Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAT Held or Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDT Pronouncements
The former staff member appealed and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAT considered whether he could compel Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF to pay to the Fund its contribution without making the corresponding contribution himself. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAT found that, as the former staff member¡¯s secondment was with the World Bank, he should have availed himself of the provisions of Article 13 of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵJSPF Regulations relating to the transfer of pension rights and he failed to do so. Under these circumstances, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAT noted that if the former staff member made his own contribution to the Fund, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF would have been duty-bound to make its corresponding contribution. Since he failed to perform his duty in this regard, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAT held that he could not expect Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF to perform its corresponding duty to make contributions on his account. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAT accordingly dismissed the appeal.
Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵJSPB decision: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵJSPF records showed that the former staff member was a participant for two periods: 2 April 1976 to 14 June 1987 and 30 December 1989 to 31 January 1995. The records also showed that, during his break in service, while on secondment with the World Bank, he did not contribute to the Fund. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵJSPB held that the former staff member accordingly could not succeed in getting contributory service to accrue in his favor for the period of the secondment.
Legal Principle(s)
Contributory service may accrue in respect of leave without pay if contributions are received by the Fund in accordance with Article 25(b). Contributions for the purpose of article 22(b) in respect of a period of leave without pay shall be at a percentage rate of pensionable remuneration of the participant equal to the applicable rates specified in Article 25(a) above as payable by the participant and by the employing member Organisation, combined. Such contributions shall be payable concurrently with such leave, by the participant in full or by the Organisation in full, or in part by the participant and in part by the Organisation. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵJSPB may, subject to the concurrence of the General Assembly, approve agreements with the Member States of a member Organisation and with intergovernmental Organisations, with a view to securing continuity of pension rights between the governments of such States or Organisations and the Fund.