WHEREAS the Office and the Union signed on 19 February
2002 a Collective Agreement on a Procedure for Job
Grading;
WHEREAS, in the light
of experience, the Parties consider that in order
to ensure a coherent and effective operation of grading
procedures, certain concepts and procedural aspects
provided for in the Agreement need to be clarified
and adjusted;
WHEREAS article 9, paragraph
3, of the Agreement, provides that any modification
or amendment thereto shall be effected by means of
a written agreement signed by the Parties;
THEREFORE, the Parties
have agreed to amend the Collective Agreement on a
Procedure for Job Grading as follows:
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