Staff retention and legacy issues

Staff retention at the Tribunals

Welfare measures aimed at staff retention are being implemented.

(b) Report of the Secretary General on staff retention and legacy issues (A 60 436)

To that end, a fresh approach was needed to the recruitment, preparation and retention of staff.

The retention of high quality procurement staff for sustained periods in the peacekeeping missions remains an issue.

The realisation of the Tribunal's completion strategy also relies in large part on the retention of its qualified staff.

Additional measures for staff retention are proposed by the Tribunals in document A 60 436, discussed in section V below.

Almost all interlocutors stressed the need for training and capacity development yet recognized that the retention of staff was a challenge.

Staff retention and legacy issues of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

The experiences of other organizations that faced downsizing or closure in providing financial incentives to staff indicate that, while not a guarantee for retaining staff, a retention bonus could serve as a determining factor for some key staff.

The Advisory Committee also considered the report of the Secretary General on staff retention and legacy issues for both Tribunals (A 60 436).

It is proposed that the retention bonus would be applicable to staff who are required to be retained until the specific posts are no longer needed.

It is therefore anticipated that the offer of a retention bonus could apply to as few as only half of the existing staff of the Tribunals.

Based on the foregoing, the General Assembly is requested to approve the establishment of a retention bonus for the staff at the Tribunals effective 1 January 2006.

Based on the length of tenure of existing staff within the two Tribunals, it is expected that the financial implications of a retention bonus will be offset by the costs associated with higher rates of turnover of staff.

Subject matter Retention of citizenship

Proposal for a retention bonus

Retention of skilled practitioners is a problem.

Retention of the external legal consultant ( 250,000)

It is believed that for many staff who are offered very advantageous career opportunities, the retention bonus will probably not be sufficient for them to pass up a solid career option.

In the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia staff survey mentioned in paragraph 9 above, over 80 per cent of staff indicated that they would consider remaining until the organization would no longer require their services if a retention bonus were to be offered.

7. Also requests the Secretary General to make every effort to reduce the vacancy rate and improve staff retention at the Tribunal, including by extending contracts of staff performing functions that are central to the implementation of the completion strategy beyond the period of the current budget

7. Also requests the Secretary General to make every effort to reduce the vacancy rate and improve staff retention at the Tribunal, including through extending contracts of staff performing functions that are central to the implementation of the completion strategy beyond the period of the current budget

However, it is felt that they will not be sufficient to motivate staff to remain until the completion of the mandate, and that the offer of a retention bonus would constitute a stronger incentive.

In addition, the Assembly requested the Secretary General to make every effort to reduce the vacancy rate and improve staff retention at the Tribunals, including by extending contracts of staff performing functions that are central to the implementation of the completion strategy beyond the period of the current budget.

It is apparent therefore that the work of the Tribunals, at a pace that is commensurate with meeting the completion targets, requires retention and continuity of the specialized staff that allows the Tribunals to function.

The Tribunals therefore propose the introduction of a retention bonus.

In paragraphs 15 to 18, the report of the Secretary General outlines the criteria for identifying eligible staff and some of the parameters that could serve as basis for determining the amount of the retention bonus.

They point to a wide range of research findings that show no advantage to, or even harm from, retention, and the tendency for gains from retention to wash out.

For ocean storage, the retention of would depend on the depth.

In one study, data retention was observed even at room temperature.

UNAMSIL, in cooperation with United Nations Headquarters, is exploring various mechanisms to ensure retention or replacement of experienced staff in order to complete the mandate implementation tasks and ensure an orderly liquidation of the Mission by June 2006.

(ii) The retention of the state of emergency until the end of 2001

Use of Novolog has also been associated with sodium retention and edema.

His delegation supported the retention of draft paragraphs 1 (a) and 1 (c).

(c) Procedures for processing of certificates and applications for certificates and retention of records

National statistical offices could benefit from the establishment and retention of gender statistics units.

Day care centres and family day home agencies that choose to become accredited receive financial support for staff recruitment, training and retention, and ongoing support to sustain the delivery of high quality early learning and child care services to families across the province.

It is very likely we would seek to retain several Committee staff members with knowledge of the archive to respond to future enquiries, and seek some additional funding for their retention as well as to cover costs relating to management of the archive.

Nor does the administration want to face up to the military s recruiting and retention problems.

The higher education sector is also facing retention problems, in both State and private universities.

The system offers collaboration functionality and permits the capture, assignment, retention and display of information.

(k) Promote vocational and professional rehabilitation, job retention and return to work programmes for persons with disabilities.

Such measures not only lead to increased productivity they also bolster loyalty, morale, and thus employee retention.