Ģ��ƵDT/2017/003

Ģ��ƵAT Held or Ģ��ƵDT Pronouncements

The Tribunal found that Ģ��ƵMISS was incorrect when it restricted applicants to the TJO to staff already employed by Ģ��ƵMISS since the Applicant was an internal candidate. The Tribunal concluded that the decision to consider the Applicant ineligible for the TJO was unlawful and breached the Applicant��s right to be fully and fairly considered for the post. The Tribunal found the application receivable and that the contested decision not to find the Applicant eligible for the TJO and the related decision to continue the selection process were unlawful and breached the Applicant��s right to a full and fair consideration for the temporary post. The Ģ��ƵDT granted in part the Applicant's request for moral damages and considered that the amount of USD1,500 together with the judgment represented a reasonable and sufficient compensation for the loss of career prospects determined by the contested decision denying his eligibility for the TJO.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant, a P-4 air transport officer in DFS applied for a temporary job opening at the P5 level in Ģ��ƵMISS and was deemed ineligible for it because Ģ��ƵMISS had restricted applicants to those already employed by Ģ��ƵMISS.

Legal Principle(s)

Eligibility to TJO: The Tribunal underlined that, as determined by the consistent jurisprudence of the United Nations Dispute and Appeals Tribunals, a staff member has no right to be selected for a post, but does have the right to be fully and fairly considered for it.

Outcome

Judgment entered for Applicant in full or in part

Outcome Extra Text

Only financial compensation

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