UNDT/2016/215 | SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

UNDT/2016/215, Ntuk

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

The application was not receivable because the Applicant was a former staff member of UNIDO. While the Applicant had no locus standi before UNDT, his case would have been properly filed either with ILOAT or UNAT.

Decision Contested or Judgment Appealed

The Applicant contested the decision not to conduct an investigation in relation to the alleged alteration of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) instructions for payment of benefits that the Applicant submitted upon his retirement.

Legal Principle(s)

UNIDO is a specialized agency of the United Nations. The UNDT has no jurisdiction to hear applications from staff members or former staff members of UNIDO.; UNIDO staff members have access to an internal Joint Appeals Board to challenge administrative decisions. Furthermore, UNIDO staff members have the right of further appeal against administrative decisions before the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization (ILOAT); There is an exception, however, in relation to appeals concerning the decisions of the; Standing Committee acting on behalf of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board (UNJSPB) where staff members including those of UNIDO shall have direct recourse to the United Nations Appeals Tribunal (UNAT).

Outcome

Dismissed as not receivable

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Full Judgment

Applicants/ Appellants

Ntuk

Entity

Other Agency/Fund/Programme/�山��Entity

Case Number(s)

UNDT/NBI/2016/086

Tribunal

UNDT

Registry Location :

Nairobi