2010-Ģ��ƵAT-080

Ģ��ƵAT Held or Ģ��ƵDT Pronouncements

Ģ��ƵAT held that Ģ��ƵDT adequately applied the appropriate principles set out in the former Ģ��Ƶ Administrative Tribunal judgment No. 1391 (2008) in considering whether or not a case of serious misconduct had been established and if so, whether the sanction of summary dismissal was appropriate. Ģ��ƵAT held that the fact that the Appellant accepted lavish hospitality was a clear violation of the Procurement Division��s Guidelines on Acceptance of Gifts and Hospitality by the Procurement Division Staff. Although the misconduct was based on a single incident, Ģ��ƵAT agreed with Ģ��ƵDT that it would have been inappropriate for the Secretary-General to have taken the view that as long as there was no evidence of the Appellant��s impartiality actually being compromised, he had not committed misconduct or serious misconduct. Ģ��ƵAT held that the Appellant was unable to satisfy it of the existence of any mitigating factors. Ģ��ƵAT held that the sanction of summary dismissal was proportionate to the offence. Ģ��ƵAT dismissed the appeal and affirmed the Ģ��ƵDT judgment.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant contested the decision to summarily dismiss him for serious misconduct in the form of accepting lavish hospitality from a vendor��s representative. Ģ��ƵDT found against the Applicant.

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Outcome

Appeal dismissed on merits

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