.

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Regulation 3.4(a) Staff members whose salary rates are set forth in paragraphs 1 and 3 ofannex I to the present Regulations shall be entitled to receive dependency
allowances for a dependent child, for a disabled child and for a secondary dependantat rates approved by the General Assembly as follows:(i) The staff member shall receive an allowance for each dependent child,
except that the allowance shall not be paid in respect of the first dependent
child if the staff member has no dependent spouse, in which case the staff
member shall be entitled to the dependency rate of staff assessment undersubparagraph (b) (i) of regulation 3.3;(ii) The staff member shall receive a special allowance for each disabledchild. However, if the staff member has no dependent spouse and is entitled tothe dependency rate of staff assessment under subparagraph (b) (i) ofregulation 3.3 in respect of a disabled child, the allowance shall be the same as
the allowance for a dependent child in subparagraph (i) above;(iii) Where there is no dependent spouse, a single annual allowance s hall be
paid for a secondary dependant in respect of either a dependent parent, adependent brother or a dependent sister;(b) If both husband and wife are staff members, one may claim, fordependent children, under subparagraph (a) (i) and (ii) above, in which case theother may claim only under subparagraph (a) (iii) above, if otherwise entitled;(c) With a view to avoiding duplication of benefits and in order to achieveequality between staff members who receive dependency benefits under applicablelaws in the form of governmental grants and staff members who do not receive suchdependency benefits, the Secretary-General shall prescribe conditions under which
the dependency allowance for a child specified in subparagraph (a) (i) above shallbe payable only to the extent that the dependency benefits enjoyed by the staff
member or his or her spouse under applicable laws amount to less than such adependency allowance;(d) Staff members whose salary rates are set by the Secretary-General underparagraph 5 or paragraph 6 of annex I to the present Regulations shall be entitled toreceive dependency allowances at rates and under conditions determined by the
Secretary-General, due regard being given to the circumstances in the locality inwhich the office is located;(e) Claims for dependency allowances shall be submitted in writing andsupported by evidence satisfactory to the Secretary-General. A separate claim for
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Chapter III
Salaries and related allowances
Rule 3.1
Salary scales(a) The Secretary-General shall publish the salary scales, pensionable
remuneration and conditions of salary increments for staff members appointed in theProfessional category and in the Field Service category.
(b) The Secretary-General shall publish the salary scales, pensionable
remuneration and conditions of salary increments applicable to each duty station for
staff members appointed in the General Service and related categories, including but
not limited to National Professional Officers, the Trades and Crafts category, theSecurity Service, language teachers and personnel specifically recruited for service
with a mission from within the general area of the mission.
(c) The Secretary-General may establish special conditions of employment
applicable to language staff in the Professional category appointed for specifictemporary assignments.
Rule 3.2
Staff assessment(a)

In application of the staff assessment plan under staff regulation 3.3:(i) Salaries for staff members in the Professional and higher categories andin the Field Service category shall be subject to the assessment rates specified
in subparagraph (b) (i) of that regulation;(ii) Salaries for staff members in the General Service and related categories
shall be subject to the assessment rates specified in subparagraph (b) (ii) ofthat regulation.
(b) The dependency rates ofregulation 3.3 (b) (i) shall apply when:

the

staff

assessment

under

staff

(i) The staff member’s spouse is recognized as a dependant under staff
rule 3.6 below; or(ii) The staff member provides main and continuing support to one or moreof his or her children.
(c) Where both spouses are staff members whose salaries are subject to thestaff assessment rates specified in staff regulation 3.3 (b) (i), and taking into accountstaff rule 4.7 (d), the staff assessment shall apply to each at the single rate. If they
have a dependent child or children, the dependency rate shall normally apply to the
spouse having the higher salary level and the single rate shall apply to the otherspouse.
Rule 3.3
Salary increments(a) Satisfactory service for the purpose of awarding a salary increment shallbe defined, unless otherwise decided by the Secretary-General in any particular

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case, by satisfactory service performance and conduct of staff members in theirassignments as evaluated by their supervisors.
(b) Salary and wage increments shall be effective on the first day of the pay
period in which the service requirements are completed, provided that the period ofservice may be shortened to meet the requirements of staff rule 3.4 (b) and that suchincrements shall not be effective earlier than the first day of the pay period in whicha staff member returns to pay status from a period of leave wi thout pay. No
increment shall be paid in the case of staff members whose services will ceaseduring the month in which the increment would otherwise have been due.
(c) If a staff member with satisfactory service is changed to a lower salarylevel, the period of service since the last increment shall be credited towards thenext increment within the lower level. If a staff member whose service has not beensatisfactory is changed to a lower salary level, the staff member ’s eligibility forsalary increment in the lower level will be based on satisfactory service at the lower
level.
Rule 3.4
Salary policy(a) On appointment, a staff member shall normally be placed at the first stepof the level of his or her post, unless otherwise decided by the Secretary -General.
(b) On promotion, a staff member who holds a fixed-term or a continuing
appointment shall be placed at the lowest step of the level to which he or she has
been promoted that provides an increase in net base salary equal to at least theamount that would have resulted from the granting of two steps at the lower level.
Rule 3.5
Pensionable remuneration(a) The definition of pensionable remuneration is set out in article 54 of theRegulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund.
(b) The pensionable remuneration of staff members in the Field Service
category shall be established in the same manner as for staff in the Professional andhigher categories.
(c) Where a promotion of a staff member from the General Service andrelated categories to the Professional category would result in a reduction of thepensionable remuneration used for computing the final average remuneration, thelevel of pensionable remuneration reached prior to the promotion shall bemaintained until it is surpassed by that applicable to the staff member ’s grade andstep in the Professional category. Contributions payable in accordance with article 25of the Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund shall be based oneither:(i) The pensionable remuneration of the staff member used to determine
such contributions at the time of promotion; or(ii) The pensionable remuneration applicable to the staff member ’s grade andstep in the Professional category;
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Rule 3.6
Dependency allowances
Definitions(a)

For the purposes of the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules:(i) A “dependent spouse” is a spouse whose occupational earnings, if any, do
not exceed the lowest entry level of the United Nations General Service grosssalary scales in force on 1 January of the year concerned for the duty station in
the country of the spouse’s place of work. In the case of staff in theProfessional and higher categories and in the Field Service category, the entry
level amount referenced shall not at any duty station be less than theequivalent of the lowest entry level salary at the base of the salary system(G-2, step I, for New York);(ii) A “child” is any of the following children for whom the staff member
provides main and continuing support:a.

A staff member’s natural or legally adopted child; orb.

A staff member’s stepchild who is residing with the staff member; orc.
A child who cannot be legally adopted, for whom the staff member
has legal responsibility and who is residing with the staff member;(iii) A “dependent child” is a child for whom the staff member provides mainand continuing support and who meets one of the following criteria:a.

The child is under the age of 18 years;b.
The child is between the ages of 18 and 21 years and attends
university or its equivalent full-time; the requirement of residing with the staff
member does not apply in this case;c.
The child is of any age and has a disability that is permanent or fora period that is expected to be long-term that prevents substantial gainful
employment;(iv) A staff member claiming a child as a dependant must certify that he or
she provides main and continuous support. This certification must be
supported by documentary evidence satisfactory to the Secretary-General, if achild:a.

Does not reside with the staff member;b.

Is married; orc.

Is recognized as a dependant under subparagraph (a) (iii) c. above;(v) A father, mother, brother or sister of a staff member shall be considered
as a secondary dependant if the staff member provides such a person with notless than half of that person’s financial resources, and in any case with not lessthan twice the amount of the dependency allowance. The conditions regarding
age, school attendance and disability are the same for a brother or sister as
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Amount of allowance(b) The dependency rates, which are applicable to the different categories ofstaff, shall be published by the Secretary-General. The dependency allowance shallnormally be payable in accordance with such rates, unless otherwise provided by the
Secretary-General.
(c) Subject to the provisions of staff regulation 3.4 (a), the full amount of thedependency allowance provided under that regulation and under the Staff Rules inrespect of a dependent child shall be payable, except where the staff member or hisor her spouse receives a direct governmental grant in respect of the same child.
Where such a governmental grant is made, the dependency allowance payable under
this rule shall be the approximate amount by which the governmental grant is lessthan the dependency allowance set out under the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules.
No dependency allowance is payable if the governmental grant is equal to or
exceeds the rate set out under the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules.
(d) Staff members shall be responsible for notifying the Secretary-General inwriting of claims for dependency allowance and may be required to support suchclaims by documentary evidence satisfactory to the Secretary-General. Staff
members shall be responsible for reporting to the Secretary-General any change inthe status of a dependent that may affect the payment of this allowance.
(e) A secondary dependency allowance shall be paid in respect of not morethan one secondary dependent and such payment shall not be made when a payment
is being made for a dependent spouse. Staff members in the General Service andrelated categories shall receive a dependency allowance with respect to a secondary
dependant when local conditions and/or the practices of comparator employers callfor the establishment of such an allowance, under conditions established by the
Secretary-General.
Rule 3.7
Post adjustment and rental subsidy(a) Post adjustment is an amount paid to staff members serving in theProfessional and higher categories and in the Field Service category, in accordancewith annex I, paragraph 8, of the Staff Regulations, to ensure equity in purchasing
power of staff members across duty stations.
(b) A staff member who is entitled to salary at the dependency rate shall be
paid post adjustment calculated on the basis of such salary regardless of where thedependants reside.
(c) While the salary of a staff member is nor mally subject to the post
adjustment of his or her duty station during assignments for one year or more,alternative arrangements may be made by the Secretary-General under the following
circumstances:(i) When a staff member is assigned to a duty station whose post adjustment
classification is lower than that of his or her previous duty station, he or she
may continue to receive for up to six months the post adjustment applicable tothe previous duty station while at least one member of his or her immedia tefamily (spouse and children) remains at that duty station;

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ST/SGB/2014/1(ii) When a staff member is assigned to a duty station for less than one year,
the Secretary-General shall decide at that time whether to apply the post
adjustment applicable to the duty station and, if appropriate, to pay anassignment grant under staff rule 7.14 and the hardship and non -removal
elements of the mobility and hardship allowance under staff rules 3.13, 3.14
and 7.16 (h) or, in lieu of the above, to authorize appropriate subsistenc e
payments;(iii) When a staff member is assigned to a United Nations field mission for aperiod of three months or less, the Secretary-General shall decide at that time
whether to apply the post adjustment applicable to the duty station and, if
appropriate, to pay an assignment grant under staff rule 7.14 and the hardshipand non-removal elements of the mobility and hardship allowance under staff
rules 3.13, 3.14 and 7.16 (h) or, in lieu of the above, to authorize appropriate
subsistence payments.
(d) At duty stations where the average rental cost used in calculating the post
adjustment index is based on the cost of housing provided by the United Nations, bya Government or by a related institution, eligible staff members who have to rent
housing accommodation at substantially higher commercial rates will be paid asupplement to the post adjustment in the form of a rental subsidy under conditions
established by the Secretary-General.
Rule 3.8
Language allowance(a) A staff member in the General Service, Security Service or Trades andCrafts category, or in the Field Service category up to and including level FS -5,
holding a fixed-term or a continuing appointment may be entitled to a pensionablelanguage allowance, under rates and conditions determined by the SecretaryGeneral, provided that he or she has demonstrated proficiency in two United
Nations official language as follows:(i) If the staff member’s mother tongue is one of the official languages of
the United Nations, he or she must successfully pass the prescribed test in any
other official United Nations language, which may be the language in which
proficiency is required for the purpose of his or her appointment;(ii) If the staff member’s mother tongue is not one of the official United
Nations languages, he or she must successfully pass the prescribed test in any
official United Nations language other than the one in which proficiency isrequired for the purpose of his or her appointment.
(b) A staff member already in receipt of a language allowance under staff
rule 3.8 (a) shall be entitled to receive a second such pensionable allowance, equal
to half of the amount of the first, provided that he or she has demonstrated
proficiency by passing the prescribed test in a third official language.
(c) The language allowance shall be taken into account in determining
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, medical and group insurance
contributions; overtime and night differential compensation; and payments andindemnities on separation.

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Rule 3.9
Education grant
Definitions(a)

For the purposes of the present rule:(i) “Child” means a child of a staff member who is dependent on the staff
member for main and continuing support as defined in staff rule 3.6 (a) (ii);(ii) “Child with a disability” means a child who is unable, by reasons ofphysical or mental disability, to attend a regular educational institution andwho requires special teaching or training to prepare him or her for full
integration into society or, while attending a regular ed ucational institution,
who requires special teaching or training to assist him or her in overcoming
the disability;(iii) “Home country” means the country of home leave of the staff member
under staff rule 5.2. If both parents are eligible staff members, “home country”
means the country of home leave of either parent;(iv) “Duty station” means the country, or area within commuting distancenotwithstanding national boundaries, where the staff member is serving.
Eligibility(b) Subject to conditions established by the Secretary-General, a staff
member who holds a fixed-term or a continuing appointment shall be entitled to an
education grant in respect of each child, provided that:(i) The staff member is regarded as an international recruit under staff
rule 4.5 and resides and serves at a duty station which is outside his or herhome country; and(ii) The child is in full-time attendance at a school, university or similar
educational institution.
(c) If a staff member eligible under paragraph (b) above is reassigned to a
duty station within his or her home country in the course of a school year, he or she
may receive the education grant for the balance of that school year.
Duration(d) (i) The grant shall be payable up to the end of the school ye ar in which
the child completes four years of post-secondary studies;(ii) The grant will not normally be payable beyond the school year in which
the child reaches the age of 25 years. If the child ’s education is interrupted forat least one school year by national service, illness or other compelling
reasons, the period of eligibility shall be extended by the period ofinterruption.
Amount of grant(e) The amount to which a staff member may be entitled under the grant are
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ST/SGB/2014/1(f) The amount of the grant to be paid when the staff member ’s period ofservice or the child’s school attendance does not cover the full school year shall be
prorated under conditions to be defined by the Secretary-General. If a staff member
in receipt of the education grant dies while in service at the beginning of the school
year, the full entitlement for that particular school year shall be granted.
Travel(g) A staff member to whom an education grant is payable underparagraphs (i), (ii) or (iv) of appendix B to the present Rules in respect of the child ’s
attendance at an educational institution shall be entitled to travel expenses for thechild of one return journey each scholastic year between the educational institution
and the duty station, under conditions established by the Secretary-General. If travelto the duty station by the child is not possible, return travel by the staff member or
spouse may be authorized in lieu of travel by the child, under conditions establishedby the Secretary-General.
(h) Two return journeys may be paid for children of eligible staff members
serving at designated duty stations, under conditions established by the Secretary General.
Tuition in the mother tongue(i) Tuition for teaching in the mother tongue under staff regulation 3.2 (c)may be reimbursed subject to conditions established by the Secretary-General.
Special education grant for a child with a disability(j) A special education grant for a child with a disability shall be avai lable tostaff members in all categories, whether serving in their home country or not,provided that they hold a fixed-term or a continuing appointment. The amount towhich a staff member is entitled under the grant is set out in appendix B to thepresent Rules, under conditions established by the Secretary-General.
Claims(k) Claims for education grant shall be made in accordance with conditions
established by the Secretary-General.
Rule 3.10
Special post allowance(a) Staff members shall be expected to assume temporarily, as a normal partof their customary work and without extra compensation, the duties andresponsibilities of higher level posts.
(b) Without prejudice to the principle that promotion under staff rule 4.15
shall be the normal means of recognizing increased responsibilities and demonstrated
ability, a staff member holding a fixed-term or continuing appointment who is called
upon to assume the full duties and responsibilities of a post at a clearly recognizable
higher level than his or her own for a temporary period exceeding three months may,in exceptional cases, be granted a non-pensionable special post allowance from the
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ST/SGB/2014/1(c) In the case of a staff member holding a fixed-term or continuing
appointment who is assigned to serve in a mission, or when a staff member in the
General Service category is required to serve in a higher level post in theProfessional category, or when a staff member in any category holding a fixe d-termor continuing appointment is required to serve in a post which is classified morethan one level above his or her level, the allowance may be paid immediately when
the staff member assumes the higher duties and responsibilities.
(d) The amount of the special post allowance shall be equivalent to thesalary increase (including post adjustment and dependency allowances, if any)
which the staff member would have received had the staff member been promoted to
the next higher level.
Rule 3.11
Overtime and compensatory time off(a) A staff member in the General Service, Security Service or Trades andCrafts category, or in the Field Service category up to and including level FS -5, who
is required to work in excess of the working week established for t his purpose shallbe given compensatory time off or may receive additional payment, underconditions established by the Secretary-General.
(b) Should the exigencies of service permit, and subject to the prior approvalof the Secretary-General, occasional compensatory time off may be granted to staff
members serving in the Professional and higher categories who have been required
to work substantial or recurrent periods of overtime.
Rule 3.12
Night differential(a) A staff member in the General Service, Security Service or Trades andCrafts category, or in the Field Service category up to and including level FS -5, who
is assigned to regularly scheduled night-time tours of duty shall receive a nightdifferential at a rate and under conditions established by the Secretary-General.
(b) Unless otherwise specifically prescribed by the Secretary-General, nightdifferential shall not be paid for the same work for which overtime payment orcompensatory time off is allowed or for any hours when the staff member is on
leave or in travel status.
Rule 3.13
Mobility allowance(a) A non-pensionable mobility allowance may be paid under conditions
established by the Secretary-General to staff members in the Professional and higher
categories, in the Field Service category, and to internationally recruited staff in the
General Service category pursuant to staff rule 4.5 (c), provided that they:(i)Hold a fixed-term or continuing appointment;(ii) Are on an assignment of one year or more and are installed at the ne w
duty station; and(iii) Have served for five consecutive years in the United Nations common
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The mobility allowance shall be discontinued upon receipt of such allowance forfive consecutive years at the same duty station. In the exceptional case of staff
members who remained at the same duty station at the explicit request of theOrganization or for compelling humanitarian reasons, the mobility allowance ispayable for one additional year.
(b) The amount of the mobility allowance, if any, and the conditions underwhich it will be paid, shall be determined by the Secretary-General taking into
account the length of the staff member ’s continuous service in the United Nations
common system of salaries and allowances, the number of duty stations at which heor she has previously served for a period of one year or longer and the hardshipclassification of the new duty station to which the staff member is assigned.
Rule 3.14
Hardship allowance(a) Staff in the Professional and higher categories and in the Field Service
category, and staff in the General Service category considered internationally
recruited pursuant to staff rule 4.5 (c) who are appointed or reassigned to a new duty
station may be paid a non-pensionable hardship allowance.
(b) The amount of this allowance, if any, and the conditions under which it
will be paid shall be determined by the Secretary-General taking into account thedegree of difficulty of life and work at each duty station as per the classificati on of
duty stations established by the International Civil Service Commission.
Rule 3.15
Additional hardship allowance for service in non-family duty stations(a) When a duty station has been designated as non-family, the presence of
eligible dependants of the staff member shall not be authorized at the duty station,
unless exceptionally approved by the Secretary-General.
(b) Staff in the Professional and higher categories and in the Field Service
category, and staff in the General Service category considered internationally
recruited pursuant to staff rule 4.5 (c) who are appointed or reassigned to a
non-family duty station may be paid a non-pensionable additional non-family
hardship allowance, unless the Secretary-General has exceptionally approved thepresence of eligible dependants of the staff member at the duty station pursuant tostaff rule 3.15 (a).
Rule 3.16
Salary advances(a) Salary advances may be made to staff members under the following
circumstances and conditions:(i) Upon departure on extended official travel or on approved leave
involving absence from duty for 17 or more calendar days, including theend-month pay day in the amount that would fall due for payment during the
anticipated pay period(s) occurring during the staff membe r’s absence;(ii) In cases where staff members have not received their regular pay,through no fault of their own, in the amount due;

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cannot be made at the time of departure, subj ect to the advance not exceeding
80 per cent of the estimated final net payments due;(iv) In cases where new staff members arrive without sufficient funds, in suchamount as the Secretary-General may deem appropriate;(v) Upon change of official duty station, in such amounts as the SecretaryGeneral may deem appropriate.
(b) The Secretary-General may, in exceptional and compelling circumstances,and if the request of the staff member is supported by a detailed justification inwriting, authorize an advance for any reason other than those enumerated above.
(c) Salary advances other than those referred to in subparagraphs (a) (i),(ii) and (iii) above shall be liquidated at a constant rate as determined at the time theadvance is authorized, in consecutive pay periods, commencing not later than the
period following that in which the advance is made.
Rule 3.17
Retroactivity of payments
A staff member who has not been receiving an allowance, grant or otherpayment to which he or she is entitled shall not receive retroactively suchallowance, grant or payment unless the staff member has made written claim:(i) In the case of the cancellation or modification of the staff rule governing
eligibility, within three months following the date of such cancellat ion or
modification;(ii) In every other case, within one year following the date on which the staff
member would have been entitled to the initial payment.
Rule 3.18
Deductions and contributions(a) Staff assessment shall be deducted, each pay perio d, from the total
payments due to each staff member, at the rates and subject to the conditionsprescribed in staff regulation 3.3 and staff rule 3.2.
(b) Contributions of staff members who are participating in the United
Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund shall be deducted, each pay period, from the total
payments due to them.
(c)

Deductions from salaries and other emoluments may also be made for:(i) Contributions, other than to the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund,for which provision is made under the present Rules;(ii)

Indebtedness to the United Nations;(iii) Indebtedness to third parties when any deduction for this purpose isauthorized by the Secretary-General;(iv) Lodging provided by the United Nations, by a Government or by arelated institution;

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ST/SGB/2014/1(v) Contributions to a staff representative body established pursuant to staff
regulation 8.1, provided that each staff member has the opportunity towithhold his or her consent to or at any time to discontinue such deduction, by
notice to the Secretary-General.
Rule 3.19
Repatriation grantPurpose(a) The purpose of the repatriation grant provided by staff regulation 9.4 is
to facilitate the relocation of expatriate staff members to a country other than the
country of the last duty station, provided that they meet the conditions contained inannex IV to the Staff Regulations and in this rule.
Definitions(b) The following definitions shall be used in ascertaining whether theconditions contained in annex IV to the Staff Regulations and this rule are met:(i) “Country of nationality” shall mean the country of nationality recognizedby the Secretary-General;(ii) “Dependent child” shall mean a child recognized as dependent understaff rule 3.6 (a) (ii) at the time of the staff membe r’s separation from service;(iii) “Home country” shall mean the country of home leave entitlement understaff rule 5.2 or such other country as the Secretary-General may determine;(iv) “Obligation to repatriate” shall mean the obligation to return a st aff
member and his or her spouse and dependent children, upon separation, at theexpense of the United Nations, to a place outside the country of the last duty
station;(v) “Qualifying service” shall mean one year or more of continuous service
and residence away from the home country and the country of nationality of astaff member, or the country where the staff member has acquired permanent
resident status.
Eligibility(c) Staff members who are considered internationally recruited pursuant tostaff rule 4.5 shall be eligible for payment of the repatriation grant in accordancewith annex IV to the Staff Regulations provided that they meet the following
conditions:(i) The Organization had the obligation to repatriate the staff member upon
separation after qualifying service of one year or longer;(ii) The staff member resided outside his or her recognized country ofnationality while serving at the last duty station;(iii) The staff member has not been dismissed or separated from service ongrounds of abandonment of post;(iv) The staff member has not been locally recruited under staff rule 4.4;

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ST/SGB/2014/1(v) The staff member does not have permanent resident status in the countryof the duty station at the time of separation.
(d) A staff member holding a temporary appointment who is eligible underparagraph (c) above to receive the repatriation grant under this rule shall be paid therepatriation grant only for himself or herself in accordance with the rate for staff
members with neither a spouse nor a dependent child at the time of separation as set
out in annex IV to the Staff Regulations.
Evidence of relocation(e) Payment of the repatriation grant after separation of an eligible staff
member shall require submission of documentary evidence satisfacto ry to theSecretary-General that the former staff member has relocated away from the countryof the last duty station.
Amount and computation of the grant(f) The amount of repatriation grant for eligible staff members shall becomputed on the basis of annex IV to the Staff Regulations and in accordance withterms and conditions established by the Secretary-General for determining thelength of qualifying service for repatriation grant purposes.
(g) When a staff member receives a new appointment in the United Nations
common system less than 12 months after separation, the amount of any payment
for repatriation grant shall be adjusted so that the number of months, weeks or daysof salary to be paid at the time of the separation after the new appointment , when
added to the number of months, weeks or days paid for prior periods of service,
does not exceed the total of months, weeks or days that would have been paid had
the service been continuous.
(h) When both spouses are staff members and each is entitled to payment ofa repatriation grant on separation from service, the amount of the grant paid to eachshall be calculated in accordance with terms and conditions established by the
Secretary-General.
Payment in case of the death of an eligible staff member(i) In the event of the death of an eligible staff member, no payment shall bemade unless there is a surviving spouse or one or more dependent children whom
the United Nations is obligated to repatriate. If there are one or more such survivors,
payment shall be made under terms and conditions established by the Secretary General.
Time limitation for submission of the claim(j) Entitlement to the repatriation grant shall cease if no claim has been
submitted within two years after the effective date of separation, or under conditions
established by the Secretary-General. However, when both spouses are staff
members and the spouse who separates first is entitled to the repatriation grant, theclaim for payment of the grant by that spouse shall be c onsidered receivable if madewithin two years of the date of separation of the other spouse.

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Article IV
Appointment and promotion
Regulation 4.1
As stated in Article 101 of the Charter, the power of appointment of staff
members rests with the Secretary-General. Upon appointment, each staff member,including a staff member on secondment from government service, shall receive a
letter of appointment in accordance with the provisions of annex II to the present
Regulations and signed by the Secretary-General or by an official in the name of theSecretary-General.
Regulation 4.2
The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer or promotion of thestaff shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency,
competence and integrity. Due regard shall be paid to the importance of recruiting
the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.
Regulation 4.3
In accordance with the principles of the Charter, selection of staff members
shall be made without distinction as to race, sex or religion. So far as practicable,
selection shall be made on a competitive basis.
Regulation 4.4
Subject to the provisions of Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter, andwithout prejudice to the recruitment of fresh talent at all levels, the fullest regard
shall be had, in filling vacancies, to the requisite qualifications and experience of
persons already in the service of the United Nations. This consideration shall also
apply, on a reciprocal basis, to the specialized agencies brought into relationshipwith the United Nations. The Secretary-General may limit eligibility to apply forvacant posts to internal candidates, as defined by the Secretary-General. If so, othercandidates shall be allowed to apply, under conditions to be defined by the
Secretary-General, when no internal candidate meets the requirements of Article 101,
paragraph 3, of the Charter as well as the requirements of the post.
Regulation 4.5(a) Appointment of Under-Secretaries-General and of Assistant SecretariesGeneral shall normally be for a period of up to five years, subject to prolongation or
renewal. Other staff members shall be granted either a temporary, fixed -term orcontinuing appointment under such terms and conditions consistent with the present
Regulations as the Secretary-General may prescribe;(b) A temporary appointment does not carry any expectancy, legal orotherwise, of renewal. A temporary appointment shall not be converted to any othertype of appointment;(c) A fixed-term appointment does not carry any expectancy, legal orotherwise, of renewal or conversion, irrespective of the length of service;

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for consideration for continuing appointments.
Regulation 4.6
The Secretary-General shall establish appropriate medical standards that staff
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Chapter IV
Appointment and promotion
Rule 4.1
Letter of appointment
The letter of appointment issued to every staff member contains expressly or
by reference all the terms and conditions of employment. All contractual
entitlements of staff members are strictly limited to those contained expressly or byreference in their letters of appointment.
Rule 4.2
Effective date of appointment
The appointment of a staff member shall take effect from the date on which heor she enters into official travel status to assume his or her duties or, if no official
travel is involved, from the date on which the staff member reports for d uty.
Rule 4.3
Nationality(a) In the application of the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules, the United
Nations shall not recognize more than one nationality for each staff member.
(b) When a staff member has been legally accorded nationality status bymore than one State, the staff member ’s nationality for the purposes of Staff
Regulations and the Staff Rules shall be the nationality of the State with which thestaff member is, in the opinion of the Secretary-General, most closely associated.
Rule 4.4
Staff in posts subject to local recruitment(a) All staff in the General Service and related categories, except as
stipulated in staff rule 4.5 (c) below, shall be recruited in the country or withincommuting distance of each office, irrespective of their nationality and of the lengthof time they may have been in the country. The allowances and benefits available tostaff members in the General Service and related categories shall be published by
the Secretary-General for each duty station.
(b) National Professional Officers shall be of the nationality of the country
where the office concerned is located.
(c) A staff member subject to local recruitment under this rule shall not be
eligible for the allowances or benefits indicated under staff rule 4.5 (a).
Rule 4.5
Staff in posts subject to international recruitment(a) Staff members other than those regarded under staff rule 4.4 as having
been locally recruited shall be considered as having been internationally recruited.
Depending on their type of appointment, the allowances and benefits available tointernationally recruited staff members, may include: payment of travel expenses
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dependent children; removal of household effects; home leave; education grant; andrepatriation grant.
(b) Staff recruited locally at a duty station for posts in the Professional andhigher categories at that specific duty station are considered internationally recruited
but would generally not be entitled to some or all of the allowances and benefits
mentioned in paragraph (a) above as determined by the Secretary-General.
(c) Under special circumstances and conditions determined by the Secretary General, staff who have been recruited to serve in posts in the General Service andrelated categories may be considered internationally recruited.
(d) A staff member who has changed his or her residential status in such a
way that he or she may, in the opinion of the Secretary-General, be deemed to be apermanent resident of any country other than that of his or her nationality may lose
entitlement to home leave, education grant, repatriation grant and payment of travel
expenses upon separation for the staff member and his or her spouse and dependent
children and removal of household effects, based upon place of home leave, if theSecretary-General considers that the continuation of such entitlement would becontrary to the purposes for which the allowance or benefit was created. Conditions
governing entitlement to benefits for internationally recruited staff in the light ofresidential status shall be set by the Secretary-General as applicable to each duty
station.
Rule 4.6
Geographical distribution
Recruitment on as wide a geographical basis as possible, in accordance withthe requirements of staff regulation 4.2, shall not apply to posts in the General
Service and related categories.
Rule 4.7
Family relationships(a) An appointment shall not be granted to a person who is the father,mother, son, daughter, brother or sister of a staff member.
(b) The spouse of a staff member may be appointed provided that he or she
is fully qualified for the post for which he or she is being considered and that the
spouse is not given any preference by virtue of the relationship to the staff member.
(c) A staff member who bears to another staff member any of therelationships specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) above:(i) Shall not be assigned to serve in a post which is superior or subordinate
in the line of authority to the staff member to whom he or she is related;(ii) Shall not participate in the process of reaching or reviewing an
administrative decision affecting the status or entitlements of the staff member
to whom he or she is related.
(d) The marriage of one staff member to another shall not affect thecontractual status of either spouse, but their entitlements and other benefits shall be
modified as provided in the relevant Staff Regulations and Staff Rules. The same
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member of another organization participating in the United Nations common systemof salaries and allowances. Where both spouses are staff members and maintainseparate households because they are assigned to different duty stations, theSecretary-General may decide to maintain such separate entitlements and benefits,provided that this is not inconsistent with any staff regulation or other decision of
the General Assembly.
Rule 4.8
Change of official duty station(a) A change of official duty station shall take place when a staff member isassigned from one duty station to another for a period exceeding six months or whena staff member is transferred for an indefinite period.
(b) A change of official duty station shall take place when a staff member isassigned from a duty station to a United Nations field mission for a period
exceeding three months.
(c) Assignment of a staff member from his or her official duty station for a
conference shall not constitute a change of official duty station within the meaningof the Staff Rules.
Rule 4.9
Inter-organization movements(a) Inter-organization movements are defined in and shall be governed by aninter-organization agreement among the organizations applying the United Nations
common system of salaries and allowances.
(b) The Secretary-General may allow a staff member to serve in a
specialized agency or other intergovernmental organization, provided that such
movement in no way diminishes the rights or entitlements of the staff member under
his or her letter of appointment with the United Nations.
Rule 4.10
Internal candidates and internal vacancies
For the purpose of staff regulation 4.4, the expression “internal candidates”
means staff members recruited under staff rules 4.15 and 4.16. Vacancies for which
eligibility to apply is restricted to such internal candidates shall be referred to as“internal vacancies”. The conditions under which persons other than internal
candidates may apply for vacancies shall be defined by the Secretary-General.
Rule 4.11
Types of appointment
A staff member may be granted a temporary, fixed-term or continuing
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Rule 4.12
Temporary appointment(a) A temporary appointment shall be granted for a period of less than one
year to meet seasonal or peak workloads and specific short -term requirements,
having an expiration date specified in the letter of appointment.
(b) The appointment of a staff member who has served for the maximum
period as described in paragraph (a) above may be renewed for up to one additional
year when warranted by surge requirements and operational needs related to field
operations and special projects with finite mandates under circumstance s andconditions established by the Secretary-General.
(c) A temporary appointment does not carry any expectancy, legal orotherwise, of renewal. A temporary appointment shall not be converted to any othertype of appointment.
Rule 4.13
Fixed-term appointment(a) A fixed-term appointment may be granted for a period of one year or
more, up to five years at a time, to persons recruited for service of a prescribed
duration, including persons temporarily seconded by national Governments or
institutions for service with the United Nations, having an expiration date specified
in the letter of appointment.
(b) A fixed-term appointment may be renewed for any period up to five
years at a time.
(c) A fixed-term appointment does not carry any expectancy, legal orotherwise, of renewal or conversion, irrespective of the length of service, except asprovided under staff rule 4.14 (b).
Rule 4.14
Continuing appointment(a)A continuing appointment is an open-ended appointment.

(b) Staff members recruited upon successful completion of a competitive
examination pursuant to staff rule 4.16 shall be granted a continuing appointment
after two years on a fixed-term appointment, subject to satisfactory service.
(c) The Secretary-General shall prescribe the criteria determining staff
members’ eligibility for consideration for continuing appointments.
Rule 4.15
Senior Review Group and central review bodies
Senior Review Group(a) A Senior Review Group shall be established by the Secretary-General toreview and provide advice on recommendations for the selection of staff at the D -2
level. The Secretary-General shall decide on the membership and shall publish therules of procedure of the Senior Review Group.

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Central review bodies(b) Central review bodies shall be established by the Secretary-General toreview and provide advice on recommendations for selection as follows:(i)

Central review boards for the selection of staff at the P -5 and D-1 levels;(ii) Central review committees for the selection of staff in the Professional
category up to the P-4 level, except for advice on the appointment ofcandidates having successfully passed a competitive examination, which shallbe given by boards of examiners, in accordance with staff rule 4.16;(iii) Central review panels for the selection of staff in the General Service andrelated categories.
(c) Each central review body shall be composed of staff members holding afixed-term or continuing appointment, whose rank is not below that of the level ofthe post to which appointment, selection or promotion is contemplated, as follows:(i)

Members selected by the Secretary-General;(ii)

Members selected by the appropriate staff representative body;(iii) The Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management, or
an authorized representative, as an ex officio non-voting member.
(d) Members shall be appointed for a period of two years and shall serve fora maximum of four continuous years.
(e)Each central review body shall elect its own chair.

(f) The rules of procedure of the central review bodies shall be establishedand published by the Secretary-General.
(g) Executive heads of separately administered programmes, funds andsubsidiary organs of the United Nations to whom the Secretary-General hasdelegated the authority to appoint, select and promote staff may establish advisory
bodies to advise them in the case of staff members recruited specifically for service
with those programmes, funds or subsidiary organs. The composition and functionsof such advisory bodies shall be generally similar to those of the central review
bodies established by the Secretary-General.
Functions of the central review bodies(h) The central review bodies shall advise the Secretary-General on all
appointments of one year or longer, except in the following cases:(i) Appointment of candidates having successfully passed a competitive
examination, in accordance with staff rule 4.16;(ii) Appointment at the entry level or promotion within the General Service
and related categories of candidates having successfully passed an entrance
test or examination, under conditions defined by the Secretary-General.
(i) The central review bodies shall review the process for compliance withthe pre-approved evaluation criteria and shall provide advice on therecommendations for the selection of candidates. Where such advice is not in line

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with that of the relevant manager, the Secretary-General shall give due
consideration to the advice of the central review bodies and shall make the decisi on.
Rule 4.16
Competitive examinations(a) Boards of examiners established by the Secretary-General shall ensure
the regularity of the competitive examinations administered in accordance withconditions established by the Secretary-General.
(b) Boards of examiners shall make recommendations to the SecretaryGeneral in respect of the following:(i) Appointment: appointment to P-1 and P-2 posts that are subject to thesystem of desirable ranges and to posts requiring special language competenceat the United Nations Secretariat shall be made exclusively throughcompetitive examination. Appointment to posts at the P -3 level in the United
Nations Secretariat shall be made normally through competitive examination;(ii) Recruitment to the Professional category of staff from the General
Service and related categories in the United Nations Secretariat: recruitment to
the Professional category at the United Nations Secretariat of staff from theGeneral Service and related categories having successfully passed theappropriate competitive examinations shall be made within the limits
established by the General Assembly. Such recruitment shall be madeexclusively through competitive examination.
(c) Staff members appointed to the Professional category after a comp etitive
examination shall be subject to mandatory reassignment, under conditions
established by the Secretary-General.
Rule 4.17
Re-employment(a) A former staff member who is re-employed under conditions establishedby the Secretary-General shall be given a new appointment unless he or she isreinstated under staff rule 4.18.
(b) The terms of the new appointment shall be fully applicable without
regard to any period of former service. When a staff member is re -employed under
the present rule, the service shall not be considered as continuous between the priorand new appointments.
(c) When a staff member receives a new appointment in the United Nations
common system of salaries and allowances less than 12 months after separation, theamount of any payment on account of termination indemnity, repatriation grant orcommutation of accrued annual leave shall be adjusted so that the number ofmonths, weeks or days of salary to be paid at the time of the separation after the
new appointment, when added to the number of months, weeks or days paid forprior periods of service, does not exceed the total of months, weeks or days thatwould have been paid had the service been continuous.

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Rule 4.18
Reinstatement(a) A former staff member who held a fixed-term or continuing appointment
and who is re-employed under a fixed-term or a continuing appointment within
12 months of separation from service may be reinstated if the Secretary-Generalconsiders that such reinstatement would be in the interest of the Orga nization.
(b) On reinstatement the staff member ’s services shall be considered ashaving been continuous, and the staff member shall return any monies he or she
received on account of separation, including termination indemnity under staff
rule 9.8, repatriation grant under staff rule 3.19 and payment for accrued annual
leave under staff rule 9.9. The interval between separation and reinstatement shallbe charged, to the extent possible, to annual leave, with any further period charged
to special leave without pay. The staff member ’s sick leave credit under staff
rule 6.2 at the time of separation shall be re-established; the staff member ’s
participation, if any, in the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund shall begoverned by the Regulations of the Fund.
(c) If the former staff member is reinstated, it shall be so stipulated in his or
her letter of appointment.
Rule 4.19
Medical examination(a) A staff member may be required from time to time to satisfy the United
Nations Medical Director or Medical Officer designated by the United Nations
Medical Director, by medical examination, that he or she is free from any ailment
likely to impair the health or safety of others.
(b) A staff member may also be required to undergo such medical
examinations and receive such inoculations as may be required by the United
Nations Medical Director or Medical Officer designated by the United Nations
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Article V
Annual and special leave
Regulation 5.1
Staff members shall be allowed appropriate annual leave.
Regulation 5.2
Special leave may be authorized by the Secretary-General in exceptional cases.
Regulation 5.3
Eligible staff members shall be granted home leave once in ever y 24 months.
However, in the case of designated duty stations having very difficult conditions oflife and work, eligible staff members shall be granted home leave once in every
12 months. A staff member whose home country is either the country of his or her
official duty station or the country of his or her normal residence while in United
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Chapter V
Annual and special leave
Rule 5.1
Annual leave(a) A staff member who holds a temporary appointment shall accrue annual
leave while in full pay status at the rate of 1 1/2 days per month, subject to theprovisions of staff rule 5.3 (e) unless otherwise provided by the Secretary -General.
No leave shall accrue while a staff member is receiving compensation equivalent tosalary and allowances under staff rule 6.4.
(b) A staff member who holds a temporary appointment may accumulate andcarry forward up to 18 working days of annual leave by 1 April of any year or suchother date as the Secretary-General may set for a duty station, subject to staff
rule 4.12 (b).
(c) A staff member who holds a fixed-term or a continuing appointment shallaccrue annual leave while in full pay status at the rate of 2 1/2 days per month,subject to the provisions of staff rule 5.3 (c). No leave shall accrue while a staff
member is receiving compensation equivalent to salary and allowances under staff
rule 6.4.
(d) A staff member who holds a fixed-term or a continuing appointment may
accumulate and carry forward up to 60 working days of annual leave by 1 April of
any year or such other date as the Secretary-General may set for a duty station.
(e)

(i)

Annual leave may be taken in units of days and half-days;(ii) Leave may be taken only when authorized. If a staff membe r is absent
from work without authorization, payment of salary and allowances shall ceasefor the period of unauthorized absence. However, if, in the opinion of theSecretary-General, the absence was caused by reasons beyond the staff
member’s control and the staff member has accrued annual leave, the absence
will be charged to that leave;(iii) All arrangements as to leave shall be subject to the exigencies of service,
which may require that leave be taken by a staff member during a period
designated by the Secretary-General. The personal circumstances andpreferences of the individual staff member shall, as far as possible, be
considered.
(f) A staff member may, in exceptional circumstances, be granted advanceannual leave up to a maximum of 10 working da ys, provided that his or her service
is expected to continue for a period beyond that necessary to accrue the leave so
advanced.
Rule 5.2
Home leave(a) Internationally recruited staff members, as defined under staff rule 4.5 (a)and not excluded from home leave under staff rule 4.5 (b), who are residing andserving outside their home country and who are otherwise eligible shall be entitledonce in every 24 months of qualifying service to visit their home country at United
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annual leave. Leave taken for this purpose and under the terms and conditions set
forth in this rule shall hereinafter be referred to as home leave.
(b) A staff member shall be eligible for home leave provided that thefollowing conditions are fulfilled:(i)

While performing his or her official duties:a.
The staff member continues to reside in a country other than that ofwhich he or she is a national; orb.
In the case of a staff member who is a native of a non-metropolitan
territory of the country of the duty station and who maintained his or her
normal residence in such non-metropolitan territory prior to appointment, he or
she continues to reside, while performing his or her official duties, ou tsidesuch territory;(ii) The staff member’s service is expected by the Secretary-General tocontinue:a.
At least six months beyond the date of his or her return from any
proposed home leave; andb.
In the case of the first home leave, at least six mo nths beyond thedate on which the staff member will have completed 24 months of qualifying
service;(iii) In the case of home leave following the return from a family visit travel
under staff rule 7.1 (a) (vii), normally not less than nine months of contin uous
service have elapsed since the return from the family visit travel.
(c) Staff members whose eligibility under paragraph (b) above is establishedat the time of their appointment shall begin to accrue service credit towards homeleave from that date. Staff members who become eligible for home leave subsequent
to appointment shall begin to accrue such service credits from the effective date of
their becoming eligible.
(d) The country of home leave shall be the country of the staff member ’srecognized nationality, subject to the following terms, conditions and exceptions:(i) The place of home leave of the staff member within his or her homecountry shall be, for purposes of travel and transportation entitlements, theplace with which the staff member had the closest residential ties during theperiod of his or her most recent residence in the home country. In exceptional
circumstances, a change in the place in the country of home leave may be
authorized, under conditions established by the Secretary-General;(ii) A staff member who has served with another public internationalorganization immediately preceding his or her appointment shall have theplace of home leave determined as though his or her entire previous service
with the other international organization had been with the United Nations;(iii) The Secretary-General may authorize:a.
A country other than the country of nationality as the home country,
for the purposes of this rule, in exceptional and compelling circumstances. A
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Secretary-General that the staff member maintained normal residence in suchother country for a prolonged period preceding his or her appointment, that thestaff member continues to have close family and personal ties in that country
and that the staff member ’s taking home leave there would not be inconsistent
with the purposes and intent of staff regulation 5.3;b.
Home leave travel to a country other than the home country, subject
to conditions established by the Secretary-General. In such a case, the travel
expenses borne by the United Nations shall not exceed the cost of travel to thehome country.
(e) (i) A staff member’s home leave shall fall due upon completion of
24 months of qualifying service;(ii) After falling due, home leave may be taken within 12 months, subject tothe exigencies of service.
(f) A staff member may be granted advance home leave, provided that
normally not less than 12 months of qualifying service have been completed or th at
normally not less than 12 months of qualifying service have elapsed since the dateof return from his or her last home leave. The granting of advance home leave shallnot advance the eligibility for, or the due date of, the next home leave. The grantingof advance home leave shall be subject to the conditions for the entitlement being
subsequently met. If these conditions are not met, the staff member will be required
to reimburse the costs paid by the Organization for the advance travel.
(g) If a staff member delays taking his or her home leave beyond the
12-month period after which it falls due, such delayed leave may be taken without
altering the time of his or her next and succeeding home leave entitlements,
provided that normally not less than 12 months of qualifying service elapse between
the date of the staff member ’s return from the delayed home leave and the date of
his or her next home leave departure.
(h) A staff member may be required to take his or her home leave inconjunction with travel on official business or change of official duty station, due
regard being paid to the interests of the staff member and his or her family.
(i) Subject to the conditions specified in chapter VII of the present Rules, astaff member shall be entitled to claim, in respect of authorized travel on homeleave, expenses for himself or herself and eligible family members for the outward
and return journeys between the official duty station and the place of home leave. A
staff member may also claim travel time in respect of authorized travel on homeleave.
(j) If both spouses are staff members who are eligible for home leave, andtaking into account staff rule 4.7 (d), each staff member shall have the choice eitherof exercising his or her own home leave entitlement or of accompanying the spouse.
A staff member who chooses to accompany his or her spouse shall be granted travel
time appropriate to the travel involved. Dependent children whose parents are staff
members, each of whom is entitled to home leave, may acco mpany either parent.
The frequency of travel shall not exceed the established periodicity of the homeleave both with regard to staff members and to their dependent children, if any.
(k) A staff member travelling on home leave shall be required to spend n oless than seven calendar days, exclusive of travel time, in his or her home country.

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The Secretary-General may request a staff member, on his or her return from homeleave, to furnish satisfactory evidence that this requirement has been fully met.
(l) Under terms and conditions established by the Secretary-General,
eligible staff members serving at designated duty stations having very difficult
conditions of life and work shall be granted home leave once in every 12 months.
Staff members shall be eligible for home leave provided that the following
conditions are fulfilled:(i) The staff member’s service is expected by the Secretary-General tocontinue:a.
At least three months beyond the date of his or her return from any
proposed home leave; andb.
In the case of the first home leave, at least three months beyond thedate on which the staff member will have completed 12 months of qualifying
service;(ii) In the case of home leave following the staff member ’s return fromfamily visit travel under staff rule 7.1 (a) (vii), normally a period of not lessthan three months of continuous service has elapsed since the staff member ’s
return from family visit travel.
Rule 5.3
Special leave(a) (i) Special leave may be granted at the request of a staff memb erholding a fixed-term or continuing appointment for advanced study or researchin the interest of the United Nations, in cases of extended illness, for childcare
or for other important reasons for such period of time as the Secretary -General
may prescribe;(ii) Special leave is normally without pay. In exceptional circumstances,
special leave with full or partial pay may be granted;(iii) Subject to conditions established by the Secretary-General, family leave
may be granted as follows:a.

As special leave with full pay in the case of adoption of a child;b.
As special leave without pay for a period of up to two years for astaff member who is the mother or father of a newly born or adopted child,with a possibility of extension for up to an additional t wo years in exceptional
circumstances. The right of a staff member to be reabsorbed after the end ofsuch special leave without pay shall be fully protected;c.
As special leave without pay for a reasonable period, including
necessary travel time, upon the death of a member of the immediate family of
the staff member or in case of serious family emergency.
(b) Special leave shall not be authorized for governmental service in apolitical office, in a diplomatic or other representational post or for the pur pose of
performing any functions that are incompatible with the staff member ’s continued
status as an international civil servant. In exceptional circumstances, special leave

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without pay may be granted to a staff member who is requested by his or her
Government to render temporary services involving functions of a technical nature.
(c) Subject to conditions established by the Secretary-General, a staff
member who has successfully completed the competitive examination andcompleted one year of service under a fixed-term appointment or who holds acontinuing appointment and who is called upon to serve in the armed forces of theState of which the staff member is a national, whether for training or active duty,
may be granted special leave without pay for the duration of such military service,in accordance with terms and conditions set forth in appendix C to the present
Rules.
(d) The Secretary-General may authorize special leave without pay forpension purposes to protect the pension benefits of staff who ar e within 2 years ofachieving age 55 years and 25 years of contributory service, or who are over thatage and within 2 years of 25 years of contributory service.
(e) Staff members holding a temporary appointment may exceptionally be
granted special leave, with full or partial pay or without pay, for compelling reasonsfor such period as the Secretary-General deems appropriate.
(f) In exceptional cases, the Secretary-General may, at his or her initiative,
place a staff member on special leave with full or partial pay or without pay if he or
she considers such leave to be in the interest of the Organization.
(g) Continuity of service shall not be considered broken by periods of special
leave with or without pay. However, staff members shall not accrue servi ce credits
towards sick, annual and home leave, salary increment, seniority, terminationindemnity and repatriation grant during periods of special leave with partial pay or
without pay exceeding one month. Periods of special leave with partial pay or
without pay exceeding one month shall not be counted towards accrued years ofservice for eligibility requirements for a continuing appointment.

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Article VI
Social security
Regulation 6.1
Provision shall be made for the participation of staff member s in the United
Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund in accordance with the regulations of that Fund.
Regulation 6.2
The Secretary-General shall establish a scheme of social security for the staff,
including provisions for health protection, sick leave, maternity and paternity leave,and reasonable compensation in the event of illness, accident or death attributable tothe performance of official duties on behalf of the United Nations.

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Chapter VI
Social security
Rule 6.1
Participation in the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
Staff members whose appointments are for six months or longer or who
complete six months of service under shorter appointments without an interruptionof more than 30 calendar days shall become participants in the Un ited Nations Joint
Staff Pension Fund, provided that participation is not excluded by their letters of
appointment.
Rule 6.2
Sick leave(a) Staff members who are unable to perform their duties by reason of illness
or injury or whose attendance at work is prevented by public health requirements
will be granted sick leave. All sick leave must be approved on behalf of, and underconditions established by, the Secretary-General.
Maximum entitlement(b) A staff member’s maximum entitlement to sick leave shall be determinedby the nature and duration of his or her appointment in accordance with thefollowing provisions:(i) A staff member who holds a temporary appointment shall be granted sickleave at the rate of two working days per month;(ii) A staff member who holds a fixed-term appointment and who hascompleted less than three years of continuous service shall be granted sickleave of up to 3 months on full salary and 3 months on half salary in any
period of 12 consecutive months;(iii) A staff member who holds a continuing appointment, or who holds a
fixed-term appointment for three years or who has completed three years ormore of continuous service shall be granted sick leave of up to nine months onfull salary and nine months on half salary in any period of four consecutive
years.
Uncertified sick leave(c) A staff member may take uncertified sick leave for up to seven working
days in an annual cycle starting 1 April of any year or such other day as the
Secretary-General may set for a duty station, when incapacitated for the
performance of his or her duties by illness or injury. Part or all of this entitlement
may be used to attend to family-related emergencies.
Certified sick leave(d) Sick leave taken by a staff member in excess of the limits set inparagraph (c) above requires approval in accordance with conditions established by
the Secretary-General. When those conditions are not met, the absence shall betreated as unauthorized in accordance with staff rule 5.1 (e) (ii).

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Sick leave during annual leave(e) When sickness of more than five working days in any seven -day period
occurs while a staff member is on annual leave, including home leave, sick leave
may be approved subject to appropriate medical certification.
Obligations of staff members(f) Staff members shall inform their supervisors as soon as possible ofabsences due to illness or injury. They shall promptly submit any medical certificate
or medical report required under conditions to be specified by the Secretary General.
(g) A staff member may be required at any time to submit a medical report as
to his or her condition or to undergo a medical examination by the United Nations
medical services or a medical practitioner designated by the United Nations Medical
Director. When, in the opinion of the United Nations Medical Director, a medical
condition impairs a staff member ’s ability to perform his or her functions, the staff
member may be directed not to attend the office and requested to seek treatment
from a duly qualified medical practitioner. The staff member shall comply promptlywith any direction or request under this rule.
(h) A staff member shall immediately notify a United Nations medical
officer of any case of contagious disease occurring in his or her hous ehold or of any
quarantine order affecting the household. In such a case, or in the case of any othercondition that may affect the health of others, the United Nations Medical Director
shall decide whether the staff member should be excused from attendanc e at theoffice. If so, the staff member shall receive full salary and other emoluments for theperiod of authorized absence.
(i) A staff member shall not, while on sick leave, leave the duty station
without the prior approval of the Secretary-General.
Review of decisions relating to sick leave(j) Where further sick leave is refused or the unused portion of sick leave iswithdrawn because the Secretary-General is satisfied that the staff member is able toreturn to duty and the staff member disputes the decision, the matter shall bereferred, at the staff member ’s request, to an independent practitioner acceptable toboth the United Nations Medical Director and the staff member or to a medicalboard.
(k)

The medical board shall be composed of:(i)

A medical practitioner selected by the staff member;(ii) The United Nations Medical Director or a medical practitioner
designated by the United Nations Medical Director; and(iii) A third medical practitioner, who shall be selected by agreement between
the other two members and who shall not be a medical officer of the United
Nations.
(l) The cost of an independent practitioner or a medical board mentioned inparagraphs (j) and (k) above shall be borne by the Organization and by the staff
member under conditions established by the Secretary-General.

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Rule 6.3
Maternity and paternity leave(a) Subject to conditions established by the Secretary-General, a staff
member shall be entitled to maternity leave for a total period of 16 weeks:(i) The pre-delivery leave shall commence no earlier than six weeks and nolater than two weeks prior to the anticipated date of birth upon production of acertificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner or midwife indicating the
anticipated date of birth;(ii) The post-delivery leave shall extend for a period equivalent to thedifference between 16 weeks and the actual period of pre -delivery leave,
subject to a minimum of 10 weeks;(iii) The staff member shall receive maternity leave with full pay for theentire duration of her absence under subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above.
(b) Subject to conditions established by the Secretary-General, a staff
member shall be entitled to paternity leave in accordance with the following
provisions:(i) The leave shall be granted for a total period of up to four weeks. In thecase of internationally recruited staff members serving at a non -family duty
station, or in exceptional circumstances as determined by the SecretaryGeneral, leave shall be granted for a total period of up to ei ght weeks;(ii) The leave may be taken either continuously or in separate periods during
the year following the birth of the child, provided that it is completed duringthat year and within the duration of the contract;(iii) The staff member shall receive paternity leave with full pay for the entire
duration of his absence.
(c) Sick leave shall not normally be granted for maternity cases except
where serious complications arise.
(d)leave.

Annual leave shall accrue during the period of maternity or paternity

Rule 6.4
Compensation for death, injury or illness attributable to service
Staff members shall be entitled to compensation in the event of death, injury orillness attributable to the performance of official duties on behalf of the United
Nations, in accordance with the rules set forth in appendix D to the present Rules.
Rule 6.5
Compensation for loss or damage to personal effects attributable to service
Staff members shall be entitled, within the limits and under terms andconditions established by the Secretary-General, to reasonable compensation in theevent of loss or damage to their personal effects determined to be directly
attributable to the performance of official duties on behalf of the United Nations.

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Rule 6.6
Medical insurance
Staff members may be required to participate in a United Nations medical
insurance scheme under conditions established by the Secretary-General.

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Article VII
Travel and removal expenses
Regulation 7.1
Subject to conditions and definitions prescribed by the Secretary-General, theUnited Nations shall in appropriate cases pay the travel expenses of staff members,
their spouses and dependent children.
Regulation 7.2
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Chapter VII
Travel and removal expenses
Rule 7.1
Official travel of staff members(a) Subject to conditions established by the Secretary-General, the United
Nations shall pay the travel expenses of a staff member under the following
circumstances:(i) On initial appointment, provided that the staff member is considered tohave been internationally recruited under staff rule 4.5;
(ii)

When required to travel on official business;(iii) On change of official duty station, as defined in staff rule 4.8;(iv) On separation from service, as defined by article IX of the Staff
Regulations and chapter IX of the Staff Rules, except in cases of abandonmentof post, and in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) below;(v) On travel authorized for medical, safety or security reasons or in otherappropriate cases, when, in the opinion of the Secretary-General, there arecompelling reasons for paying such expenses;(vi) On home leave, in accordance with the provisions of staff rule 5.2;(vii) On family visit.
(b) Under subparagraph (a) (iv) above, the United Nations shall pay the
expenses of a staff member to travel to the place of recruitment. However, if thestaff member had an appointment for a period of two years or longer or had
completed not less than two years of continuous service, the United Nations shall
pay his or her expenses to travel to the place recognized as his or her home for the
purpose of home leave under staff rule 5.2. Should a staff member, on separation,
wish to go to any other place, the travel expenses borne by the United Nations shallnot exceed the maximum amount that would have been payable for the return of thestaff member to the place of recruitment or home leave, as applicable.
(c) The Secretary-General may reject any claim for payment or
reimbursement of travel or removal expenses which are incurred by a staff member
in contravention of any provision of the Staff Rules.
Rule 7.2
Official travel of eligible family members(a) Eligible family members, for the purposes of official travel, shall bedeemed to comprise a spouse and those children recognized as dependants understaff rule 3.6 (a) (iii). In addition, those children in res pect of whom an education
grant is payable, even though they are no longer recognized as dependants understaff rule 3.6 (a) (iii), shall be eligible for education grant travel.
(b) The United Nations shall not pay the travel expenses of family membersof staff members holding a temporary appointment.
(c) The United Nations shall not install family members in, or pay theirtravel expenses to, non-family duty stations.

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ST/SGB/2014/1(d) The United Nations shall pay the travel expenses of eligible family
members as defined under paragraph (a) above of a staff member holding a fixed term or continuing appointment, subject to conditions established by the Secretary General, under the following circumstances:(i) On appointment of a staff member who is considered to have be eninternationally recruited, under the provisions of staff rule 4.5, provided thatthe appointment is for a period of one year or longer and provided that theservices of the staff member are expected by the Secretary-General to continue
for more than six months beyond the date on which travel of his or her family
members commences;(ii) Following completion by the staff member of one year or more ofcontinuous service, provided that his or her services are expected by the
Secretary-General to continue for more than six months beyond the date on
which travel of his or her family members commences;(iii) On change of official duty station, provided that the services of the staff
member at the new duty station are expected by the Secretary-General tocontinue for more than six months beyond the date on which travel of his or
her family members commences;(iv) On separation of a staff member from service, provided that the staff
member’s appointment was for a period of one year or longer or the staff
member had completed not less than one year of continuous service;(v) On travel authorized for medical, safety or security reasons or in otherappropriate cases, when, in the opinion of the Secretary-General, there arecompelling reasons for paying such expenses;(vi) On home leave, in accordance with the provisions of staff rule 5.2;(vii) On travel of the spouse to the duty station, in lieu of the staff member ’sfamily visit travel under staff rule 7.1 (a) (vii);(viii) On travel approved in connection with the education of a staff member ’s
dependent child.
(e) In the case of staff members holding a fixed-term or continuing
appointment, the Secretary-General may authorize payment of the travel expenses ofa child for one trip, either to the staff member ’s duty station or to his or her homecountry, beyond the age at which the dependency status of the child would
otherwise cease under the relevant Staff Regulations and Staff Rules, either within
one year or upon completion of the child’s continuous full-time attendance at auniversity or its equivalent, when the attendance at the university commenced
during the period of recognized dependency status.
(f) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (d) (vi), (vii) and (viii) above, theSecretary-General may also authorize payment of travel expenses for therepatriation of a former spouse of a staff member, provided that the staff member isholding a fixed-term or continuing appointment.

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Rule 7.3
Loss of entitlement to return travel expenses(a) A staff member holding a fixed-term or continuing appointment who
resigns before completing one year of service or within six months following thedate of his or her return from travel on home leave or family visit, or within threemonths for a staff member assigned to designated duty stations, shall not be entitledto payment of return travel expenses for himself or herself and family members
unless the Secretary-General determines that there are compelling reasons for
authorizing such payment.
(b) A staff member holding a temporary appointment who resigns before
completing the full term of his or her appointment shall not be entitled to paymentof return travel expenses for himself or herself unless the Secretary-Generaldetermines that there are compelling reasons for authorizing suc h payment.
(c) Entitlement to return travel expenses shall cease if travel has notcommenced within two years of the date of separation. However, in accordance withstaff rule 4.7 (d), where both spouses are staff members and the spouse who
separates first is entitled to return travel expenses, his or her entitlement shall notcease until two years after the date of separation of the other spouse.
Rule 7.4
Authorization to travel
Before travel is undertaken, it shall be authorized in writing. In exc eptional
cases, staff members may be authorized to travel on oral orders, but such oral
authorization shall require written confirmation. A staff member shall be responsible
for ascertaining that he or she has the proper authorization before commencing
travel.
Rule 7.5
Travel expenses
Travel expenses that shall be paid or reimbursed by the United Nations under
the relevant provisions of the Staff Rules include:(i)Transportation expenses;(ii)

Terminal expenses;(iii) Daily subsistence allowance;(iv) Miscellaneous expenses.
Rule 7.6
Mode, dates, route and standard of travel(a) Official travel shall, in all instances, be by a mode, route and standard oftravel approved in advance by the Secretary-General.
(b) Travel expenses and other entitlements, including travel time, shall belimited to the amount allowable for a journey by the approved mode, dates, routeand standard of travel. Staff members who wish, for reasons of personal preferenceor convenience, to make travel arrangements that var y from the approved mode,
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assume the responsibility for all changes, including payment of any additional costs
thus incurred above the entitlement authorized by the United Na tions.
Mode of travel(c) The normal mode of travel for all official travel shall be by air. An
alternative mode of travel may be approved when the Secretary-General determinesthat its use is in the best interest of the United Nations.
(d) If a staff member or family member travels by a more economical modeof travel than the approved mode, the United Nations shall pay only for the mode of
travel actually used.
Official dates of travel(e) The official departure date is normally the day on which travel must start
to allow the traveller to arrive at the place of official business before thecommencement of duties. The official return date is normally the day after duties on
official business have ended.
Route of travel(f) The normal route for all official travel shall be the most economical routeavailable, provided that the total additional travel time required for the wholejourney does not exceed by four hours or more that required for the most directroute. An alternative route may be approved when the Secretary-General determinesthat it is in the best interest of the United Nations.
Standard of travel(g) For all official travel by air, staff members and their eligible family
members shall be provided with economy class transportation in accordance withthe most economical route available, subject to paragraph (f) above.
(h) Under conditions established by the Secretary-General, staff members
and their eligible family members may be granted a standard of travel immediately
below first class.
(i) In exceptional cases, a higher standard of travel may be approved by the
Secretary-General.
(j) Children, including those under 2 years of age, travelling by air shall be
provided with a ticket entitling them to a seat.
(k) For all official travel by train or commercial ground transportation
approved under paragraph (c) above, staff members and their eligible family
members shall be granted regular first-class travel or an equivalent standard.
(l) For all official water travel approved under paragraph (c) above, staff
members and their eligible family members shall be granted a standard of travel tobe determined by the Secretary-General, appropriate to the circumstances of thecase.
(m) If a staff member or eligible family member travels using a more
economical standard than the one approved, the United Nations shall pay only forthe standard actually used at the rate paid by the traveller.

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Rule 7.7
Travel by motor vehicle
Staff members who are authorized to travel by motor vehicle shall bereimbursed by the United Nations at rates and under conditions established by the
Secretary-General.
Rule 7.8
Purchase of tickets
All tickets for official travel of staff members and eligible family members
shall be purchased by the United Nations in advance of the actual travel. A staff
member may be authorized to purchase his or her own tickets under conditions
established by the Secretary-General.
Rule 7.9
Terminal expenses(a) For all official travel to or from the duty station, a staff member isentitled to payment of terminal expenses at rates and under conditions establishedby the Secretary-General. Terminal expenses shall be deemed to cover all
expenditures for transportation and incidental charges between the airport or otherpoint of arrival or departure and the hotel or other place of dwelling in respect of thestaff member and each family member authorized to travel at United Nations
expense.
(b)

No terminal expenses shall be paid in respect of an intermediate stop(i)

Is not authorized;(ii)

Does not involve leaving the terminal;

that:(iii) Is exclusively for the purpose of making an onward connection on thesame day.
Rule 7.10
Daily subsistence allowance(a) Except as provided in paragraph (g) below, a staff membe r authorized totravel at United Nations expense shall receive an appropriate daily subsistence
allowance in accordance with a schedule of rates established from time to time.
Such established rates shall be subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) below andto reductions in cases where lodging or meals are provided free of charge by theUnited Nations, a Government or a related institution.
(b) Daily subsistence allowance shall comprise the total contribution of theUnited Nations towards such charges as meals, lodging, gratuities and other suchpayments made for services rendered.
(c) The Secretary-General may, in exceptional and compelling
circumstances, authorize a reasonable increase in the daily subsistence allowance tobe paid to a staff member who is required to accompany a senior official and whose
official duties while in travel status require that his or her additional living expenses
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ST/SGB/2014/1(d) The Secretary-General may establish a special rate for daily subsistence
allowance in cases where he or she deems it appropriate, including in the event ofstaff members being assigned to conferences or other extended periods of duty awayfrom their official duty station.
(e) When the spouse or dependent children of a staff member are authorized
to travel at United Nations expense, the staff member shall be paid an additional
daily subsistence allowance for each such family member at half the rate applicableto the staff member.
(f) The Secretary-General may establish conditions under which daily
subsistence allowance may be paid during sick, annual or special leave taken whileon travel status.
(g) No daily subsistence allowance shall be payable in respect of travel on
appointment, assignment or repatriation, or in respect of travel on home leave,family visit or education grant, provided that the allowance may be paid forstopovers actually made during such travel under conditions established by the
Secretary-General. Where travel at United Nations expense is authorized for
medical, safety, security or other reasons under staff rule 7.1 (a) (v) or 7.2 (d) (v), an
appropriate amount of daily subsistence allowance may be paid at the discretion of
the Secretary-General.
(h) Computation of the daily subsistence allowance payable to a staff
member and his or her eligible family members shall be made under conditions
established by the Secretary-General.
Rule 7.11
Miscellaneous travel expenses
Necessary additional expenses incurred by a staff member in connection with
official business or in the performance of authorized travel shall be reimbursed by
the United Nations after the completion of travel, provided that the necessity andnature of the expenses are satisfactorily explained and supporte d by proper receipts,
which shall normally be required for any expenditures in excess of 20 United States
dollars or as established by the Secretary-General. Such expenses, for which
advance authorization shall be obtained to the extent practicable, shall normally belimited to:(i)Local transportation other than that provided for under staff rule 7.9;(ii) Telephone and other forms of communication required for official
business;(iii) Space, equipment and services required for official use;(iv) Transportation or storage of authorized baggage or property used for
conducting official business.
Rule 7.12
Travel advances
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terminal expenses payable under the Staff Rules may be made on the basis of an
estimate and certification.
Rule 7.13
Illness or accident during travel on official business
The United Nations shall pay or reimburse reasonable hospital and medical
expenses, insofar as they are not covered by other arrangements, which may be
incurred by staff members who become ill or are injured while in travel status on
official business.
Rule 7.14
Assignment grant
Definition and computation of the grant(a) The assignment grant is intended to provide staff with a reasonableamount of cash at the beginning of an assignment for costs incurred as a result of
the appointment or assignment and is based on the assumption that the main
expenses of installation are incurred at the outset of an assignment.
(b)

The assignment grant consists of two portions:(i)

The daily subsistence allowance portion, which shall be equivalent to:a.
Thirty days of daily subsistence allowance at the daily rateapplicable under subparagraph (c) (i) below; andb.
Thirty days of daily subsistence allowance at half the daily rate inrespect of each eligible family member for whom travel expenses have been
paid by the United Nations under staff rule 7.2 (d) (i) -(iii);(ii) The lump-sum portion, which is calculated on the basis of the staff
member’s net base salary and, where appropriate, post adjustment at the duty
station of assignment, provided that the staff member is not entitled to removal
costs under staff rule 7.16.
(c) (i) The Secretary-General may establish and publish special rates ofdaily subsistence allowance for the purposes of the assignment grant for
specific categories of staff at various duty stations. Where such special rates
have not been established, the daily subsistence allowance rates under staff
rule 7.10 shall be used in computing the assignment grant;(ii) Under conditions established by the Secretary-General, the limit of
30 days provided in paragraph (b) above may be extended to a maxi mum of
90 days. The amount of the grant during the extended period shall be up to
60 per cent of the appropriate prevailing rate.
Eligibility(d) A staff member holding a temporary appointment who travels at United
Nations expense pursuant to staff rule 7.1 (a) (i) above shall be paid only the daily
subsistence allowance portion of the assignment grant, for himself or herself only,
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ST/SGB/2014/1(e) A staff member holding a fixed-term or continuing appointment who
travels at United Nations expense to a duty station for an assignment expected to be
for one year or more shall be paid an assignment grant in accordance withparagraphs (b) and (c) above.
(f) If a change of official duty station or a new appointment involves areturn to a place at which the staff member was previously stationed, the fullamount of the assignment grant shall not be payable unless the staff member has
been absent from that place for at least one year. In the case of a shorter absence, theamount payable shall normally be that proportion of the full grant that thecompleted months of absence bear to one year.
Rule 7.15
Excess baggage and unaccompanied shipments
Excess baggage(a) For the purpose of the Staff Rules, “excess baggage” shall mean any
accompanied baggage not carried free of charge by transportation companies.
(b) Staff members travelling by air shall be entitled to reimbursement of thecost of excess baggage for themselves and, for staff members holding fixed -termand continuing appointments, their eligible family members up to a maximum
amount established by the Secretary-General.
General provisions on unaccompanied shipments(c) For the purpose of the Staff Rules, “personal effects and household
goods” shall mean effects and goods normally required for personal or household
use, excluding animals and power-assisted vehicles.
(d) Unaccompanied shipments shall normally be made in one consignment,
and related expenses shall be reimbursed on the basis of the maximum entitl ement
provided under the present rule for transportation by the most economical means, as
determined by the Secretary-General, between the places of departure anddestination of the staff member on official travel or his or her family members.
(e) The normal costs of packing, crating and lift vans, cartage, unpacking
and uncrating shall be reimbursed for unaccompanied shipments authorized under
the present rule, except for shipments under conditions established by the Secretary General for which the cost of cartage only shall be paid. The costs for the servicing,dismantling, installation or special packing of personal effects and household goods
shall not be reimbursed. Storage and demurrage charges shall not be reimbursed
unless, in the opinion of the Secretary-General, they are directly incidental to thetransportation of the consignment.
(f) The weight or volume of unaccompanied shipments of personal effects
and household goods for which expenses are borne by the Organization under thepresent rule shall include packing but exclude crating and lift vans.
Unaccompanied shipments on home leave, family visit or education grant travel(g) When the authorized travel is by air or land, charges for unaccompanied
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family visit or education grant may be reimbursed up to a maximum amountestablished by the Secretary-General.
Unaccompanied shipments for staff holding a temporary appointment or staff
assigned for less than one year(h) (i) A staff member holding a temporary appointment may bereimbursed for the shipment of personal effects and household goods, up to a
maximum of 100 kilograms or 0.62 cubic metres, by the most economicalmeans on appointment and on separation from service;(ii) A staff member holding a fixed-term or continuing appointment may bereimbursed for the shipment of personal effects and household goods, up to a
maximum of 100 kilograms or 0.62 cubic metres, by the most economicalmeans when on assignment for less than one year. Where the assignment is
extended for a total period of one year or longer, the staff member shall be
paid expenses for an additional shipment of personal effects and household
goods up to the maximum entitlement established in paragraph (i) below on
the condition that staff member ’s services are expected to continue for morethan six months beyond the proposed date of arrival of the personal effects andhousehold goods in line with staff rule 7.17 (b).
Unaccompanied shipments for staff holding a fixed-term or continuing
appointment appointed or assigned for one year or longer(i) (i) On travel on appointment or assignment for one year or longer orwhen an assignment is extended for a total period of one year or longer, ontransfer to another duty station or on separation from service of a staff
member, charges for the shipment of personal effects and household goods by
the most economical means may be reimbursed up to a maximum amountestablished by the Secretary-General;(ii) The entitlement to payment for the non-removal of personal effects isdefined in staff rule 7.16 (h) and shall arise with respect to internationally
recruited staff members who hold a fixed-term or continuing appointment
under the following circumstances: the staff member was entitled to but did
not opt for removal or the staff member was not entitled to removal.
Advanced shipment of personal effects and household goods for staff holding afixed-term or continuing appointment and who are entitled to removal(j) On travel on appointment, assignment, transfer or separation fromservice of a staff member for whom removal costs will be paid under staff rule 7.16,
a staff member may be reimbursed the costs of advance shipment by the mosteconomical means up to a maximum amount established by the Secretary-General.
Additional shipment entitlements for staff serving at designated duty stations(k) Internationally recruited staff members serving at designated duty
stations having very difficult conditions of life and work shall be granted, underconditions established by the Secretary-General, the following special entitlements:(i) An additional shipment entitlement once a year by the most economicalmeans of up to a maximum amount established by the Secretary-General in

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respect of the staff member and each eligible family member for whom theOrganization has paid travel costs to the duty station;(ii) An additional shipment entitlement in connection with the birth or
adoption of a child up to a maximum amount established by the SecretaryGeneral;(iii) In addition to the unaccompanied shipment entitlements under thepresent rule, the cost of transporting a privately owned motor vehicle to one ofthe duty stations designated for that purpose may be partially reimbursed underconditions established by the Secretary-General.
Conversion of shipment by surface to unaccompanied shipment by air(l) When the most economical means of shipment is by surface, theentitlement may be converted to unaccompanied shipment by air under conditions
established by the Secretary-General.
Rule 7.16
Removal and non-removal
Eligibility for payment of removal costs(a) An entitlement to payment of removal costs related to personal effects
and household goods, as defined in staff rule 7.15 (c), shall arise with respect tointernationally recruited staff members holding a fixed -term or continuing
appointment under the following circumstances and in accordance with conditions
established by the Secretary-General:(i) On initial appointment, provided that the staff member is expected toserve at the new duty station for a period of two years or longer;(ii) On change of duty station, provided that the staff member is expected toserve at the new duty station for a period of two years or longer;(iii) On separation from service, provided that the staff member had an
appointment for a period of two years or longer or had completed not less than
two years of continuous service, and:a.
Had been granted removal to the duty station or a prior duty stationin the course of a period of uninterrupted service; orb.
Had been recruited at the duty station from which he or she wasseparating and was repatriating to the place of home leave or other location, in
accordance with staff rule 7.1 (b).
(b) When an entitlement to payment of removal costs arises underparagraph (a) above, it shall normally be paid in case of service at headquarters duty
stations or other duty stations classified in the same category.
(c) No entitlement to payment of removal costs shall arise with respect toservice at a non-family duty station.
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Maximum entitlements(e) (i) Payment by the United Nations of removal costs shall be on thebasis of maximum weight or volume established by the Secretary-General;(ii) The normal costs of packing, crating and lift vans, cartage, unpacking
and uncrating shall be reimbursed. Storage and demurrage charges shall not be
reimbursed unless the Secretary-General determines that they are directly
incidental to the transportation of the consignment;(iii) Transportation of personal effects and household goods shall be by themost economical means at rates and under conditions established by the
Secretary-General.
(f) Payment of removal expenses shall be on the basis of shipment from andto the following destinations:(i) On appointment, from the place of recruitment or the place recognized as
the staff member’s home for purposes of home leave under staff rule 5.2 to theofficial duty station;(ii) Upon separation from service, from the official duty station to any one
place to which the staff member is entitled to be returned in accordance withthe provisions of staff rule 7.1;(iii) Payment of expenses for removal from or to a place other than thosespecified may be authorized under terms and conditions defined by the
Secretary-General. No expenses shall be paid for removing a staff member ’s
personal effects and household goods from one residence to another at thesame duty station.
Storage of personal effects and household goods(g) When a staff member entitled to payment of removal costs is assigned t oa new duty station without payment of removal costs or from a duty station to which
he or she had a removal entitlement under paragraph (a) above or would have hadsuch entitlement on appointment from outside the duty station, the United Nations
shall pay the costs of storage of personal effects and household goods, subject toconditions established by the Secretary-General and provided that the staff member
is expected to return to the same duty station within five years.
Eligibility for payment of non-removal costs and the non-removal element of themobility and hardship allowance(h) An entitlement to payment for the non-removal of personal effects andthe non-removal element of the mobility and hardship allowance, in lieu of removal
costs, shall arise with respect to internationally recruited staff members holding afixed-term or continuing appointment, provided that the staff member did not havean entitlement to or did not opt for full removal of household goods under staff
rule 7.16 (b), under the following conditions:(i) On initial appointment, provided that the staff member is expected toserve at the new duty station for a period of one year or longer;(ii) On change of duty station, provided that the staff member is expected toserve at the new duty station for a period of one year or longer;

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ST/SGB/2014/1(iii) On separation from service, provided that the staff member had an
appointment of one year or longer or had completed not less than one year ofcontinuous service.
The non-removal allowance shall be payable under conditions established by the
Secretary-General and be limited to a period of five years at one duty station.
Adjustments to entitlements(i) Where both spouses are staff members and each is entitled to removal of
personal effects and household goods or unaccompanied shipment under the present
rule, and taking into account staff rule 4.7 (d), the maximum entitlement to removal
at United Nations expense for both spouses shall be that provided for a staff member
with a spouse or dependent child residing at the official duty station.
(j) In cases where, for reasons not attributable to the Organization, the staff
member does not complete the period of service in respect of which the United
Nations has paid removal costs or non-removal allowance, these costs may be
adjusted proportionately and recovery made under conditions established by the
Secretary-General.
Rule 7.17
Loss of entitlement to unaccompanied shipment or removal expenses(a) A staff member who resigns before completing two years of service shallnot normally be entitled to payment of removal expenses under staff rule 7.16.
(b) Entitlement to removal expenses under staff rule 7.16 (a) shall normallycease if removal has not commenced within two years of the date on whi ch the staff
member became entitled to removal expenses or if the staff member ’s services are
not expected to continue for more than six months beyond the proposed date ofarrival of the personal effects and household goods.
(c) On separation from service, entitlement to unaccompanied shipment
expenses under staff rule 7.15 (h) and (i) or removal expenses under staff rule 7.16
shall cease if the shipment or removal has not commenced within two years of thedate of separation. However, in accordance with staff rule 4.7 (d), where bothspouses are staff members and the spouse who separates first is entitled tounaccompanied shipment or removal expenses, his or her entitlement shall not cease
until two years after the date of separation of the other spouse.
Rule 7.18
Transportation of decedents
In the event of the death of a staff member or his or her spouse or dependent
child, the United Nations shall pay the expenses for transportation of the body fromthe official duty station or, in the event of death having occurred while in travel
status, from the place of death to a place to which the deceased was entitled toreturn transportation under staff rule 7.1 or 7.2 under conditions established by the
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Rule 7.19
Insurance(a) Staff members shall not be reimbursed for the cost of personal accident
insurance or insurance of accompanied personal baggage. However, compensation
may be paid, under arrangements in force under staff rule 6.5, in respect of loss ofor damage to such baggage determined to be directly attributable to the performanceof official duties on behalf of the United Nations.
(b) In the case of shipments authorized under staff rule 7.15, except for staff
members on home leave, family visit or education grant travel, an d of the shipment
and storage of personal effects and household goods under staff rule 7.16, insurance
coverage will be provided by the Organization up to a maximum amount establishedby the Secretary-General.
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Article VIII
Staff relations
Regulation 8.1(a) The Secretary-General shall establish and maintain continuous contact
and communication with the staff in order to ensure the effective par ticipation of thestaff in identifying, examining and resolving issues relating to staff welfare,including conditions of work, general conditions of life and other human resources
policies;(b) Staff representative bodies shall be established and shall be entitled toinitiate proposals to the Secretary-General for the purpose set forth in paragraph (a)above. They shall be organized in such a way as to afford equitable representation to
all staff members, by means of elections that shall take place at lea st biennially
under electoral regulations drawn up by the respective staff representative body andagreed to by the Secretary-General.
Regulation 8.2
The Secretary-General shall establish joint staff-management machinery atboth local and Secretariat-wide levels to advise him or her regarding humanresources policies and general questions of staff welfare as provided inregulation 8.1.

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Chapter VIII
Staff relations
Rule 8.1
Staff representative bodies and staff representatives
Definitions(a) The term “staff representative bodies”, as used in the present chapter of
the Staff Rules, shall be deemed to include staff associations, unions or othercorresponding staff representative bodies established in accordance with staff
regulation 8.1 (b).
(b) Staff representative bodies may be established for a duty station or for agroup of duty stations. Staff members serving in duty stations where no staff
representative body exists may seek representation through a staff representative
body at another duty station.
(c) Each member of the staff may participate in elections to a staff
representative body, and all staff serving at a duty station where a staff
representative body exists shall be eligible for election to it, subject to any
exceptions as may be provided in the statutes or electoral regulations drawn up by
the staff representative body concerned and meeting the requirements of staff
regulation 8.1 (b).
(d) Polling officers selected by the staff shall conduct the election of themembers of each staff representative body, on the basis of the electoral regulationsof the staff representative body concerned, in such a way as to ensure the complete
secrecy and fairness of the vote. The polling officers shall also conduct otherelections of staff members as required by the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules.
(e) No staff member shall threaten, retaliate against or attempt to retaliate
against a staff representative exercising his or her functions under the present
chapter.
(f) The staff representative bodies shall be entitled to effective participation,
through their duly elected executive committees, in identifying, examining andresolving issues relating to staff welfare, including conditions of work, generalconditions of life and other human resources policies, and shall be entitled to makeproposals to the Secretary-General on behalf of the staff.
(g) In accordance with the principle of freedom of association, staff
members may form and join associations, unions or other groupings. Howev er,
formal contact and communication on the matters referred to in paragraph (f) above
shall be conducted at each duty station through the executive committee of the staff
representative body, which shall be the sole and exclusive representative body forsuch purpose.
(h) General administrative instructions or directives on questions within thescope of paragraph (f) above shall be transmitted in advance, unless emergency
situations make it impracticable, to the executive committees of the staff
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Rule 8.2
Joint staff-management machinery(a) The joint staff-management
regulation 8.2 shall consist of:machineryprovided

for

in

staff

(i) Joint advisory committees or corresponding staff-management bodies, atdesignated duty stations, normally composed of not fewer than three and not
more than seven staff representatives and an equal number of representativesof the Secretary-General;(ii) A Secretariat-wide joint staff-management body composed of equal
numbers of representatives of the staff and representatives of the Secretary General.
(b) The President of the joint staff-management bodies referred to inparagraph (a) above shall be selected by the Secretary-General from a list proposedby the staff representatives.
(c) Instructions or directives embodying recommendations made by thebodies referred to in paragraph (a) above shall be regarded as having satisfied therequirements of staff rule 8.1 (f) and (h).
(d) The joint staff-management bodies referred to in paragraph (a) above
shall establish their own rules and procedures.
(e) The Secretary-General shall designate secretaries of the joint staffmanagement bodies referred to in paragraph (a) above and sha ll arrange for suchservices as may be necessary for their proper functioning.

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Article IX
Separation from service
Regulation 9.1
Staff members may resign from service upon giving the Secretary-General thenotice required under the terms of their appointment.
Regulation 9.2
Staff members shall not be retained in active service beyond the age of
60 years or, if appointed between 1 January 1990 and 31 December 2013, beyond
the age of 62 years or, if appointed on or after 1 January 2014, beyon d the age of
65 years. The Secretary-General may, in the interest of the Organization, extend thisage limit in exceptional cases.
Regulation 9.3(a) The Secretary-General may, giving the reasons therefor, terminate theappointment of a staff member who holds a temporary, fixed-term or continuing
appointment in accordance with the terms of his or her appointment or for any of thefollowing reasons:(i) If the necessities of service require abolition of the post or reduction of
the staff;(ii)

If the services of the staff member prove unsatisfactory;(iii) If the staff member is, for reasons of health, incapacitated for further
service;(iv) If the conduct of the staff member indicates that the staff member does
not meet the highest standards of integrity required by Article 101,
paragraph 3, of the Charter;(v) If facts anterior to the appointment of the staff member and relevant to
his or her suitability come to light that, if they had been known at the time of
his or her appointment, should, under the standards established in the Charter,
have precluded his or her appointment;(vi) In the interest of the good administration of the Organization and inaccordance with the standards of the Charter, provided that the action is notcontested by the staff member concerned;(b) In addition, in the case of a staff member holding a continuing
appointment, the Secretary-General may terminate the appointment without theconsent of the staff member if, in the opinion of the Secretary-General, such action
would be in the interest of the good administration of the Organization, to beinterpreted principally as a change or termination of a mandate, and in accordancewith the standards of the Charter;(c) If the Secretary-General terminates an appointment, the staff member
shall be given such notice and such indemnity payment as may be applicable under
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ST/SGB/2014/1(d) The Secretary-General may, where the circumstances warrant and he or
she considers it justified, pay to a staff member whose appointment has been
terminated, provided that the termination is not contested, a termination indemnity
payment not more than 50 per cent higher than that which would otherwise bepayable under the Staff Regulations.
Regulation 9.4
The Secretary-General shall establish a scheme for the payment of repatriation
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Chapter IX
Separation from service
Rule 9.1
Definition of separation
Any of the following shall constitute separation from service:(i)Resignation;(ii)

Abandonment of post;(iii) Expiration of appointment;(iv) Retirement;(v)

Termination of appointment;(vi) Death.
Rule 9.2
Resignation(a) A resignation, within the meaning of the Staff Regulations and Staff
Rules, is a separation initiated by a staff member.
(b) Unless otherwise specified in their letters of appointment, three months ’written notice of resignation shall be given by staff members holding continuing
appointments, 30 calendar days’ written notice by those holding fixed-term
appointments and 15 calendar days’ written notice by those holding temporary
appointments. The Secretary-General may, however, accept resignations on shorter
notice.
(c) The Secretary-General may require the resignation to be submitted inperson in order to be acceptable.
Rule 9.3
Abandonment of post
Abandonment of post is a separation initiated by the staff member other thanby way of resignation. Separation as a result of abandonment of post shall not be
regarded as a termination within the meaning of the Staff Rules.
Rule 9.4
Expiration of appointments
A temporary or fixed-term appointment shall expire automatically and without
prior notice on the expiration date specified in the letter of appointment.
Rule 9.5
Retirement
Retirement under article 28 of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
Regulations shall not be regarded as a termination within the meaning of the Staff
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Rule 9.6
Termination
Definitions(a) A termination within the meaning of the Staff Regulations and Staff
Rules is a separation from service initiated by the Secretary-General.
(b) Separation as a result of resignation, abandonment of post, expiration of
appointment, retirement or death shall not be regarded as a terminat ion within themeaning of the Staff Rules.
Reasons for termination(c) The Secretary-General may, giving the reasons therefor, terminate theappointment of a staff member who holds a temporary, fixed -term or continuing
appointment in accordance with the terms of the appointment or on any of thefollowing grounds:(i)

Abolition of posts or reduction of staff;(ii)

Unsatisfactory service;(iii) If the staff member is, for reasons of health, incapacitated for further
service;(iv) Disciplinary reasons in accordance with staff rule 10.2 (a) (viii) and (ix);(v) If facts anterior to the appointment of the staff member and relevant to
his or her suitability come to light that, if they had been known at the time of
his or her appointment, should, under the standards established in the Charterof the United Nations, have precluded his or her appointment;(vi) In the interest of the good administration of the Organization and inaccordance with the standards of the Charter, provided that the action is notcontested by the staff member concerned.
(d) In addition, in the case of a staff member holding a continuing
appointment, the Secretary-General may terminate the appointment without theconsent of the staff member if, in the opinion of the Secretary-General, such action
would be in the interest of the good administration of the Organization, to beinterpreted principally as a change or termination of a mandate, and in accordancewith the standards of the Charter.
Termination for abolition of posts and reduction of staff(e) Except as otherwise expressly provided in paragraph (f) below and staff
rule 13.1, if the necessities of service require that appointments of staff members beterminated as a result of the abolition of a post or the reduction of sta ff, and subject
to the availability of suitable posts in which their services can be effectively
utilized, provided that due regard shall be given in all cases to relative competence,
integrity and length of service, staff members shall be retained in the following
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appointment serving on a two-year fixed-term appointment;(iii) Staff members holding fixed-term appointments.
When the suitable posts available are subject to the principle of geographicaldistribution, due regard shall also be given to nationality in the case of staff
members with less than five years of service and in the case of staff members who
have changed their nationality within the preceding five years.
(f) The provisions of paragraph (e) above insofar as they relate to staff
members in the General Service and related categories shall be deemed to have beensatisfied if such staff members have received consideration for suitable posts
available within their parent organization at their duty stations.
(g) Staff members specifically recruited for service with the United Nations
Secretariat or with any programme, fund or subsidiary organ of th e United Nations
that enjoys a special status in matters of appointment under a resolution of theGeneral Assembly or as a result of an agreement entered by the Secretary -General
have no entitlement under this rule for consideration for posts outside the o rgan forwhich they were recruited.
Termination for unsatisfactory service(h) The appointment of a staff member may be terminated for unsatisfactory
service under conditions established by the Secretary-General.
Termination for health reasons(i) The appointment of a staff member who has not attained the mandatory
age of retirement established in the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules but whose
physical or mental condition or extended illness renders him or her incapacitated forfurther service may be terminated after exhaustion of any sick leave entitlement.
Rule 9.7
Notice of termination(a) A staff member whose continuing appointment is to be terminated shallbe given not less than three months’ written notice of such termination.
(b) A staff member whose fixed-term appointment is to be terminated shallbe given not less than 30 calendar days’ written notice of such termination or such
written notice as may otherwise be stipulated in his or her letter of appointment.
(c) A staff member whose temporary appointment is to be terminated shallbe given not less than 15 calendar days’ written notice of such termination or such
written notice as may otherwise be stipulated in his or her letter of appointment.
(d) In lieu of the notice period, the Secretary-General may authorize
compensation equivalent to salary, applicable post adjustment and allowances
corresponding to the relevant notice period at the rate in effect on the last day ofservice.
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Rule 9.8
Termination indemnity(a) Payment of termination indemnity under staff regulation 9.3 andannex III to the Staff Regulations shall be calculated:(i) For staff in the Professional and higher categories, on the basis of thestaff member’s gross salary less staff assessment according to the schedule ofrates set forth in staff regulation 3.3 (b) (i);(ii) For staff in the Field Service category, on the basis of the staff member ’sgross salary less staff assessment according to the schedule of rates set forth instaff regulation 3.3 (b) (i), plus language allowance, if any;(iii) For staff in the General Service and related categories, on the basis of thestaff member’s gross salary, including language allowance, if any, less staff
assessment, according to the schedule of rates set forth in staff
regulation 3.3 (b) (ii) applied to the gross salary alone.
(b) Length of service shall be deemed to comprise the total period of a staff
member’s full-time continuous service on fixed-term or continuing appointments.
Continuity of such service shall not be considered as broken by periods of special
leave. However, service credits shall not accrue during periods of special leave withpartial pay or without pay of one full month or more.
(c) Termination indemnity shall not be paid to any staff member who, upon
separation from service, will receive a retirement benefit under article 28 of theRegulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund or compensation for
total disability under staff rule 6.4.
(d) Upon application of a staff member who is to be separated as a result ofan agreed termination of appointment or because of abolition of post or reduction in
staff and who is within 2 years of age 55 years and 25 years of contributory service
in the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund or who is over that age and within
2 years of 25 years of contributory service, the Secretary-General may place such
staff member on special leave without pay for pension purposes pursuant to staff
rule 5.3 (c) under conditions to be established by the Secretary-General.
(e) The Organization will, on the written request of the staff member prior tobeing placed on special leave pursuant to the preceding paragraph, pay the pension
contribution of the Organization and/or the staff member during the period of
special leave. The total amount of these contributions will be deducted from thetermination indemnity otherwise payable.
(f) A staff member selecting the option of special leave described in staff
rule 9.8 (d) shall sign an undertaking acknowledging that his or her status on special
leave is solely for pension purposes and that his or her entitlements and those inrespect of any dependants to all other emoluments and benefits under the Staff
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Rule 9.9
Commutation of accrued annual leaveIf, upon separation from service a staff member has accrued annual l eave, heor she shall be paid a sum of money in commutation of the period of such accrued
leave up to a maximum of 18 working days for staff holding a temporary
appointment and up to a maximum of 60 working days for staff holding a fixed -termor continuing appointment, in accordance with staff rules 4.17 (c), 4.18 and 5.1. The
payment shall be calculated:(i) For staff in the Professional and higher categories, on the basis of thestaff member’s net base salary plus post adjustment;(ii) For staff in the Field Service category, on the basis of the staff member ’s
net base salary plus post adjustment;(iii) For staff in the General Service and related categories, on the basis of thestaff member’s gross salary, including language allowance, if any, less sta ff
assessment according to the schedule of rates set forth in staff
regulation 3.3 (b) (ii) applied to the gross salary alone.
Rule 9.10
Restitution of advance annual and sick leave
On separation, a staff member who has taken advance annual or sick leave
beyond that which he or she has subsequently accrued shall make restitution forsuch advance leave by means of a cash refund or an offset against monies due to thestaff member from the United Nations, equivalent to the remuneration received,
including allowances and other payments, in respect of the advance leave period.
The Secretary-General may waive this requirement if in his or her opinion there are
exceptional or compelling reasons for doing so.
Rule 9.11
Last day for pay purposes(a) When a staff member is separated from service, the date on which
entitlement to salary, allowances and benefits shall cease shall be determinedaccording to the following provisions:(i) In the case of resignation, the date shall be either the date of expir ationof the notice period under staff rule 9.2 or such other date as the Secretary General accepts. A staff member will be expected to perform his or her duties
during the period of notice of resignation, except when the resignation takes
effect upon the completion of maternity or paternity leave or following sick or
special leave. Annual leave will be granted during the period of notice only forbrief periods;(ii) In the case of abandonment of post, the date shall be the date of thedecision by the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources
Management to terminate the appointment or the expiry date specified in theletter of appointment, whichever is earlier;(iii) In the case of expiration of a temporary or fixed-term appointment, thedate shall be the date specified in the letter of appointment;

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ST/SGB/2014/1(iv) In the case of retirement, the date shall be the date approved by the
Secretary-General for retirement;(v) In the case of termination, the date shall be the date provided in thenotice of termination;(vi) In the case of dismissal, the date shall be the date on which the staff
member is notified in writing of the decision to dismiss him or her;(vii) In the case of death, the date on which entitlement to salary, allowancesand benefits shall cease shall be the date of death, unless there is a surviving
spouse or dependent child. In that event, the date shall be determined inaccordance with the following schedule:
Completed years of service (as defined in rule 9.8)

Months of salary

3 or less

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9 or more

9

The months of salary referenced above may be made in a lump sum as soon as
the pay accounts and related matters can be closed. Such payment shall bemade only to the surviving spouse and dependent children. For st aff in theProfessional and higher categories, the payment shall be calculated on thebasis of the staff member ’s gross salary less staff assessment according to theschedule of rates set forth in staff regulation 3.3 (b) (i). For staff in the Field
Service category, the payment shall be calculated on the basis of the staff
member’s gross salary less staff assessment according to the schedule of rates
set forth in staff regulation 3.3 (b) (i), plus language allowance, if any. For
staff in the General Service and related categories, the payment shall becalculated on the basis of the staff member ’s gross salary, including language
allowance, if any, less staff assessment according to the schedule of rates set
forth in staff regulation 3.3 (b) (ii) applied to the gross salary alone. All otherentitlements and accrual of benefits shall cease as at the date of death, except
as provided by staff rule 3.9 (f) for payment of education grant when the staff
member dies while in service after the beginning of a school year.
(b) When an internationally recruited staff member has an entitlement toreturn travel under staff rule 7.1 (a) (iv), this shall not affect the determination of thelast day for pay purposes in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) above.
In the case of resignation, expiration of temporary or fixed -term appointment,termination or retirement, the staff member shall be paid, on separation, an
additional amount for days of authorized travel estimated on the basis ofuninterrupted travel by an approved route, mode and standard of travel from theduty station to the place of entitlement to return travel. Such amount shall becalculated as is done for the commutation of accrued annual leave under staff
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Rule 9.12
Certification of service
Any staff member who so requests shall, on leaving the service of the United
Nations, be given a statement relating to the nature of his or her duties and thelength of service. On the staff member ’s written request, the statement shall also
refer to the quality of his or her work and his or her official conduct.

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Article X
Disciplinary measures
Regulation 10.1(a) The Secretary-General may impose disciplinary measures on staff
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Chapter X
Disciplinary measures
Rule 10.1
Misconduct(a) Failure by a staff member to comply with his or her obligations under theCharter of the United Nations, the Staff Regulations and Sta ff Rules or otherrelevant administrative issuances or to observe the standards of conduct expected of
an international civil servant may amount to misconduct and may lead to theinstitution of a disciplinary process and the imposition of disciplinary meas ures for
misconduct.
(b) Where the staff member ’s failure to comply with his or her obligations or
to observe the standards of conduct expected of an international civil servant isdetermined by the Secretary-General to constitute misconduct, such staff member
may be required to reimburse the United Nations either partially or in full for any
financial loss suffered by the United Nations as a result of his or her actions, if suchactions are determined to be wilful, reckless or grossly negligent.
(c) The decision to launch an investigation into allegations of misconduct, toinstitute a disciplinary process and to impose a disciplinary measure shall be within
the discretionary authority of the Secretary-General or officials with delegatedauthority.
Rule 10.2
Disciplinary measures(a)Disciplinary measures may take one or more of the following forms only:(i)

Written censure;(ii)

Loss of one or more steps in grade;(iii) Deferment, for a specified period, of eligibility for salary increment;(iv) Suspension without pay for a specified period;
(v)

Fine;

(vi) Deferment, for a specified period, of eligibility for consideration for
promotion;(vii) Demotion with deferment, for a specified period, of eligibility forconsideration for promotion;(viii) Separation from service, with notice or compensation in lieu of notice,notwithstanding staff rule 9.7, and with or without termination indemnity
pursuant to paragraph (c) of annex III to the Staff Regulations;(ix) Dismissal.
(b) Measures other than those listed under staff rule 10.2 (a) shall not be
considered to be disciplinary measures within the meaning of the present rule. These
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Recovery of monies owed to the Organization;(iii) Administrative leave with full or partial pay or without pay pursuant tostaff rule 10.4.
(c) A staff member shall be provided with the opportunity to comment on thefacts and circumstances prior to the issuance of a written or oral reprimand pursuant
to subparagraph (b) (i) above.
Rule 10.3
Due process in the disciplinary process(a) The Secretary-General may initiate the disciplinary process where thefindings of an investigation indicate that misconduct may have occurred. No
disciplinary measure may be imposed on a staff member following the completionof an investigation unless he or she has been notified, in writing, of the formal
allegations of misconduct against him or her and has been given the oppo rtunity torespond to those formal allegations. The staff member shall also be informed of theright to seek the assistance of counsel in his or her defence through the Office ofStaff Legal Assistance, or from outside counsel at his or her own expense.
(b) Any disciplinary measure imposed on a staff member shall be
proportionate to the nature and gravity of his or her misconduct.
(c) A staff member against whom disciplinary or non-disciplinary measures,
pursuant to staff rule 10.2, have been imposed following the completion of adisciplinary process may submit an application challenging the imposition of suchmeasures directly to the United Nations Dispute Tribunal, in accordance withchapter XI of the Staff Rules.
(d) An appeal against a judgement of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal by
the staff member or by the Secretary-General may be filed with the United Nations
Appeals Tribunal in accordance with chapter XI of the Staff Rules.
Rule 10.4
Administrative leave pending investigation and the disciplinary process(a) A staff member may be placed on administrative leave, subject toconditions specified by the Secretary-General, at any time after an allegation of
misconduct and pending the initiation of an investigation. Administrative leave may
continue throughout an investigation and until the completion of the disciplinary
process.
(b) A staff member placed on administrative leave pursuant to paragraph (a)above shall be given a written statement of the reason(s) for such leave and its
probable duration, which, so far as practicable, should not exceed three months.
(c) Administrative leave shall be with full pay except when the SecretaryGeneral decides that exceptional circumstances exist which warrant the placementof a staff member on administrative leave with partial pay or without pay.
(d) Placement on administrative leave shall be without prejudice to the rightsof the staff member and shall not constitute a disciplinary measure. If administrative
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sustained or it is subsequently found that the conduct at issue does not warrant
dismissal or separation, any pay withheld shall be restored without delay.
(e) A staff member who has been placed on administrative leave may
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Article XI
Appeals
Regulation 11.1
There shall be a two-tier formal system of administration of justice:(a) The United Nations Dispute Tribunal shall, under conditions prescribedin its statute and rules, hear and render judgement on an application from a staff
member alleging non-compliance with his or her terms of appointment or thecontract of employment, including all pertinent regulations and rules;(b) The United Nations Appeals Tribunal shall, under conditions prescribedin its statute and rules, exercise appellate jurisdiction over an appeal of a judgement
rendered by the United Nations Dispute Tribunal submitted by either party.

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Chapter XI
Appeals
Rule 11.1
Informal resolution(a) A staff member who considers that his or her contract of employment or
terms of appointment have been violated is encouraged to attempt to have the matter
resolved informally. To that end, a staff member who wishes to pursue informal
channels should approach the Office of the Ombudsman without delay, without
prejudice to the right to pursue the matter formally in accordance with theprovisions of the present chapter.
(b) Both the staff member and the Secretary-General may initiate informal
resolution, including mediation, of the issues involved at any time before or after
the staff member chooses to pursue the matter formally.
(c) The conduct of informal resolution by the Office of the Ombudsman,
including mediation, may result in the extension of the deadlines applicable tomanagement evaluation and to the filing of an application with the United Nations
Dispute Tribunal, as specified in staff rules 11.2 (c) and (d) and 11.4 (c) below.
(d) An application shall not be receivable by the United Nations Dispute
Tribunal if the dispute arising from a contested decision has been resolved by anagreement reached through mediation. However, a staff member may submit anapplication directly with the Dispute Tribunal to enforce the implementation of anagreement reached through mediation within 90 calendar days of the deadline for
implementation as specified in the mediation agreement or, when the mediationagreement is silent on the matter, within 90 calendar days of the thirtieth calendar
day from the date on which the agreement was signed.
Rule 11.2
Management evaluation(a) A staff member wishing to formally contest an administrative decision
alleging non-compliance with his or her contract of employment or terms of
appointment, including all pertinent regulations and rules pursuant to staff
regulation 11.1 (a), shall, as a first step, submit to the Secretary-General in writing arequest for a management evaluation of the administrative decision.
(b) A staff member wishing to formally contest an administrative decision
taken pursuant to advice obtained from technical bodies, as determined by the
Secretary-General, or of a decision taken at Headquarters in New York to impose adisciplinary or non-disciplinary measure pursuant to staff rule 10.2 following thecompletion of a disciplinary process is not required to request a management
evaluation.
(c) A request for a management evaluation shall not be receivable by the
Secretary-General unless it is sent within 60 calendar days from the date on which
the staff member received notification of the administrative decision to be contested.
This deadline may be extended by the Secretary-General pending efforts for
informal resolution conducted by the Office of the Ombudsman, under conditions
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ST/SGB/2014/1(d) The Secretary-General’s response, reflecting the outcome of the
management evaluation, shall be communicated in writing to the staff member
within 30 calendar days of receipt of the request for management evaluation if thestaff member is stationed in New York, and within 45 calendar days of receipt of therequest for management evaluation if the staff member is stationed outside of New
York. The deadline may be extended by the Secretary-General pending efforts for
informal resolution by the Office of the Ombudsman, under conditions specified by
the Secretary-General.
Rule 11.3
Suspension of action(a) Neither the submission of a request for a management evaluation nor thefiling of an application with the United Nations Dispute Tribunal shall have theeffect of suspending the implementation of the contested administrative decision.
(b) However, where a management evaluation of an administrative decisio n
is required:(i) A staff member may submit an application requesting the United Nations
Dispute Tribunal to suspend the implementation of the contested
administrative decision until the management evaluation has been completed
and the staff member has received notification of the outcome. In accordancewith article 2, paragraph 2, of its statute, the Dispute Tribunal may suspend theimplementation of a decision where the decision appears prima facie to be
unlawful, in cases of particular urgency and where its implementation would
cause irreparable damage. The Dispute Tribunal’s decision on such an
application is not subject to appeal;(ii) In cases involving separation from service, a staff member may opt tofirst request the Secretary-General to suspend the implementation of thedecision until the management evaluation has been completed and the staff
member has received notification of the outcome. The Secretary-General may
suspend the implementation of a decision where he or she determines that thecontested decision has not yet been implemented, the decision appears prima
facie to be unlawful, in cases of particular urgency and where its
implementation would cause irreparable damage to the staff member ’s rights.
If the Secretary-General rejects the request, the staff member may then submit
a request for suspension of action to the Dispute Tribunal undersubparagraph (b) (i) above.
Rule 11.4
United Nations Dispute Tribunal(a) A staff member may file an application against a contested administrat ive
decision, whether or not it has been amended by any management evaluation, with
the United Nations Dispute Tribunal within 90 calendar days from the date on which
the staff member received the outcome of the management evaluation or from thedate of expiration of the deadline specified under staff rule 11.2 (d), whichever isearlier.
(b) Where a staff member is not required to request a management
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with the United Nations Dispute Tribunal within 90 calendar days from the date on
which the staff member received notification of the contested administrativedecision.
(c) Where mediation has been pursued by either party within the deadline forfiling an application with the United Nations Dispute Tribunal specified in staff
rule 11.4 (a) or (b) and the mediation is deemed to have failed in accordance withthe rules of procedure of the Mediation Division of the Office of the Ombudsman,the staff member may file an application with the Dispute Tribunal within
90 calendar days of the end of the mediation.
(d) A staff member shall have the assistance of counsel through the Office ofStaff Legal Assistance if he or she so wishes, or may obtain outside counsel at his or
her expense, in the presentation of his or her case before the United Nations Dispute
Tribunal.
(e) A staff association may request permission from the United Nations
Dispute Tribunal to submit a friend-of-the-court brief in relation to an application
filed by a staff member.
(f) A staff member who is entitled to appeal the same administrativedecision that is the subject of an application brought by another staff member may
request permission from the United Nations Dispute Tribunal to intervene in thematter.
(g) In accordance with article 2, paragraph 1, of its statute, the United
Nations Dispute Tribunal has jurisdiction over applications filed by staff members:(i) To appeal an administrative decision that is alleged to not be incompliance with a staff member’s contract of employment or terms of
appointment, including all pertinent regulations and rules and relevant
administrative issuances in force at the time of the alleged non -compliance;(ii)

To appeal an administrative decision imposing a disciplinary measure;(iii) To enforce the implementation of an agreement reached throughmediation.
(h) The competence of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal, as set forth inits statute, includes the authority:(i) To suspend proceedings in a case at the request of the parties for a time
to be specified by it in writing;(ii) To order, at any time during the proceedings, an interim measure, which
is not subject to appeal, to provide temporary relief to either party where thecontested decision appears prima facie to be unlawful, in cases of particularurgency, and where its implementation would cause irreparable damage. Such
temporary relief may include suspension of the implementation of thecontested administrative decision, except in cases of appointment, p romotion
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Rule 11.5
United Nations Appeals Tribunal(a) In accordance with article 2, paragraph 1, of its statute, the Unit ed
Nations Appeals Tribunal shall have jurisdiction over an appeal against a judgementof the United Nations Dispute Tribunal alleging that the Dispute Tribunal has:(i)

Exceeded its jurisdiction or competence;(ii)

Failed to exercise jurisdiction vested in it;(iii) Erred on a question of law;(iv) Committed an error in procedure, such as to affect the decision of thecase; or(v) Erred on a question of fact, resulting in a manifestly unreasonabledecision.
(b) An appeal may be filed by either party against the judgement of theUnited Nations Dispute Tribunal within 45 calendar days following receipt of the
Dispute Tribunal’s judgement. An appeal shall not be receivable by the United
Nations Appeals Tribunal unless the deadline has been met or has been waived orsuspended by the Appeals Tribunal.
(c) The filing of an appeal with the United Nations Appeals Tribunal shallhave the effect of suspending the execution of a judgement of the United Nations
Dispute Tribunal that is contested.
(d) A staff member shall have the assistance of counsel through the Office ofStaff Legal Assistance if he or she so wishes, or may obtain outside counsel at his or
her expense in the presentation of his or her case before the United Nations Appeals
Tribunal.
(e) The competence of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal, as set forth inits statute, includes the authority:(i) To decide, at its own initiative or at the request of either party, thatexceptional circumstances require the proceedings to be closed;(ii) To order an interim measure to provide temporary relief to either party toprevent irreparable harm and to maintain consistency with the judgement of
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Article XII
General provisions
Regulation 12.1
The present Regulations may be supplemented or amended by the General
Assembly, without prejudice to the acquired rights of staff members.
Regulation 12.2
Such staff rules and amendments as the Secretary-General may make toimplement the present Regulations shall be provisional until the requirements ofregulations 12.3 and 12.4 below have been met.
Regulation 12.3
The full text of provisional staff rules and amendments shall be reported
annually to the General Assembly. Should the Assembly find that a pro visional rule
and/or amendment is inconsistent with the intent and purpose of the Regulations, it
may direct that the rule and/or amendment be withdrawn or modified.
Regulation 12.4
The provisional rules and amendments reported by the Secretary-General,taking into account such modifications and/or deletions as may be directed by theGeneral Assembly, shall enter into full force and effect on 1 January following theyear in which the report is made to the Assembly.
Regulation 12.5
Staff rules shall not give rise to acquired rights within the meaning of
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Chapter XII
General provisions
Rule 12.1
Applicability
Staff rules 1.1 to 13.9 are applicable to all staff members appointed by the
Secretary-General.
Rule 12.2
Gender of terms(a) In the text of the Staff Rules, reference to staff members in the masculine
gender shall apply to staff members of both sexes, unless it is clearly inappropriate
from the context to do so.
(b) In the text of the Staff Rules, reference to the Secretary-General in the
masculine gender shall apply to Secretaries-General of both sexes, unless it isclearly inappropriate from the context to do so.
Rule 12.3
Amendments of and exceptions to the Staff Rules(a) Subject to staff regulations 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4 and 12.5, the Staff
Rules may be amended by the Secretary-General in a manner consistent with theStaff Regulations.
(b) Exceptions to the Staff Rules may be made by the Secretary-General,provided that such exception is not inconsistent with any Staff Regulation or otherdecision of the General Assembly and provided further that it is agreed to by thestaff member directly affected and is, in the opinion of the Secretary-General, notprejudicial to the interests of any other staff member or group of staff members.
Rule 12.4
Effective date and authentic texts of rules
Except as otherwise indicated and subject always to the provisions of staff
regulations 12.1, 12.2, 12.4 and 12.5, staff rules 1.1 to 13.9 as published in thepresent bulletin shall be effective on 1 January 2013. The English and French textsof the Staff Rules are equally authoritative.

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Chapter XIIITransitional measures
Rule 13.1
Permanent appointment(a) A staff member holding a permanent appointment as at 30 June 2009 or
who is granted a permanent appointment under staff rules 13.3 (e) or 13.4 (b) shallretain the appointment until he or she separates from the Organization. Effective
1 July 2009, all permanent appointments shall be governed by the terms andconditions applicable to continuing appointments under the Staff Regulations andthe Staff Rules, except as provided under the present rule.
(b) (i) The central review bodies shall review recommendations for thetermination of permanent appointments for unsatisfactory service under staff
regulation 9.3 (a) (ii) and staff rule 9.6 (c) (ii);(ii) No termination under staff rule 9.6 (c) (v) shall take place until thematter has been considered and reported on by a special advisory board
appointed for that purpose by the Secretary-General. The special advisoryboard shall be composed of a Chairman appointed by the Secretary -General on
the nomination of the President of the International Court of Justice and four
members appointed by the Secretary-General in agreement with the Staff
Council.
(c) Staff regulation 9.3 (b) and staff rule 9.6 (d) do not apply to permanent
appointments.
(d) If the necessities of service require abolition of a post or reduction of thestaff and subject to the availability of suitable posts for which their services can beeffectively utilized, staff members with permanent appointments shall be retained in
preference to those on all other types of appointments, provided that due regard
shall be given in all cases to relative competence, integrity and length of service.
Due regard shall also be given to nationality in the case of staff members with nomore than five years of service and in the case of staff members who have changed
their nationality within the preceding five years when the suitable posts available
are subject to the principle of geographical distribution.
(e) The provisions of paragraph (d) above insofar as they relate to staff
members in the General Service and related categories shall be deemed to have beensatisfied if such staff members have received consideration for suitable posts
available within their parent organization at their duty station.
(f) Staff members specifically recruited for service with the United Nations
Secretariat or with any programme, fund or subsidiary organ of the United Nations
that enjoys a special status in matters of appointment under a resolution of theGeneral Assembly or as a result of an agreement entered by the Secretary -General
have no entitlement under paragraph (e) above for consideration for posts outside
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Rule 13.2
Indefinite appointment(a) A staff member holding an indefinite appointment as at 30 June 2009
shall retain the appointment until he or she separates from the Organization.
Effective 1 July 2009, the staff member ’s indefinite appointment shall be governedby the terms and conditions applicable to continuing appointments under the Staff
Regulations and the Staff Rules, except as provided under the present rule.
(b) Staff members holding an indefinite appointment may resign by giving
30 days’ written notice.
(c) The Secretary-General may at any time terminate the appointment of astaff member who holds an indefinite appointment if in his or her opinion suchaction would be in the interest of the United Nations. Staff regulation 9.3 (b) andstaff rule 9.6 (d) do not apply to indefinite appointments.
Rule 13.3
Probationary appointment(a) A staff member holding a probationary appointment as at 30 June 2009
shall continue to serve his or her period of probationary service under suchappointment, which shall normally be two years. In exceptional circumstances, theperiod of probationary service may be reduced or extended by not more than oneyear.
(b) Effective 1 July 2009, probationary appointments shall be governed by
the terms and conditions applicable to fixed-term appointments under the Staff
Regulations and the Staff Rules, except as provided under the present rule.
(c) Without prejudice to the provisions of staff rule 4.13 (c), the SecretaryGeneral may in appropriate cases reduce or waive the required period ofprobationary service following an equivalent period of continuous service on a
100-series fixed-term appointment.
(d) The Secretary-General may at any time terminate the appointment of astaff member who holds a probationary appointment if in his or her opinion suchaction would be in the interest of the United Nations.
(e) If the necessities of service require abolition of a post or reduction of thestaff and subject to the availability of suitable posts in which their services can beeffectively utilized, staff members with probationary appointments shall be retainedin preference to those on fixed-term or indefinite appointments, provided that due
regard shall be given in all cases to relative competence, integrity and length ofservice. Due regard shall also be given to nationality in the case of staff memberswith no more than five years of service and in the case of staff members who havechanged their nationality within the preceding five years when the suitable posts
available are subject to the principle of geographical distribution.
(f) At the end of his or her probationary service, a staff member who hold s aprobationary appointment shall either be granted a permanent appointment or be
separated from service.
(g) The central review bodies shall review the suitability for permanent
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they have fully demonstrated their suitability as international civil servants and haveshown that they meet the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity
established by the Charter of the United Nations. The central review bodies may
recommend conversion to permanent appointment, extension of the probationary
period for one additional year or separation from service.
Rule 13.4
100-series fixed-term appointment(a) A staff member holding a 100-series fixed-term appointment as at
30 June 2009 shall continue to serve the period of the appointment until the
expiration date specified in his or her letter of appointment, except as provided instaff rule 13.7. Effective 1 July 2009, 100-series appointments shall be governed by
the terms and conditions applicable to fixed-term appointments under the Staff
Regulations and the Staff Rules, except as provided under the present rule.
(b) Notwithstanding that a 100-series fixed-term appointment does not carryany expectancy of renewal or of conversion to any other type of appointment, a staff
member who has completed five years of continuous service on a 100 -series fixedterm appointment on or before 30 June 2009 who has fully met the highest standardsof efficiency, competence and integrity and who is under the age of 53 years on thedate on which he or she reaches five years of qualifying service will be given every
reasonable consideration for a permanent appointment, taking into account all theinterests of the Organization.
Rule 13.5200-series appointment
A staff member holding a 200-series short-term, intermediate or long-term
appointment as at 30 June 2009 shall continue to serve the period of theappointment until the expiration date specified in his or her letter of appointment .
Effective 1 July 2009, 200-series appointments shall be governed by the terms andconditions applicable to fixed-term appointments under the Staff Regulations andthe Staff Rules and under conditions established by the Secretary-General.
Rule 13.6
300-series appointment
A staff member holding a 300-series short-term appointment as at 30 June2009 shall continue to serve the period of the appointment until the expiration datespecified in his or her letter of appointment. Effective 1 July 2009, 300 -series shortterm appointments shall be governed by the terms and conditions applicable totemporary appointments under the Staff Regulations and the Staff Rules.
Rule 13.7
Mission appointment
Staff members serving as Field Service Officers will be subject to the original
conditions of employment applicable to that category of staff until 30 June 2011,
including those relating to deployment at short notice to any duty station, subject toconditions established by the Secretary-General.

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Rule 13.8
Non-resident allowance
Pursuant to annex I to the staff regulations, staff members who were in receipt
of a non-resident allowance on 31 August 1983 may continue, while eligible, toreceive the non-resident allowance at the rate and in accordance with t he provisions
in effect at that time.
Rule 13.9
Internal system of justice
The Secretary-General shall establish procedures that will apply to cases
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Annexes to the Staff Regulations
Annex I
Salary scales and related provisions
1.
The Secretary-General shall establish the salary of the Administrator of theUnited Nations Development Programme and the salaries of United Nations
officials in the Director category and above, in accordance with amounts determinedby the General Assembly, subject to the staff assessment plan provided in staff
regulation 3.3 and to post adjustments wherever applied. If otherwise eligible, theyshall receive the allowances that are available to staff members generally.
2.
The Secretary-General is authorized, on the basis of appropriate justification
and/or reporting, to make additional payments to United Nations officials in the
Director category and above to compensate for such special costs as may bereasonably incurred, in the interests of the Organization, in the performance of
duties assigned to them by the Secretary-General. Similar additional payments insimilar circumstances may be made to heads of offices away from Headquarters .
The maximum total amount of such payments is to be determined in the programmebudget by the General Assembly.
3.
Except as provided in paragraph 5 of the present annex, the salary scales andthe scales of post adjustment for staff members in the Profess ional and higher
categories shall be as shown in the present annex.
4.
Subject to satisfactory service, salary increments within the levels set forth inparagraph 3 of the present annex shall be awarded annually, except that any
increments above step XI of the Associate Officer level, step XIII of the Second
Officer level, step XII of the First Officer level, step X of the Senior Officer leveland step IV of the Principal Officer level shall be preceded by two years at theprevious step. The Secretary-General is authorized to reduce the interval between
salary increments to 10 months and 20 months, respectively, in the case of staff
subject to geographical distribution who have an adequate and confirmed knowledgeof a second official language of the United Nations.
5.
The Secretary-General shall determine the salary rates to be paid to personnel
specifically engaged for short-term missions, conference and other short-term
service, to consultants, to Field Service personnel and to technical assistanceexperts.
6.
The Secretary-General shall fix the salary scales for staff members in the
General Service and related categories, normally on the basis of the best prevailingconditions of employment in the locality of the United Nations Office concerned,
provided that the Secretary-General may, where he or she deems it appropriate,establish rules and salary limits for payment of non-resident allowance to General
Service staff members recruited from outside the local area. The gross pensionable
remuneration of such staff shall be determined in accordance with the methodology
specified in article 54 (a) of the Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff
Pension Fund and are shown in the salary scales applicable to such staff.
7.
The Secretary-General shall establish rules under which a language allowance
may be paid to staff members in the General Service category who pass an

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appropriate test and demonstrate continued proficiency in the use of two or more
official languages.
8.
In order to preserve equivalent standards of living at different offices, theSecretary-General may adjust the basic salaries set forth in paragraphs 1 and 3 ofthe present annex by the application of non-pensionable post adjustments based onrelative costs of living, standards of living and related factors at the officeconcerned as compared to New York. Such post adjustments shall not be subject tostaff assessment.
9.
No salary shall be paid to staff members in respect of periods of unauthorized
absence from work unless such absence was caused by reasons beyond their control
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Effective 1 January 2015
(United States dollars)
Steps
Level

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

*
158 589
124 512113 495*
144 053
114 159
104 948*
146 719
116 105
106 615*149 379
118 047
108 282*
152 129
119 990
109 943
126 268
101 176
93 381

128 533
102 829
94 829*130 799
104 483
96 276*
133 062
106 135
97 716

103 434
84 50778 431

105 62186 10379 873

107 804
87 69781 315

109 993
89 29582 752112 175
90 88884 191*
135 329
107 790
99 158*114 362
92 48485 62984 39669 67364 91486 26871 15266 27588 13772 62867 63190 00674 10568 99091 87875 58470 34368 38557 02453 27870 05958 34754 49471 72959 66655 70873 40160 98756 92775 07662 31058 14276 74663 62959 35493 74677 05971 699*78 41964 95160 57454 75946 26043 49956 36747 53044 66957 97748 80245 82459 58050 06846 97461 18651 33748 124

USG

Gross
Net D
Net S

191 856
147 799
133 012

ASG

Gross
Net D
Net S

174 371
135 560
122 754

D-2

Gross
Net D
Net S

143 073
113 443
104 219*146 104
115 656
106 087*
149 138
117 871
107 948*
152 264
120 085
109 804

D-1

Gross
Net D
Net S

130 745
104 444
96 540133 410106 389
98 228136 066
108 328
99 915

138 730
110 273
101 595*
155 427
122 299
111 655*
141 395
112 218103 274

P-5

Gross
Net D
Net S

108 148
87 94881 704110 41289 601
83 174112 678
91 25584 638114 941
92 907
86 102117 21094 56387 564

119 471
96 21489 020121 740
97 87090 477124 003
99 52291 930

P-4

Gross
Net D
Net S

89 03573 33868 29491 05674 93469 74693 07576 52971 20095 09478 12472 646

97 11579 72174 09599 13381 31575 542101 249
82 91276 989

P-3

Gross
Net D
Net S

73 18160 81356 76675 05162 29058 12376 92263 76859 48478 78765 24260 84080 65966 72162 20182 52868 19763 558

P-2

Gross
Net D
Net S

60 02550 42047 29261 69751 74148 49163 37053 06249 68665 04354 38450 88466 71555 70552 080

P-1

Gross
Net D
Net S

46 95639 91337 64948 45341 18538 82049 94142 45039 99151 54843 72341 16053 15244 99042 32995 61678 53773 049XIV

XV*
116 549
94 08187 064*97 48580 01374 405*
118 736
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D Rate applicable to staff members with a dependent spouse or child.
S Rate applicable to staff members with no dependent spouse or child.
* The normal qualifying period for in-grade movement between consecutive steps is one year, except at those steps marked with an asterisk for which a
two-year period at the preceding step is required.

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Annex II
Letters of appointment(a)

The letter of appointment shall state:(i) That the appointment is subject to the provisions of the Staff Regulations
and of the Staff Rules applicable to the category of appointment in question
and to changes which may be duly made in such regulations and rules fromtime to time;(ii)

The nature of the appointment;(iii) The date at which the staff member is required to enter upon his or her
duties;(iv) The period of appointment, the notice required to terminate it and theperiod of probation, if any;(v) The category, level, commencing rate of salary and, if increments areallowable, the scale of increments, and the maximum attainable;(vi) Any special conditions which may be applicable;(vii) That a temporary appointment does not carry any expectancy, legal orotherwise, of renewal. A temporary appointment shall not be converted to any
other type of appointment;(viii) That a fixed-term appointment does not carry any expectancy, legal orotherwise, of renewal or conversion, irrespective of the length of service;(b) A copy of the Staff Regulations and the Staff Rules shall be transmitted
to the staff member with the letter of appointment. In accepting appointment thestaff member shall state that he or she has been acquainted with and accepts theconditions laid down in the Staff Regulations and in the Staff Rules;(c) The letter of appointment of a staff member on secondment fromgovernment service signed by the staff member and by or on behalf of the SecretaryGeneral, and relevant supporting documentation of the terms and conditions ofsecondment agreed to by the Member State and the staff member, shall be evidenceof the existence and validity of secondment from government service to theOrganization for the period stated in the letter of appointment.

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Annex III
Termination indemnity
Staff members whose appointments are terminated shall be paid an indemnityin accordance with the following provisions:(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) below and in
regulation 9.3, the termination indemnity shall be paid in accordance with thefollowing schedule:
Months of gross salary, less staff assessment, where applicable
Temporary appointments
exceeding six months

Fixed-term
appointments

Continuing
appointments

Less than 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One week for each month
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of uncompleted service
subject to a minimum of
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . six weeks’ and amaximum of threemonths’ indemnity pay

One week foreach month ofuncompleted
service subject
to a minimum of
six weeks’ and amaximum of
three months’
indemnity pay

Not applicableCompleted years of service

3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not applicable
3

3
4
5

6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3

6

7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57

8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

78

9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not applicable

9910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9.5

9.5

11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

101012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10.5

10.5

13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11

11

14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11.5

11.5

15 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1212(b) A staff member whose appointment is terminated for reasons of healthshall receive an indemnity equal to the indemnity provided under paragraph (a) of
the present annex reduced by the amount of any disability benefit tha t the staff
member may receive under the Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff
Pension Fund for the number of months to which the indemnity rate corresponds;(c) A staff member whose appointment is terminated for unsatisfactory
service or who for disciplinary reasons is separated from service for misconduct
other than by dismissal may be paid, at the discretion of the Secretary -General, an
indemnity not exceeding one half of the indemnity provided under paragraph (a) of
the present annex;

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ST/SGB/2014/1(d)

No indemnity payments shall be made to:(i) A staff member who resigns, except where termination notice has been
given and the termination date agreed upon;(ii) A staff member who has a temporary or a fixed-term appointment that iscompleted on the expiration date specified in the letter of appointment;(iii) A staff member who is dismissed;(iv) A staff member who abandons his or her post;(v) A staff member who is retired under the Regulations of the United
Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund;(e) Personnel specifically engaged for conference and other short-term
service, as consultants or as experts, and staff members who are locally recruited forservice in established offices away from Headquarters may be paid terminationindemnity if and as provided in their letters of appointment.

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Annex IV
Repatriation grant
In principle, the repatriation grant shall be payable to staff members whom theOrganization is obligated to repatriate and who at the time of separation are
residing, by virtue of their service with the United Nations, outside their country ofnationality. The repatriation grant shall not, however, be paid to a staff member who
is dismissed. Eligible staff members shall be entitled to a repatriation grant only
upon relocation outside the country of the duty station. Detailed conditions anddefinitions relating to eligibility and requisite evidence of relocation shall be
determined by the Secretary-General.

Years of continuous service awayfrom home country

Staff member
with a spouse ordependent childat time of separation

Staff member with neither a spousenor dependent child at time of separation
Professional andhigher categories

General Service
category

Weeks of gross salary, less staff assessment, where applicable

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3

2

2

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8

5

4

3

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10

6

5

4

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12

7

6

5

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14

8

7

6

................

16

9

8

7

................

18

10

9

8

................

20

11

10

9

................

22

13

11

10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24

14

12

11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

26

15

13

12 or more. . . . . . . . . . .

28

16

14

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Appendices to the Staff Rules
Appendix A
Pensionable remuneration for staff in the Professional and higher categories
and salary scales and pensionable remuneration for staff in the
Field Service category
Pensionable remuneration for staff in the Professional and higher categories
Effective 1 February 2013
(United States dollars)
Step
Level

I

II

Under-Secretary-GeneralUSG
301 443
Assistant Secretary-GeneralASG
278 617
Director
D-2
231 676 236 943
Principal Officer
D-1
210 577 214 896
Senior Officer
P-5
175 226 178 897
First Officer
P-4
143 031 146 571
Second Officer
P-3
117 554 120 559
Associate Officer
P-2
96 441
99 131
Assistant Officer
P-1
75 09977 684

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

242 208

247 468

252 732

257 995

219 215223 524

227 842232 374

237 003241 629

246 248

182 568

186 245

189 915

193 588

197 258

200 934

150 103

153 637

157 180

160 711164 248

123 558

126 554

129 559

132 557

101 810104 495

107 179

80 26182 83885 419XIV

XV

204 605

208 278

211 951

215 632

219 569

167 788

171 321174 854

178 387

181 935

185 465

189 002

192 540

135 557

138 562

141 702

144 985

148 264

151 543

154 825

158 104

161 384

109 862

112 545

115 226

117 913120 597

123 276

125 962

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after application of staff assessment
Effective 1 January 2015
(United States dollars)
Steps
Level

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

*
112 879
91 40284 745*95 18278 19472 735

XIII

FS-7

Gross
Net D
Net S

88 49672 91267 90490 62774 59569 45092 75776 27870 99094 87877 95472 53297 00579 63474 06999 13381 31575 542101 367
82 99877 153103 664
84 67578 692105 968
86 35780 233108 270
88 03781 773

FS-6

Gross
Net D
Net S

73 66561 19557 11775 61962 73958 53777 58064 28859 96579 53265 83061 38381 48567 37362 80283 441
68 91864 22485 40070 46665 64387 36272 01667 07089 31573 55968 48791 27075 10369 905*110 573
89 71883 266*93 22776 64971 321

FS-5

Gross
Net D
Net S

63 40453 08949 71065 07054 40550 90366 73855 72352 09868 40557 04053 29670 07758 36154 50971 74759 68055 72273 41861 00056 93775 08562 31758 14876 75863 63959 36578 42764 95760 58080 09566 27561 79281 766
67 59563 00283 43268 91164 215

FS-4

Gross
Net D
Net S

55 60446 92744 11556 99548 02645 12458 38049 12046 11559 76350 21347 10561 15151 30948 09762 53252 40049 08863 91653 49450 07565 30554 59151 07566 69055 68552 06468 07756 78153 05469 46257 87554 06070 80458 93555 03772 23460 06556 076

FS-3

Gross
Net D
Net S

48 87541 54439 15549 97642 48040 01351 14843 40740 87052 32544 33741 72853 50145 26642 58454 68446 20043 44355 86147 13044 30057 03948 06145 15358 21948 99345 99659 39049 91846 835

Gross
Net D
Net S

43 42436 91034 88944 39137 73235 64645 36238 55836 40146 32739 37837 15947 29540 20137 91448 26141 02238 67549 18641 80839 39650 21142 66740 18951 25443 49140 94652 29444 31241 70661 74951 78248 527*54 37245 95443 21862 93052 71549 373

FS-2

60 56850 84947 686*53 33445 13442 461

FS-1

Gross
Net D
Net S

38 65632 85831 17039 50733 58131 83340 35634 30332 49541 20735 02633 15742 05535 74733 81842 91236 47534 48743 76137 19735 15444 60937 91835 81445 46238 64336 48046 31139 36437 145XIV

XV*
73 61861 15857 082*64 10853 64550 213*75 00362 25258 087*65 28454 57451 058105/111

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D = Rate applicable to staff members with a dependent spouse or child.
S = Rate applicable to staff members with no dependent spouse or child.
* = The normal qualifying period for in-grade movement between consecutive steps is one year, except at those steps marked with an asterisk, for which a two-year period
at the preceding step is required.

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106/111Pensionable remuneration for staff in the Field Service category
Effective 1 February 2013
(United States dollars)
Step
Level

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

FS-7
FS-6
FS-5
FS-4
FS-3
FS-2
FS-1

142 245
118 331101 866
89 35478 41569 08561 494145 982
121 471
104 538
91 58180 31070 67462 850149 721124 617107 22093 80282 20172 35064 204

153 451
127 749
109 899
96 02684 09374 01865 552157 189
130 890
112 580
98 24785 97775 68866 903160 711134 032
115 255
100 472
87 87377 35668 263164 668137 166
117 937
102 694
89 76678 95469 618168 401
140 340
120 614104 92291 65180 69671 053172 138
143 765
123 297
107 141
93 54682 36672 522175 874
147 199
125 975
109 366
95 42584 04273 985

179 611150 634
128 655
111 589
97 31985 709183 352
154 060
131 330
113 738
99 21087 378

XIII

XIV

XV

134 011116 034
101 107118 259
102 993

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Appendix B
Education grant entitlements applicable in cases where
educational expenses are incurred in specified currencies
and countries(Effective as from the school year in progress on 1 January 2013)(1)

Currency

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Maximum grant
for staff members
serving at
designatedduty stations

Calculation
for maximum
admissible
educational
expenses(attendance only)

Maximum amountadmissible
educational
expenses andmaximum grant fordisabled children

Maximum
education grant

Normal flat rate
when boarding
not provided

Additional
flat rate
for boarding(at designatedduty stations)

18 24013 680

3 882

5 824

19 50413 064Euro
Austria
Belgiuma

16 01412 011

3 647

5 470

17 481

11 151

France b

11 497

8 623

3 127

4 691

13 314

7 328

Germany

20 130

15 098

4 322

6 484

21 58214 367

Ireland

17 045

12 784

3 147

4 721

17 50512 849Italy

21 601

16 201

3 223

4 836

21 03717 304

Netherlands

18 037

13 528

3 993

5 990

19 51812 713Spain

17 15312 864

3 198

4 797

17 661

12 889Danish krone

122 525

91 89428 08942 134134 028

85 073

Japanese yen

2 324 131

1 743 098

609 526914 290

2 657 388

1 511 430

Swedish krona

157 950

118 462

26 21939 328157 790

122 991

Swiss franc

32 93224 699

5 540

8 310

33 00925 545Pound sterling

25 86419 398

3 821

5 731

25 12920 769

United States dollar (in the
United States of America) c

45 58634 190

6 265

9 399

43 58937 233

United States dollar (outside
the United States of America)

21 42816 071

3 823

5 735

21 80616 331a

Except for the following schools, where the United States dollar (in the United States) level will be applied: the International
School of Brussels, the British School of Brussels and St. John’s International School.
b
Except for the following schools, where the United States dollar (in the United States) level will be applied: American Schoolof Paris, American University of Paris, British School of Paris, European Management School of Lyon, International Schoolof Paris, Marymount School of Paris, École Active Bilingue Victor Hugo and École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel.
c
Also applies, as a special measure, for China, Hungary, Indonesia, the Russian Federation and Thailand; the American
Cooperative School in Tunis (Tunisia); and the American International School of Johannesburg (South Africa).

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Attendance at an educational institution outside the duty station(i) Where the educational institution provides board, the amount shall be
75 per cent of the allowable costs of attendance and board up to the maximum
amount indicated in column 1, with the maximum annual grant indicated incolumn 2.
(ii) Where the educational institution does not provide board, the amountshall be a flat sum as indicated in column 3, plus 75 per cent of the allowablecosts of attendance up to the maximum annual grant indicated in column 2.
Attendance at an educational institution at the duty station(iii) The amount shall be 75 per cent of the allowable costs of attendance up
to the maximum indicated in column 1, with the maximum annual grantindicated in column 2.
(iv) Where the educational institution is located beyond commuting distancefrom the area where the staff member is serving and, in the opinion of theSecretary-General, no school in that area would be suitable for the child, theamount of the grant shall be calculated at the same rates as specified inparagraph (i) or (ii) above.
Attendance at an educational institution at the primary or secondary leveloutside the duty station, for designated duty stations with inadequate or no
educational facilities(v)

Where the educational institution provides board:a.
100 per cent of the costs of board up to the maximum amountindicated in column 4; andb.
75 per cent of the allowable costs of attendance and any part of thecosts of board in excess of the amount indicated in column 4, with a maximum
reimbursable amount as indicated in column 5.
(vi) Where the educational institution does not provide board:a.

A flat sum for board as indicated in column 4; andb.
75 per cent of the allowable costs of attendance, with a maximum
reimbursable amount as indicated in column 5.

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Appendix C
Arrangements relating to military service(a) In accordance with section 18 (c) of the Convention on Privileges and
Immunities of the United Nations, staff members who are nationals of thoseMember States which have acceded to that Convention shall be “immune fromnational service obligations” in the armed services of the country of theirnationality.
(b) Any requests to Governments which have not acceded to the Convention
to defer or exempt staff members from military service by reason of theiremployment with the United Nations shall be made by the Secretary-General andnot by the staff member concerned.
(c) Staff members who have successfully passed a competitive examinationand have completed one year of satisfactory service under a fixed -term appointment
or who have a continuing appointment may, if called by a Member Government for
military service, whether for training or active duty, be placed on special leave
without pay for the duration of their required military service. Other staff members,
if called for military service, shall be separated from the Secretariat according to theterms of their appointments.
(d) A staff member called for military service who is placed on special leave
without pay shall have the terms of appointment maintained as they were on the last
day of service before the staff member went on leave without pay. The staff
member’s re-employment in the Secretariat shall be guaranteed, subject only to thenormal rules governing necessary reductions in force or abolition of posts.
(e) In the interpretation of staff rule 5.3 (b) the period of special leave
without pay for military service shall be counted for the purpose of establishingseniority.
(f) A staff member on special leave without pay for military service shall be
required to advise the Secretary-General within 90 days after release from military
service if the staff member wishes to be restored to active duty with the Secretariat.
The staff member shall also be required to submit a certificate of completion of
military service.
(g) If a staff member, after the period of required military service, elects tocontinue such service or if the staff member fails to obtain a certified release
therefrom, the Secretary-General will determine, on the merits of the particular case,whether further special leave without pay will be granted and whether
re-employment rights shall be maintained.
(h) If the staff member’s absence on special leave without pay appears likely
to last six months or more, the United Nations will pay, if so requested, fortransporting the staff member ’s spouse and dependent children to the staff member ’splace of entitlement and for their return travel after the staff member ’s return toactive duty with the Secretariat, provided that the expenses involved will be counted
as travel expenses related to the next home leave entitlement of the staff member.
(i) The United Nations shall not continue its contribution to the United
Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund on behalf of the staff member during the staff
member’s absence on special leave without pay for military service.

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ST/SGB/2014/1(j) The provisions of staff rule 6.4 relating to death, injury or illness
attributable to the performance of official duties on behalf of the United Nations
shall not be applicable during periods of military service.
(k) The Secretary-General may, if the circumstances of the military service
appear to warrant it, credit the staff member’s period on special leave without pay
for military service in fixing the salary step upon the staff member ’s return to active
duty with the Secretariat.
(l) The Secretary-General may apply such of the foregoing provisions as areappropriate in the case of a staff member who, with the advance approval of theSecretary-General, volunteers for military service or requests a waiver of immunity
under section 18 (c) of the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the United
Nations.

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Appendix D
Rules governing compensation in the event of death, injury
or illness attributable to the performance of official duties
on behalf of the United Nations
See ST/SGB/Staff Rules/Appendix D/Rev.1 and Amend.1 and
ST/SGB/Staff Rules/1/Rev.7/Amend.3, issued separately
Article 16
Advisory Board on Compensation Claims(d)

The Board shall consist of:(i) Three representatives of the Administration appointed by the Secretary General;(ii) Three representatives of the staff appointed by the Secretary-General on
the recommendation of the Staff Committee;
who should have the necessary expertise in administrative and human resources
matters.

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