On Thursday 6 April
2006 two “calls for expressions of interest”
were issued by HRD to identify potential candidates
for the vacant posts of Deputy Director (P5) in
the San Jose and New York Offices.
While
an internal call for candidatures
(in strict compliance with Article 4 of the Staff
Regulations) could be an appropriate practice, a
“call for expressions of interest” from
external and internal candidates has never been
agreed upon or accepted by the Union as an appropriate
procedure for recruitment.
Unless
the ensuing procedure regarding the New York and
San Jose Offices fully respects Article 4 of the
Staff Regulations and relevant agreements reached
at the Joint Negotiating Committee, the Staff Union
will categorically object to this practice, will
support appropriate legal action, and will consider
staff mobilisation.
