UNDT/2023/003 | SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

UNDT/2023/003, Runa A

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

The Applicant was not eligible to apply for and participate in the selection process for the Post because, after she passed the G to N exam, she was offered a YPP placement, and refused that YPP placement. The Tribunal finds that the Applicant, a General Service staff who was no longer on the list of “successful candidates” for the competitive examination, was therefore not eligible to apply for and participate in the selection process for positions in the Professional category, including the Post. The decision to exclude the Applicant from the selection procedure for the Post was therefore lawful.

Decision Contested or Judgment Appealed

The Applicant, a Public Information Assistant at the General Service 6 level, with the United Nations Secretariat, filed an application contesting the decision to exclude her from the selection procedure for the recruitment of a Professional 2 level (“P-2”) Associate TV/Video Producer within the Department of Global Communications.

Legal Principle(s)

The provisions of ST/AI/2010/3 do not apply to the recruitment of staff from the General Service and related categories to the Professional category.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed on merits

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Full Judgment

Applicants/ Appellants

Runa A

Entity

UNS

Case Number(s)

UNDT/NY/2022/002

Tribunal

UNDT

Registry Location :

New York