Judgment No. 3240
Decision
1. The Director-General’s decision of 2 December 2010 is set aside. 2. The FAO shall pay the complainant material and moral damages in a total amount of 20,000 United States dollars. 3. It shall also pay him costs in the amount of 1,000 dollars. 4. All other claims are dismissed.
Summary
The Tribunal found that the Organization had acted in breach of its own rules on performance appraisal and probationary periods.
Consideration 20
Extract:
"Although the complainant did not take issue with the use of the wrong form for his performance appraisal or with the fact that his immediate supervisor did not conduct the evaluation, this does not absolve the FAO of its obligation to act in compliance with its own Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual provisions implementing those rules (see Judgment 3177, under 18)."
Reference(s)
Jugement(s) TAOIT: 3177
Keywords
general principle; organisation's duties; patere legem; written rule; staff regulations and rules; work appraisal; performance report
Consideration 21
Extract:
"It is a well-established principle governing probation that in addition to “[identifying] in a timely fashion the unsatisfactory aspects of the performance so that remedial steps may be taken”, an organisation must also “give a specific warning that the continued employment is in jeopardy” (see Judgment 2788, under 1)."
Reference(s)
Jugement(s) TAOIT: 2788
Keywords
organisation; organisation's duties; work appraisal; probationary period; unsatisfactory service; warning; purpose
Judgment keywords
Keywords
complaint allowed; decision quashed; probationary period; performance evaluation; rules of the organisation
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