CIVILIAN STAFF AND RELATED COSTS

III. Civilian staff and related costs . 25

(a) Salaries and related staff costs 649,700.

The other requirements related to non staff costs.

These estimated requirements are needed to cover the salaries and related staff costs of UNIDIR regular staff.

(iii) Biennium 2000 2001 charges of 23,137 related to IAEA library staff costs

In the same period, staff related costs of closure amounted to almost 20 million.

Those costs are related to maintenance expenses and salaries for the local staff and security.

The reduction includes the related impact on operational and other non staff costs of the Committee's recommendations on posts.

Common staff costs 804.3

C. Civilian staff costs

Under this programme, an amount of US 2,533,000 was approved for the biennium 2004 2005 for staff related costs of five administrative staff and operational expenditures of the secretariat.

Other staff costs (increase 698,100)

Methodologies used to calculate costs Staff costs Salary and common staff costs The standard costs (in United States dollars) applied in determining staff costs in the proposed budget are based on actual salary costs for the first three months of 2005, and adjusted for step increments in 2006 2007.

a) The regular budget comprises recurrent staff and non staff costs.

4. Common staff costs 804 300

11.23 The resources of 1,330,400, at the maintenance level, provide for the continuation of four existing posts and related non post resources (other staff costs, consultants and experts and travel of staff).

Of the total approved programmable amount of the secretariat, US 11,281,000, US 9,815,200 (87 per cent) has been used for staff related costs, of which 41 per cent (US 4,024,200) has been spent on common staff costs, such as post adjustments, medical insurance, and education grants.

Table 1.2 Standard staff costs (based on United Nations standard salary costs for Geneva)

(c) Report on common staff costs (SPLOS 127)

Extrapolated by JIU from UNPD staff costs for its 71 staff members at Headquarters.

Common staff costs were lower than in 2002 for reasons of lower staff turnover.

Salaries and common staff costs of international staff are net of staff assessment and are based on standard costs for United Nations Truce Supervisory Organization (UNTSO) which is applicable to Cyprus.

The higher requirement under common staff costs is attributable to service and family allowances being charged to common staff costs but budgeted under international staff salaries, combined with a higher percentage of international staff holding 100 series appointments.

The reduction related mainly to air transportation costs.

All related costs are included in either 1.

In line with the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, some staff members are entitled to repatriation grants and related relocation costs upon their termination from the organization, based on the number of years of service.

Furthermore, the reductions under common staff costs reflect both the realized vacancy rates described above and the lower than budgeted actual rate of common staff costs ( 5,526,400).

Field operating costs have been reduced by 1,147,800 and the new staffing structure resulted in lower staff costs.

The Committee notes that at present, all staff separation related costs and termination indemnities are paid from the last source of funding for the post at the time a staff member separates such indemnities are incurred when a staff member with five or more years of service is terminated.

The amount of 6,282,800 provides for the salaries, common staff costs and staff assessment for 45 continuing posts.

The amount of 1,636,500 provides for the salaries, common staff costs and staff assessment for 10 continuing posts.

finance operation of the Fund Secretariat and related support costs.

Management provided a list of 220 staff posts (including the High Commissioner and Deputy High Commissioner posts) and related costs categorized as management administration at Headquarters funded under the regular budget.

Out of the total approved budget for the sSecretariat for the biennium 2004 2005, 85. per cent is allocated for staff related costs, compared to 50. per cent in the previous biennium.

VIII. Functional titles of the international staff and related job

AS manages secretariat wide operating costs from the core budget. Staffing and related costs of AS are funded from overheads.

Staff costs have been shown on a net basis under section 3 above.

FUNCTIONAL TITLES OF THE INTERNATIONAL STAFF AND RELATED JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARIES

ONUB concluded that, in view of the additional costs related to the construction of facilities for staff officers and the anticipated limited duration of the mission, it might not be cost efficient and practical to construct staff officers' facilities only to abandon them shortly afterwards during mission liquidation.

Expenditure (staff costs and field office costs) for the same period amounted to 8.8 million, leading to a surplus of 0.5 million in 2004.

62 241. Questions related to the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund

The amount of 1,075,000 provides for the salaries, common staff costs and staff assessment for five continuing posts and one additional post (P 3).

The amount of 338,300 provides for the salaries, common staff costs and staff assessment for two new posts (1 P 5, 1 P 4).

United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board (including United Nations participation in the costs of the secretariat of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund)