EXECUTIVE BOARD 122nd Session Provisional agenda item 7.4
EB122/30 10 December 2007
Confirmation of amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules1 Report by the Secretariat 1. Amendments to the Staff Rules made by the Director-General are submitted for confirmation by the Executive Board in accordance with Staff Regulation 12.2.2 2. The amendments described in section I of this document stem from decisions expected to be taken by the United Nations General Assembly at its sixty-second session on the basis of recommendations made by the International Civil Service Commission in its annual report for 2007.3 Should the United Nations General Assembly not approve the Commission’s recommendations, an addendum to this document will be issued. 3. The amendments described in section II have been made in the light of experience and in the interests of good human resources management. 4. 5. The amendments have no financial implications in respect of the biennium 2008–2009. The amended Staff Rules are set out in Annex 1.
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AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED NECESSARY IN THE LIGHT OF DECISIONS EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN BY THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT ITS SIXTY-SECOND SESSION ON THE BASIS OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Remuneration of staff in the professional and higher categories 6. The Commission recommended to the United Nations General Assembly that the current base/floor salary scale for the professional and higher categories should be increased by 1.97% through the standard consolidation method of increasing base salary and commensurately reducing post adjustment multiplier points (i.e. on a “no loss, no gain” basis) with effect from 1 January 2008. 1 2 3
Copies of the Staff Rules and Staff Regulations are available in the meeting room. Basic documents, 46th ed., Geneva, World Health Organization, 2007. Document A/62/30.
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7. Amendments to Appendix 1 of the Staff Rules have been prepared accordingly and are attached at Annex 2
Salaries of staff in ungraded posts and of the Director-General 8. Subject to the decision of the United Nations General Assembly in respect of the recommendation in paragraph 6 above, the Director-General proposes, in accordance with Staff Regulation 3.1, that the Executive Board should recommend to the Sixty-first World Health Assembly modifications in the salaries of Assistant Directors-General and Regional Directors. Thus, as from 1 January 2008, the gross salary for Assistant Directors-General and Regional Directors would be US$ 172 546 per annum, and the net salary US$ 125 155 (dependency rate) or US$ 113 332 (single rate). 9. Based on the adjustments to salaries described above, the salary modification to be authorized by the Health Assembly for the Deputy Director-General would entail, as from 1 January 2008, a gross salary of US$ 189 929 per annum with a corresponding net salary of US$ 136 454 (dependency rate) or US$ 122 802 (single rate). 10. The salary adjustments described above would imply similar modifications to the salary of the Director-General. The salary to be authorized by the Health Assembly, as from January 2008, would therefore be US$ 233 720 per annum gross, US$ 164 918 net (dependency rate) or US$ 146 662 net (single rate).
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AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED NECESSARY IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE AND IN THE INTERESTS OF GOOD HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Mobility and hardship scheme 11. Editorial changes have been made to Staff Rules 360, 360.1 and 360.2 in order to indicate that the mobility and hardship scheme is composed of three separate allowances, namely those for: mobility, hardship and non-removal. This change also serves to reflect more appropriately the amendments to the mobility and hardship scheme that the United Nations General Assembly approved at its sixty-first session and decided to implement with effect from 1 January 2007.1
Resignation 12. Staff Rules 1010.1 and 1010.2 have been amended in order to specify, respectively, the notice period for and implications of resignation, according to the types of appointment.
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Resolution 61/239.
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ACTION BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 13. In the light of these revisions, the Executive Board may wish to consider the following draft resolutions. Resolution 1 The Executive Board CONFIRMS, in accordance with Staff Regulation 12.2, the amendments to the Staff Rules that have been made by the Director-General with effect from 1 January 2008 concerning the remuneration of staff in the professional and higher categories, the mobility and hardship scheme and resignation. Resolution 2 The Executive Board RECOMMENDS to the Sixty-first World Health Assembly the adoption of the following resolution:1 The Sixty-first World Health Assembly, Noting the recommendations of the Executive Board with regard to remuneration of staff in ungraded posts and of the Director-General, 1. ESTABLISHES the salaries of Assistant Directors-General and Regional Directors at US$ 172 546 per annum before staff assessment, resulting in a modified net salary of US$ 125 155 (dependency rate) or US$ 113 332 (single rate); 2. ESTABLISHES the salary of the Deputy Director-General at US$ 189 929 per annum before staff assessment, resulting in a modified net salary of US$ 136 454 (dependency rate) or US$ 122 802 (single rate); 3. ESTABLISHES the salary of the Director-General at US$ 233 720 per annum before staff assessment, resulting in a modified net salary of US$ 164 918 (dependency rate) or US$ 146 662 (single rate); 4. DECIDES that those adjustments in remuneration shall take effect from 1 January 2008.
See document EB122/30 Add.1 for the financial and administrative implications for the Secretariat of this resolution.
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ANNEX 1 AMENDMENTS TO THE STAFF RULES
Former text 360. MOBILITY AND HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE 360.1 The following staff members shall receive a non-pensionable mobility and hardship allowance designed to recognize varying degrees of hardship at different official stations and provide incentives for mobility, in accordance with conditions established by the Director-General: 360.1.1 staff members, except those appointed under Rules 1310 and 1330, who are assigned or transferred to an official station for a period of one year or longer; and 360.1.2 staff members, except those appointed under Rules 1310 and 1330, who are assigned or transferred to an official station for an initial period of less than one year, and whose appointment or transfer is subsequently extended so that the uninterrupted period of service at that official station is one year or longer. 360.2 The allowance is composed of three elements: mobility, hardship and non-removal, and shall be paid as determined by the Director-General on the basis of conditions and procedures agreed among the international organizations in the United Nations common system.
New text 360. MOBILITY AND HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE SCHEME 360.1 The following staff members shall receive a non-pensionable mobility and hardship allowances designed to recognize varying degrees of hardship at different official stations and provide incentives for mobility, in accordance with conditions established by the Director-General: 360.1.1 staff members, except those appointed under Rules 1310 and 1330, who are assigned or transferred to an official station for a period of one year or longer; and 360.1.2 [No change] 360.2 The mobility and hardship scheme allowance is composed of three allowances elements: mobility, hardship and non-removal, and shall be paid as determined by the Director-General on the basis of conditions and procedures agreed among the international organizations in the United Nations common system. [No further changes]
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2 Former text 1010. RESIGNATION 1010.1 Subject to the conditions stated in Rule 1010.2, a staff member appointed for one year or more may resign on giving three months’ notice. A staff member appointed for a shorter period shall give the notice specified in his appointment. The Director-General may shorten or waive the required notice period at her discretion. 1010.2 A staff member holding an appointment of one year or more who resigns before completing a year of service forfeits all entitlement to repatriation transportation at the Organization’s expense for himself, his spouse and dependent children and their possessions. … New text 1010. RESIGNATION 1010.1 Subject to the conditions stated in Rule 1010.2, a staff members holding continuing or fixed-term appointments appointed for one year or more may resign on giving three months’ notice. Staff members holding temporary appointments of more than 60 days may resign on giving one month’s notice. A Temporary Sstaff members appointed for a shorter period shall give the notice specified in his their appointment. The Director-General may shorten or waive the required notice period at his discretion. 1010.2 A staff member holding an appointment of one year or more or an appointment of less than one year which is subsequently extended resulting in an uninterrupted period of service of one year or more, who resigns before completing a year of service forfeits all entitlement to repatriation transportation at the Organization’s expense for himself, his spouse and dependent children and their possessions. [No further changes]
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ANNEX 2 Appendix 1 to the Staff Rules S alary scale for staff in the professional and higher categories: annual gross base salaries and net equivalent after application of staff assessment (in US dollars) (effective 1 January 2008) S tep Level D-2 Gross Net D Net S P6/D-1 Gross Net D Net S P-5 Gross Net D Net S P-4 Gross Net D Net S P-3 Gross Net D Net S P-2 Gross Net D Net S P-1 Gross Net D Net S 1
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I 141 524 104 736 96 219 129 304 96 427 89 129 106 907 81 197 75 432 87 790 67 709 63 052 71 729 56 145 52 408 58 401 46 549 43 662 45 493 36 849 34 760
II * 144 528 106 779 97 944 131 944 98 222 90 689 109 153 82 724 76 789 89 836 69 182 64 394 73 622 57 508 53 662 60 097 47 770 44 769 46 942 38 023 35 840
III * 147 534 108 823 99 663 134 579 100 014 92 245 111 399 84 251 78 141 91 882 70 655 65 734 75 518 58 873 54 918 61 790 48 989 45 872 48 386 39 193 36 921
IV * 150 566 110 868 101 375 137 219 101 809 93 797 113 641 85 776 79 493 93 926 72 127 67 071 77 410 60 235 56 171 63 485 50 209 46 978 49 836 40 367 38 001
V * 153 709 112 911 103 084 * 139 859 103 604 95 346 115 888 87 304 80 842 95 974 73 601 68 408 79 306 61 600 57 427 65 179 51 429 48 082 51 440 41 537 39 080
VI * 156 854 114 955 104 784 * 142 496 105 397 96 892 118 131 88 829 82 187 98 019 75 074 69 744 81 197 62 962 58 679 66 871 52 647 49 188 53 068 42 709 40 159
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VIII
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XI
XII
XIII
XIV
XV
* 145 135 107 192 98 432 120 378 90 357 83 532 100 071 76 548 71 079 83 090 64 325 59 932 68 567 53 868 50 312 54 699 43 883 41 240
* 147 775 108 987 99 971 122 622 91 883 84 873 102 235 78 020 72 411 84 986 65 690 61 188 70 257 55 085 51 432 56 326 45 055 42 307
* 150 431 110 780 101 505 124 868 93 410 86 213 104 403 79 494 73 742 86 881 67 054 62 440 71 953 56 306 52 557 57 951 46 225 43 369 127 112 94 936 87 550 106 566 80 965 75 073 88 774 68 417 63 694 73 649 57 527 53 679 59 581 47 398 44 431 * 129 356 96 462 88 885 108 734 82 439 76 401 90 669 69 782 64 944 75 340 58 745 54 799 * 131 601 97 989 90 216 110 899 83 911 77 729 92 560 71 143 66 195 * 77 038 59 967 55 924 * 133 847 99 516 91 547 * 113 066 85 385 79 056 94 457 72 509 67 443 * 115 232 86 858 80 381 * 96 349 73 871 68 693 * 117 400 88 332 81 705 * 98 242 75 234 69 943
= = = 3
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D = Rate applicable to staff members with a dependent spouse or child; S = Rate applicable to staff members with no dependent spouse or child. * = the normal qualifying period for a within-grade increase between consecutive steps is one year, except at those steps marked with an asterisk, for which a two-year period at the preceding step is required (Staff Rule 550.2).