Disciplinary matters / misconduct
Harassment (non-sexual)
Jurisdiction / receivability (UNDT or first instance)
Manifest excess of jurisdiction
Staff selection (non-selection/non-promotion)
Full and fair consideration
Standard of review (judicial)
Staff selection (non-selection/non-promotion)
UNAT considered an appeal by the Secretary-General. UNAT held that no reasonable or objective analysis of Mr Luvai’s submissions to management, prior to his application to UNDT, regarding his non-selection for the posts could lead to a conclusion that the revocation of his firearm licence was sufficiently linked to the non-selection decisions such as to deem the matter as receivable by UNDT. UNAT held that UNDT had erred in fact and law in deciding otherwise and that, in purporting to adjudicate on the revocation of Mr Luvai’s firearm licence, UNDT exceeded its competence. UNAT held that UNDT...