WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVE BOARD 103rd Session Provisional agenda item 7 EB103/20 9 December 1998
Confirmation of amendments to the Staff Rules Report by the Secretariat
1. Amendments to the Staff Rules to be made by the Director-General are presented to the Executive Board for confirmation in accordance with Staff Regulation 12.2. 2. These amendments flow from decisions expected to be taken by the United Nations General Assembly on the basis of recommendations by the International Civil Service Commission in accordance with United Nations common system arrangements. Any further developments will be brought to the Board’s attention by way of an addendum to this document. 3. The amendments implement the results of periodic updates by the Commission, based on established methodologies, as summarized in the table below. The texts of the amendments are presented in the Annex. 4. The budgetary implications of the amendments in the 1998-1999 biennium include a small additional cost under the regular budget, which will have to be met from the appropriate allocations established for each of the regions and for global and interregional activities.
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO STAFF RULES Subject Base/floor salary (a) Professional and higher categories Adjustment of 2.48% in the base/floor salary scale, with effect from 1 March 1999, through consolidation of post adjustment into base salary on a no-loss/no-gain basis. Consequential adjustment in staff assessment rates. As a result of the above, the Director-General proposes in accordance with Staff Regulation 3.1 that the Executive Board recommend to the Fifty-second World Health Assembly the following modifications in the annual net salaries: from US$ 93 671 to US$ 95 995 (D); from US$ 84 821 to US$ 86 926 (S). Similar adjustments to the salary of the Director-General, bearing in mind the terms of paragraph II of her present contract. Increase in annual dependency allowances, with effect from 1 January 1999, as follows: C children: from US$ 1510 to US$ 1730; C disabled children: from US$ 3020 to US$ 3460; C secondary dependant: from US$ 540 to US$ 619. As a result of a proposed change in the method for computing the reimbursement of additional boarding costs at locations where educational facilities are not available, the Commission is recommending a change in the dollar amount as expressed in the Staff Rule, and establishment of amounts in certain other currencies. Staff Rules 340.1, 340.2 and 340.3 (see Annex) Staff Rules 330.1.1 and 330.2 (see Annex) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Action Amendments to Staff Rules Comments
(b)
Ungraded (Regional Directors and Senior Advisers)
No cost: all adjustments based on a shift from post adjustment (cost-of-living) to net base salary.
(c)
Director-General
Dependency allowances (professional and higher graded categories)
Education grant
Staff Rules 350.1 and 350.2.2 (see Annex)
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ACTION BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 5. The Executive Board is invited to consider the following draft resolutions which would (1) confirm the amendments to the Staff Rules as annexed to this document and (2) recommend to the Health Assembly a modification in the salaries for ungraded officials and the Director-General.
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 1999 concerning dependency allowances for the professional and higher graded categories; with effect from the school year in force on 1 January 1999 concerning the education grant; and with effect from 1 March 1999 concerning the salary scale and staff assessment rates for use in conjunction with gross base salaries applicable to staff in the professional category and directors’ posts.
Resolution 2 The Executive Board RECOMMENDS to the Fifty-second World Health Assembly the adoption of the following resolution regarding salaries of staff in ungraded posts and of the Director-General: The Fifty-second World Health Assembly, Noting the recommendation of the Executive Board with regard to remuneration of staff in ungraded posts and of the Director-General, 1. ESTABLISHES the salary for ungraded posts at US$ 137 683 per annum before staff assessment, resulting in a modified net salary of US$ 95 995 (dependency rate) or US$ 86 926 (single rate); 2. ESTABLISHES the salary for the Director-General at US$ 186 094 per annum before staff assessment, resulting in a modified net salary of US$ 126 494 (dependency rate) or US$ 112 488 (single rate); 3. DECIDES that those adjustments in remuneration shall take effect on 1 March 1999.
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ANNEX TEXTS OF AMENDED STAFF RULES
330. 330.1
SALARIES Gross base salaries shall be subject to the following assessments: 330.1.1 For professional and higher graded staff:1 Assessment per cent Rates with Rates without dependants* dependants* (*as defined in Rules 310.5.1 and 310.5.2) First US$ 15 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next US$ 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next US$ 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next US$ 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next US$ 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next US$ 10 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next US$ 10 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next US$ 10 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next US$ 10 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next US$ 15 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next US$ 20 000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remaining assessable payments . . . . . . . . . 9.0 18.1 21.5 24.9 27.9 30.1 31.8 33.5 34.4 35.3 36.1 37.0 11.8 24.4 26.9 31.4 33.4 35.6 38.2 38.8 39.7 40.7 43.9 47.2
Amounts per year
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330.2
The following schedule of annual gross and net base salaries shall apply to all professional category and directors’ posts with effect from 1 March 1999:
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With effect from 1 March 1999.
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Level
I US$
II US$
III US$
IV US$
V US$
VI US$
STEPS VII US$
VIII US$
IX US$
X US$
XI US$
XII US$
XIII US$
XIV US$
XV US$
P.1
Gross Net D Net S Gross Net D Net S Gross Net D Net S Gross Net D Net S Gross Net D Net S Gross Net D Net S Gross Net D Net S
36 422 37 791 39 157 40 525 41 891 43 258 44 627 46 018 47 418 48 820 30 044 31 001 31 956 32 912 33 867 34 822 35 779 36 734 37 689 38 645 28 341 29 222 30 102 30 983 31 863 32 743 33 625 34 494 35 359 36 226 47 805 49 265 50 721 52 180 53 636 55 098 56 594 58 087 59 585 61 080 62 573 64 071 37 953 38 949 39 942 40 937 41 930 42 925 43 920 44 913 45 909 46 903 47 896 48 892 35 598 36 501 37 401 38 302 39 202 40 105 41 021 41 934 42 851 43 766 44 680 45 596 59 386 61 057 62 731 64 400 66 088 67 782 69 477 71 174 72 867 74 564 76 275 77 994 79 711 81 430 83 148 45 777 46 888 48 001 49 111 50 224 51 335 52 447 53 560 54 671 55 784 56 895 58 007 59 118 60 230 61 342 42 730 43 752 44 776 45 798 46 821 47 843 48 865 49 888 50 909 51 932 52 951 53 970 54 989 56 008 57 027 72 631 74 438 76 257 78 085 79 917 81 743 83 573 85 403 87 232 89 060 90 898 92 756 94 606 96 459 98 311 54 516 55 701 56 883 58 066 59 251 60 433 61 617 62 801 63 984 65 167 66 349 67 536 68 718 69 902 71 986 50 767 51 856 52 940 54 024 55 111 56 194 57 279 58 364 59 448 60 533 61 594 62 636 63 674 64 713 65 753 88 099 89 975 91 875 93 775 95 674 97 571 99 471 101 371 103 269 105 169 107 067 108 966 110 878 64 545 65 759 66 973 68 187 69 401 70 613 71 827 73 041 74 254 75 468 76 681 77 894 79 108 59 963 61 075 62 142 63 208 64 273 65 337 66 403 67 469 68 534 69 600 70 665 71 730 72 773 99 848 101 948 104 047 106 142 108 243 110 346 112 476 114 605 116 732 72 068 73 410 74 751 76 090 77 432 78 773 80 115 81 456 82 796 66 615 67 793 68 970 70 146 71 324 72 493 73 617 74 741 75 864 112 824 115 311 117 797 120 283 122 768 125 256 80 334 81 901 83 467 85 033 86 599 88 166 73 801 75 114 76 427 77 739 79 052 80 365
P.2
P.3
P.4
P.5
P.6/ D.1
D.2
D = Rate applicable to staff members with a dependent spouse or dependent child. S = Rate applicable to staff members with no dependent spouse or dependent child
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340.
DEPENDANTS’ ALLOWANCES A staff member in a post of professional or higher grade, except for short-term staff members appointed under Rule 1320 or consultants appointed under Rule 1330, is entitled to a dependant’s allowance for dependants as defined in Rule 310.5, to be paid as follows:
340.1
US$ 1730 per annum for a child, except that in cases where there is no dependent spouse the first dependent child is not entitled to an allowance. The entitlement shall be reduced by the amount of any benefit paid from any other public source by way of social security payments, or under public law, by reason of such child. US$ 3460 per annum for a child who is physically or mentally incapacitated subject to the conditions defined in Rule 340.1 except that if the staff member has no dependent spouse and receives the “with dependant” rate of net salary by virtue of such a child, an allowance of US$ 1730 shall be payable. US$ 619 per year for a father, mother, brother or sister.
340.2
340.3
................................................................................. 350. 350.1 EDUCATION GRANT An internationally recruited staff member shall be entitled to an education grant, except as indicated in Rule 350.3. The amount of the grant payable under this Rule shall be 75% of the education expenses actually incurred and admissible under Rule 350.2. The maximum grant per child per year shall not exceed a total payment of US$ 9750 or, for expenses incurred in certain currencies as determined by the Director-General on the basis of procedures agreed among the international organizations concerned, an amount established in those currencies. For staff members at certain designated official stations, the amount of the grant in respect of primary and secondary education shall be increased by an additional amount corresponding to 100% of boarding costs up to US$ 4746 per child per year or, for expenses incurred in certain local currencies as determined by the Director-General on the basis of procedures agreed among the international organizations concerned, an amount established in those currencies.
................................................................................. 350.2.2 the cost of full-time attendance at an educational institution outside the country or area of the official station, including the cost of board if provided by the institution. Where board is not provided by the institution, a flat amount is paid in lieu. The flat amount per child per year shall be US$ 3164 or, for expenses incurred in certain currencies as determined by the Director-General on the basis of procedures agreed among the international organizations concerned, an amount established in those currencies. For staff members at certain designated official stations the flat amount in respect of primary and secondary education is US$ 4746, or for expenses incurred in certain currencies as determined by the Director-General on the basis of procedures agreed among the international organizations concerned, an amount established in those currencies.
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