As you may have seen, the United Nations Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) has dismissed our appeal against the judgment of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) to uphold the Geneva pay cut. The text of the judgment is not yet available. However, this decision is final and binding, and cannot be appealed. The Staff Coordinating Council…
Category: Equal Pay for UN staff
Where we stand on our equal pay campaign | Où en sommes-nous dans la campagne sur l’égalité des salaires ?
We would like to update you on the equal pay campaign that is still very high on the agenda of the Council. As you know, there are currently two post-adjustment rates in Geneva, one for UNOG staff and one for the specialized agencies. This is in total breach of the equal pay principle advocated by…
Staff Council message: Outcome of staff townhall of 19 November | Résultats de la réunion générale du 19 novembre
We would like to thank all those of you who joined us for 19 November’s townhall. For those who couldn’t join, the recording is attached here. We apologize for the length of the message, but a lot of topics were covered. Below is a summary of the main points as communicated during the meeting: New Uber-style,…
Townhall this Thursday on changes to contracts, selection policy, pay and other matters | Réunion générale ce jeudi sur les modifications des contrats, la politique de sélection, les salaires et d’autres questions
We would like to invite you to a staff townhall this Thursday 19 November at 11 a.m. in order to update you on a number of important developments that affect you directly: Plans for Uber-style, agile contracts Changes to the selection and mobility policy The equal pay campaign The situation at your Pension Fund Proposals…
Equal pay day | Journée de l’égalité salariale
Today is UN International Equal Pay Day. This is a notable moment in the ongoing campaign to end discrimination and the Staff Coordinating Council fully supports this event. As a union representing UNOG staff, we are all too familiar with the constant battle for fairness and justice at work. It is a thread that runs…
Townhall this Friday on inequality of pay and other topics | Réunion générale vendredi sur l’inégalité des salaires et autres sujets
You will have seen Tuesday’s broadcast on tomorrow’s townhall with management in New York and the Director-General of UNOG. As you will recall, this was requested by the Staff Coordinating Council in order to get a full explanation on how management intends to resolve the inequality of pay in Geneva (following the UNDT judgement), as…
Townhall next Friday on equal pay and other issues of concern | Réunion publique vendredi prochain sur l’égalité salariale et d’autres sujets de préoccupation
You may recall that following the issuance of the UNDT judgement on the pay cut, we requested the Secretary-General to address staff in Geneva via videoconference, both on this issue and others, such as the emerging prospects of possible downsizing, the hiring freeze, the attempts to artificially restrict the granting of continuing contracts, the attempts to…
You want us to continue the fight for equal pay | Vous voulez qu’on continue la lutte pour l’égalité salariale
We would like to thank you for attending last week’s townhall on equal pay. You can watch the recording here. During the townhall, the OSLA lawyer made a brief presentation on the judgement of the UN Dispute Tribunal and explained that there are grounds to appeal the judgement to the UN Appeals Tribunal. OSLA will…
Equal Pay – Urgent Meeting Tomorrow | Égalité salariale – Réunion urgente demain
Tomorrow, we’re holding a Townhall meeting on the Equal Pay legal judgement. It starts at 1.15 p.m. via MS Teams. Can you please come along? Click here to join the townhall on the day. As you will know, the United Nations Disputes Tribunal (UNDT) recently announced its decision to rule against the claims of UNOG…
Equal pay is still our aim | L’égalité salariale demeure notre objectif
Earlier this month we sent out a broadcast with news on our ongoing campaign for equal pay for UN staff. The United Nations Disputes Tribunal (UNDT) finally issued its judgment on the legal action of UNOG staff to reverse the pay cut of 2018. As we communicated, the UNDT ruled against the claims of staff, a decision…