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…
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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…
What you should know if you are on a temporary contract | Que devez-vous savoir si vous êtes titulaire de contrat temporaire?
As you recall from our broadcast of 25 March concerning temporary contract holders, we have followed up with management regarding the situation of those colleagues who are facing so much uncertainty and additional stress during this exceptional period. Concerning the renewal of contracts, it will depend on several factors, including the availability of funds and…
Compilation of judgments on recruitment, contracts and pay | Recueil de jugements en matière de recrutement, contrats et rémunération
We are pleased to share with you the Digest of Case Law of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and the United Nations Appeals Tribunal (UNAT). It provides useful jurisprudence from the first ten years of the UN internal justice system on issues such as selection, non-renewal, benefits, salaries and many other important issues. The…
Information regarding the hiring freeze | Informations concernant le gel de recrutement
We are now entering our 5th week of teleworking and we hope that you are managing to keep a balance between your personal and professional lives. As you may know, the liquidity crisis facing the UN’s regular budget is ongoing and the outbreak of COVID-19 has only worsened the situation, despite a reduction in expenditure…
Your online copy of UN Today, the staff magazine: special COVID issue | Votre copie numérique de UN Today, le magazine du personnel : numéro spécial sur le COVID
We are pleased to share with you the April issue of UN Today, the magazine of UN and international organization staff (and consultants and interns) in Geneva. The main highlights include: Your stories and photos on how you and your families are coping in the current situation What the crisis means for the future of…
Our work programme | Notre programme de travail
We hope that you are managing to teleworking during this period of confinement. We are looking forward to a return to normality as soon as the circumstances allow, as we are only too aware of the challenges that teleworking entails for many of you. Like all of you, the Staff Coordinating Council is continuing to…
Pension Fund investment chief resigns following market crisis | Le responsable des investissements de la Caisse des pensions démissionne suite à la crise boursière
We would like to update you on the situation regarding the investments at the UN Pension Fund. Since last year the UN Participant Representatives (Ian Richards, Michelle Rockcliffe, Ibrahima Faye, Mary Rakabeh, Bernadette Nyiratunga, Aissatou Ndiaye) have been raising concerns with the Secretary-General and his team, with regards to how our investments have been managed….