We hope you and your loved ones have been keeping well these last few weeks. As we enter deconfinement we would like to invite you to an online townhall this Thursday 7 May at 10.30 a.m. to discuss several issues that we have been working on during the last few weeks, namely: UN plans for return…
Author: Staff Union
Beware the UN’s “COVID-19 Pulse Survey” – it could seriously hurt your interests | Méfiez-vous de « l’enquête COVID-19 » de l’ONU – elle pourrait sérieusement nuire à vos intérêts
Yesterday, UN management in New York issued a ‘Pulse Survey’ to all staff, asking for views on working in the Organisation under Covid-19. Such an exercise may appear, at first glance, to be understandable given the current circumstances, but the content reveals this is no normal assessment of opinion; it has the potential to damage…
Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work | Journée mondiale de la sécurité et de la santé au travail
Yesterday we entered our 7th week of teleworking, with all the challenges this brings. It’s clear that staff are going to great lengths to adapt to these new circumstances, but we are receiving numerous reports of growing difficulties in striking a balance between professional and personal life, as well as high levels of stress due…
Dealing with COVID-19 today, but also thinking about tomorrow | Faire face à la pandémie de COVID-19 aujourd’hui mais penser à demain
On Wednesday we reported on two important developments affecting UN staff: the ongoing liquidity crisis, and discussions with management about any return to office. Thank you so much to everyone who got in touch with their views and questions and we will share these with management through our ongoing discussions. Thank you also for all…
[Recording] Update on the liquidity crisis and hiring freeze | [Enregistrement] Point sur la crise de liquidités et le gel des embauches
We hope this message finds you safe and well. We have been contacted by several of you concerning Tuesday’s global townhall on human resources and the financial situation, as it appears you were unable to connect due to some technical issues. We have raised the matter with New York and have requested in future that…
Pension Fund information session on the situation regarding investments | Séance d’information sur la situation des investissements de la Caisse des pensions
As your representatives on the Pension Board, we would like to welcome you to our next pension information session, which will take place online on Wednesday 29 April from 3 to 4.30 p.m. Our guest, in charge of managing the Fund’s investments, is Acting Representative of the Secretary-General Pedro Guazo. He will make a presentation…
Your concerns on return to office | Vos préoccupations concernant le retour au bureau
As you know, the Swiss government has announced a gradual lifting of restrictions on economic activity. This has brought up questions from you on when the Palais and annexes might reopen for normal business. We are aware that a return to office in the current circumstances raises many challenges and concerns. We are also aware…
Update on the liquidity crisis and hiring freeze | Point sur la crise de liquidités et le gel des embauches
We hope this message finds you safe and well in this difficult period. As you probably know, a global townhall took place yesterday regarding the liquidity crisis and the resulting hiring freeze. A recording of the meeting will soon be made available by management. For those of you who couldn’t attend, below is a summary…
Message from your representatives on the status of the Pension Fund | Message de vos représentants sur le statut du Foncds de pension
Dear Colleagues, As your representatives on the UN Pension Board, many of you have been in touch with us to ask about the latest developments at the Fund. These include concerns raised by us with regards to how the Fund’s Office of Investment Management was being administered in light of financial risk, the subsequent replacement…
Townhall with the Controller on Tuesday 21 April | Réunion générale avec le Contrôleur le mardi 21 avril
In response to the various questions and concerns you shared with us following our broadcast on the hiring freeze, we approached the Controller in New York and kindly asked him to consider holding a townhall meeting with staff. We are glad that he has accepted, and that a global townhall on human resources and the…