Link to the petition: http://chn.ge/1QKuXp8 Press coverage: http://www.tdg.ch/news/standard/retraites-onu-retrouvent-sou/story/28712143 Staff retiring from UN organizations must now wait six months before receiving their first pension payment, putting thousands in financial penury. This is largely due to the calamitous implementation of a new IT system at the UN joint staff pension fund. Its CEO, Sergio Arvizu has since last summer…
How to access mediation to solve conflict in your work unit | La médiation pour résoudre les conflits sur le lieu du travail
Dear colleagues, The UNOG Staff Coordinating Council, in collaboration with the Office of the Ombudsman & Mediation Services, is pleased to invite you to a townhall on how you can use the mediation service to solve conflicts in your work unit. This meeting will be co-facilitated by Ms. Deborah Mendez, Director of Mediation at the Office…
Survey on reforming parental leave for a modern workplace
Following requests from many of you, we have been working with the other staff unions of the UN to modernize the current regime of parental leave (four months for mothers and one month for fathers). The aim is to revisit rules on when maternity leave starts in case of prenatal leave for sickness, provide for…
Staff unions propose actions to resolve pension fund crisis | Les syndicats du personnel proposent des actions pour résoudre la crise du fonds de pension
As you are aware, the UN pension fund recently installed a new IT system called iPAS. Its unsuccessful implementation has resulted in staff retiring from Geneva having to wait between 6 and 7 months before receiving their first pension payment. Some have had to mortgage their house to make ends meet. The federations of UN…
Survey on an implementation date for retirement at 65 | Enquête sur le départ à la retraite à 65
Dear Colleagues, As a result of our efforts, the General Assembly agreed that no later than 1 January 2018, staff on board can choose to retire at 65. However, would you like management to give you the opportunity to decide on your retirement age at an earlier date and not wait until 1 January 2018?…
Réunion du personnel en français sur divers sujets
Chers collègues, En raison de l’incapacité des services de conférences d’assurer l’interprétation en anglais et en français lors de deux dernières rencontres, nous n’avons pas été en mesure de vous tenir informés sur un certain nombre de sujets très importants. C’est pourquoi, nous organisons une réunion du personnel en français seulement sur les points suivants:…
Call for Applications – UN Special Deputy Editor | Appel à candidature – Editeur en chef adjoint du UN Special
Dear Colleagues, We are looking for a Deputy Editor to assist the newly appointed Editor-in-Chief, Alex Mejia, produce a renewed staff-centered magazine. To begin a new phase in the long and illustrious life of our magazine, beginning in April the magazine will aim to feature content such as: A monthly theme on a relevant topic…
New Editor-in-Chief of UN Special | Un nouvel éditeur en chef à la tête de UN Special
Dear Colleagues We are pleased to inform you that at a joint meeting of the UNOG Staff Coordinating Council and the WHO Staff Association, our colleague Alex Mejia was appointed the new Editor-in-Chief of UN Special. He will begin his duties in April this year. Garry Aslanyan was confirmed as Editor-in-Chief until then, having held…
Staff meeting on mobility, continuing appointments and your pension | Réunion du personnel sur la mobilité, les contrats continus et la pension
Dear Colleagues, Based on feedback and questions we’ve received, we would like to take the opportunity of a staff meeting this Thursday, 4 February, to inform you on what we are doing and to hear your concerns on the following three issues: governance problems at the pension fund and serious payment delays for staff retiring in the…
Results of the survey on private and international schools | Résultats de l’enquête sur les écoles privées et internationales
We are pleased to share with you the results of the survey on private and international schools in Geneva. You may find here a summary table of the results for schools for which there were more than five children reported. You can also view: comparison tables between schools, overall comments sorted by school (very interesting), summary profiles by…