Ģ��ƵDT/2021/071

Ģ��ƵAT Held or Ģ��ƵDT Pronouncements

Ģ��ƵDT held that since the Applicant was separated due to the expiration of her fixed-term appointment, her separation could not be considered a termination pursuant to staff rule 9.6(b). Therefore, the retainment criteria referred to in staff rule 9.6(e) was not applicable to the Applicant��s case, and she was not entitled to a termination indemnity pursuant to staff regulation 9.3(c). Ģ��ƵDT held that the contested decision was lawful and that the Applicant was not entitled to the remedies requested. Ģ��ƵDT rejected the application in its entirety.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant contested the decision not to extend her fixed-term appointment.

Legal Principle(s)

A fixed-term appointment does not carry any expectancy of renewal and expires automatically without prior notice on the expiration date.

Outcome

Dismissed on merits

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Caylan

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