UNAT held that there was nothing in the applicable law in force at the time of the events which formed a basis for the Administration’s practice of removing the candidates’ names from the language roster once they had been recruited or placed against a position. UNAT held that the removal of a candidate from the roster prevented the Administration from evaluating and reassigning or selecting a candidate for a similar post in another duty station. UNAT held that the Appellant’s removal from the roster adversely impacted his potential ability for mobility and for obtaining additional incentives...
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A roster is a temporary pool of candidates who were not selected for an advertised position but recommended for it immediately after a competitive recruitment exercise. They are therefore considered pre-approved candidates available for further selections. The provision of rosters is an exception to the general principle that only successful candidates of a competitive recruitment process can be recruited for advertised positions. The institution of rosters is in general allowed in the interest of the Organization, which can so cover staffing needs without a new competitive process being...