Judgment No. 1199
Decision
THE COMPLAINTS ARE DISMISSED.
Consideration 3
Extract:
A "point on which the Organisation is mistaken is that the Tribunal may and will entertain pleas of flaws in the decision-making process of the ILO which may entail examining the decision-making process in the United Nations."
Keywords
competence of tribunal; organisation's duties; rule of another organisation; coordinated organisations; judicial review; flaw
Consideration 6
Extract:
"The doctrine of acquired rights was stated in Judgment 832. An acquired right is one the staff member may expect to survive any amendment of the rules. But in each case the issue is whether the amended term of appointment is fundamental or not. The first point is to determine whether the essence of the terms of appointment has altered, the second to assess the reasons for the change."
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 832
Keywords
case law; acquired right; staff regulations and rules; amendment to the rules; cause; definition
Consideration 6
Extract:
The complainants plead breach of their acquired rights concerning pay. "In this case the changes were made because of shifts in economic trends and tax rules in the United States [...] The competent authorities [...] decided in the exercise of their discretion to keep the link with the civil service of the member State - the United States - that is customarily the 'comparator' in determining pay in the international civil service. Their solution is not intrinsically unlawful."
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 832
Keywords
general principle; acquired right; noblemaire principle; domestic law; amendment to the rules; reckoning; salary; scale; discretion
Consideration 8
Extract:
The complainants contend "that the arrangement for adjustment ought to have reflected average economic trends in more than just one country. That is to question the whole basis of the pensions scheme. The United States federal civil service was the 'comparator' for determining the pay and pensions in the United Nations common system. It was therefore only reasonable to take economic trends in the United States alone into account. So it was not just a matter of policy: the ILO's decision was a logical application of the prescribed approach."
Reference(s)
ILOAT Judgment(s): 832
Keywords
general principle; noblemaire principle; domestic law; coordinated organisations; reckoning; salary; scale; adjustment; pension
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