The importance of retaining staff

Staff retention at the Tribunals

Staff retention and legacy issues

Proposal for a retention bonus

Welfare measures aimed at staff retention are being implemented.

The Tribunals therefore propose the introduction of a retention bonus.

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

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

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

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.

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

(a) They were recruited as of a specified date (possibly after the formal approval of the retention bonus or some two years before completion of the mandate)

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.

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.

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.

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.

Personnel arrangements

The implementation of a retention bonus, in combination with other measures such as those described in paragraphs 10 through 13 above, will substantially impact on the ability of the Tribunals to meet their mandates.

Table 6 Comparison of reserves and staff liabilities

Non staff costs Consultancies include institutional and individual contracts for services that require specialized expertise not available in the secretariat.

Although no one single measure will be sufficient to ensure that all staff remain with the Tribunals until completion of the mandate, it is apparent that certain incentives, if offered, could have a positive impact on retaining staff for a longer period of time.

The other requirements related to non staff costs.

A list of affected staff members is provided in annex II.

A consolidated list of affected staff members is provided in annex II.

It outlined relevant principles and staffing and training requirements.

Payroll is a list of employees receiving regular pay.

Subject matter Retention of citizenship

This appropriate representation concerns both staff and management, and shall include all categories of positions.

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.

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

This is in addition to what has been specifically recommended by the Committee on non staff costs.

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

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.

14. Further requests the Secretary General to make greater use of national staff

Retention of skilled practitioners is a problem.

Details of everyday life are preserved.

by Member States, resulting in the under implementation of approved programmes.

Requirement to maintain a record of the procurement proceedings

Maintenance of record of commitments for future financial periods

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As for civil servants, they were accorded basic guarantees under Act No. 61, as amended and supplemented by Ordinance No. 93 008 of 14 June 1993, introducing the Civil Service Act and Regulations.

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