In accordance with Article 13, Chapter VII of the Regulations on Representation of the Staff of the United Nations Office at Geneva, the Ordinary General Assembly of staff will take place on Monday 31 January 2021 at 1.15 p.m. via Teams, with the following agenda: Adoption of the agenda Election of the Presiding Officer Election…
Main outcomes of last GA session that have an impact on your conditions of service | Ce qu’il faut retenir de la dernière session de l’AG ayant un impact sur vos conditions d’emploi
We hope you had a good break. Over the last months, we have been working hard, through CCISUA, the federation to which your staff union belongs, in order to get the best outcome from the General Assembly regarding your conditions of work. Please find below a summary of what was achieved as well as where…
Please read this before filling out the ICSC cost-of-living survey | Important à savoir avant de remplir l’enquête sur le coût de la vie de la CFPI
If you are a P or D staff with at least one year of service in Geneva, you may by now have received a link by email to carry out the ICSC 2021 baseline cost-of-living survey. This will determine the new post adjustment for Geneva by comparing cost of living with New York. The way…
Happy holidays | Joyeuses fêtes
This message goes out to all of you with our wholehearted wishes for happy holidays for you and your loved ones. This year has been yet another difficult one for many, but we have continued to work as one UN community. We hold the highest hopes for 2022 to be a better year for all…
Please read this before filling out the ICSC cost-of-living survey | Important à savoir avant de remplir l’enquête sur le coût de la vie de la CFPI
If you are a P or D staff with at least one year of service in Geneva, you may by now have received a link by email to carry out the ICSC 2021 baseline cost-of-living survey. This will determine the new post adjustment for Geneva by comparing cost of living with New York. The way…
Our meetings with UN leaders and delegates on staff issues | Nos réunions avec les dirigeants et les délégués de l’ONU sur les questions relatives au personnel
We would like to update you on our actions to coordinate with other staff unions and raise your concerns with Member States. We participated in the mid-term meeting of CCISUA (the Coordinating Committee of International Staff Unions and Associations, a federation of global staff unions to which your union belongs), from 16 to 18 November…
Read this and attend our townhall this Friday before completing ICSC cost-of-living survey | Lisez ce message et participez à la réunion générale du vendredi avant de remplir l’enquête de la CFPI sur le coût de la vie
Over the past months we have been briefing you on the upcoming cost-of-living survey organized by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) to determine the post adjustment for Geneva. This exercise is part of the regular review of the cost of living in all HQ duty stations by the ICSC. All other HQ duty stations…
The granting of continuing appointments will resume | De nouveaux contrats à durée indéterminée vont être accordés
Many of you have approached the Staff Council to inquire about the granting of continuing contracts, an issue which we have constantly raised with management within the Staff-Management Committee (SMC). Management has informed us that the new exercise to grant continuing appointments for the whole UN Secretariat will take place as of 1 December. For…
Possible changes to the home leave lump sum and career development | Modifications éventuelles de la somme forfaitaire pour le congé dans les foyers et de l’évolution de carrière
There were two items of the agenda at the SMC Ad Hoc meeting held on 27 October: · Home leave lump sum: o Management introduced a paper on establishing a fixed lump sum per home leave destination for 12 months at a time. Rates would be published at the start of each year. They said…
How the recent Staff-Management Committee meeting affects your conditions of service | Les effets de la récente réunion du Comité Administration-personnel sur vos conditions de travail
The Staff-Management Committee, which brings together staff unions and administration counterparts globally, met in Bonn from 4 to 9 October for its first face-to-face meeting in two and a half years. It discussed a large number of topics and for some was able to reach agreement. In summary: · Continuing contracts: Staff representatives requested an update…