Administrative decision
Definition
Compensation
In-lieu compensation
Non-pecuniary (moral) damages
Discretionary authority
Jurisdiction / receivability (UNDT or first instance)
Subject matter (ratione materiae)
Separation from service
Expiration of appointment (see also, Non-renewal)
The UNAT considered an appeal by the Secretary-General of WMO.
The UNAT found that the staff member was seeking to adhere to an agreed variation to his contract which, in return for foreshortening his period of employment, entitled him to a termination indemnity. The UNAT noted that the UNDT had been correct in establishing a direct and negative effect, brought about by the implementation of the contested decision, as a condition for receivability.
The UNAT was of the view that WMO’s decision purporting to rescind its agreement affected the staff member’s established career and personal...