FICSA Standing Committee on Professional Salaries and Allowances advise the Executive Committee on:
Presentation to the Standing Committee on Professional Salaries and Allowances, 74th FICSA Council by Imed Zabaar, Member for Compensation Issues (11 Dec 2020)
In March and April, the three staff federations wrote to the ICSC to request for urgent mitigation measures to protect duty stations from the current negative economic impacts of COVID-19. This was followed by a positive response by the ICSC in May with the launch of the Special Measures.
Special Measures approved by the ICSC for Group II duty stations due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is related also to 73rd FICSA Council decision FICSA/C/73/D/25
The current methodology for Compilation of the Post Adjustment Index
and Operational rules for Determination of the Post Adjustment Multiplier (dated October 2019) and being reviewed by the ICSC.
Please find report of the Standing Committee's work in 2020.
Please find report of the Standing Committee's work in 2019.
Please find report of the Standing Committee's work in 2018.
Standing Committee Chair
Standing Committee Chair - Professional Salaries and Allowances
Standing Committee Vice-Chair
Standing Committee Vice-Chair - Professional Salaries and Allowances
Address
Salary survey methodology including the technical analysis and development of the best method to capture and analyze information about the local salary market
Workshops including training in using the survey methodology and how best to participate in a local salary survey committee (LSSC)
Salary levels including the defence and protection of salaries for all categories of staff in all duty stations
Post adjustment questions including participation in the Advisory Committee on Post Adjustment Questions (ACPAQ) to develop the best system to establish post adjustment amounts
General Assembly Resolution on the United Nations common system ICSC_CIRC_GEN_2_2021
Education grant including defending the grant and participating in the review of the level of the grant
Review of the pay and benefits system including participation in all discussions, recommendations and decisions on every aspect of pay and benefits
Training including workshops on place-to-place surveys, professional salaries, GS salary survey methodology, job classification and post adjustment
All issues raised at selected Council:
Cases where acquired rights may have been violated.
The PR had been increased as a result.
ILOAT Judgements on Cost-of-living surveys in Geneva
Recent ICSC proposals regarding increase of mobility incentive and hardship pay
Issues related to legal and human rights obtained under labour and employment laws.
Issues related to healthcare, retirement and general staff well-being.
Issues related to rules, regulations and laws.
Issues related to the functioning of the security management system
FICSA represents the interests and defends the rights of international civil servants in interagency bodies and legislative organs of the common system.
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