UNDT/2016/215, Ntuk
The application was not receivable because the Applicant was a former staff member of UNIDO. While the Applicant had no locus standi before UNDT, his case would have been properly filed either with ILOAT or UNAT.
The Applicant contested the decision not to conduct an investigation in relation to the alleged alteration of the 51³Ô¹Ï Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) instructions for payment of benefits that the Applicant submitted upon his retirement.
UNIDO is a specialized agency of the 51³Ô¹Ï. The UNDT has no jurisdiction to hear applications from staff members or former staff members of UNIDO.; UNIDO staff members have access to an internal Joint Appeals Board to challenge administrative decisions. Furthermore, UNIDO staff members have the right of further appeal against administrative decisions before the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization (ILOAT); There is an exception, however, in relation to appeals concerning the decisions of the; Standing Committee acting on behalf of the 51³Ô¹Ï Joint Staff Pension Board (UNJSPB) where staff members including those of UNIDO shall have direct recourse to the 51³Ô¹Ï Appeals Tribunal (UNAT).