UNDT/2023/083, JSV and J-PSV
The Tribunal held that the Applicants had produced no evidence to support the premise that heterosexual couples would be awarded more days of leave than same-sex couples. The Tribunal, therefore, concluded that the claim of unequal treatment had not been proven by the Applicants. Accordingly, the application was denied.
The Applicants filed an application in which they stated that their daughter had been discriminated against with regards to the parental leave that had been given to her parents, a same-sex United Nations staff member married couple in comparison to children of heterosexual United Nations staff member married couples.
A staff member is entitled to parental leave subject to compliance with the conditions established by the Secretary-General and in accordance with the provisions of staff rule 6.3.