We would like to thank all those of you who took part in last week hybrid town hall meeting during which we briefed you on many issues of concern. You can find the full recording here. In summary: Agile contracts: We provided an update on the latest regarding the management proposals for a new, “agile”…
Survey on career advancement of GS staff | Sondage sur l’avancement de carrière des fonctionnaires des services généraux
The UNOG Staff Coordinating Council is encouraging all General Service (GS) staff to take the survey being launched by the UNOG Centre for Learning and Multilingualism (CLM) by 15 October 2021. The objective of the survey is to assess ways to make GS staff feel more valued, to make their jobs more fulfilling, and to…
Celebrating World Mental Health Day with UN staff | Nous célébrons la Journée mondiale de la santé mentale avec le personnel de l’ONU
The UNOG Staff Coordinating Council attaches great importance to staff wellbeing in all its aspects, including mental health, as part of its mandate. The UNOG Staff Counsellor’s Office is organizing a series of events focusing on mental health and well-being for which the invitations are published on iSeek. We would like to encourage staff to…
Survey results on Covid office access requirements | Résultats de l’enquête sur les conditions d’accès aux locaux dans le contexte de la pandémie
Thank you for replying to our Covid pulse survey in such numbers on this important matter. You may find the results here. As stated we will be taking these results up with management. We realize from the comments that this is a particularly sensitive issue. We also note the importance of taking into account medical…
Staff Council survey: Covid office access requirements | Enquête auprès du personnel : les conditions d’accès aux bureaux dans le contexte de la pandémie
As you may be aware, Switzerland now requires proof of vaccination, recovery or negative test (through the pass sanitaire) to enter restaurants, cultural and activity/leisure centres and indoor events. Globally, a number of employers and governments are also requiring the same in order to enter the workplace. Many of you have contacted us with your…
Update on return to office, racism, UNOPS contracts and Security and Safety Section | Mise au point concernant le retour au bureau, le racisme, les contrats UNOPS, et la Section de la sûreté et de la sécurité
We would like to share the outcome of the latest meeting of the Joint Negotiation Committee (JNC), which took place on 7 September 2021. The JNC brings together the UNOG Staff Coordinating Council and the administration in Geneva to examine and resolve issues relating to “staff welfare, including conditions of employment and of work specific to…
Townhall this Thursday on contracts, work conditions, salary adjustments, and H building | Réunion générale ce jeudi sur les contrats, les conditions de travail, les ajustements de salaire, et le bâtiment H
The UNOG Staff Coordinating Council would like to invite you to a townhall meeting on Thursday 30 September from 1 to 2.30 p.m. We will update you on some of our recent activities, in particular: The Future of Work and possible contract changes ICSC and cost of living adjustments The Strategic Heritage Plan and issues…
Update on the situation of national staff in Afghanistan | Mise au point concernant la situation du personnel recruté sur le plan national en Afghanistan
As a follow-up to letters addressed to the Secretary-General from CCISUA, the staff federation to which the UNOG Staff Coordinating Council belongs, we also addressed letters to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, and to the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Martin Griffiths in which we expressed our concern about the safety…
How the recent ICSC session affects your conditions of service | Les incidences de la récente session de la CFPI sur vos conditions d’emploi
The International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), which makes recommendations on our pay and conditions of service, met in Geneva from 16 to 27 August. The Coordinating Committee of International Staff Unions and Associations (CCISUA), to which your staff union is a member, was there to represent your interests. Below is a summary of the meeting and…
Restrictive job openings | Avis de vacance de poste trop restrictifs
Some of you have contacted the Staff Council to raise the issue of excessively restrictive job openings, notably in OCHA and OHCHR. We would like to inform you that the Staff Council raised this issue at the Staff-Management Committee (SMC) level by submitting the following paper. Management and staff representatives discussed the matter. Management understood…