ANNEX II - UNOPS

Monthly fee – (monthly fee/21.75) x unpaid days = payment
In cases where the agreed work week is other than five days, the appropriate average
number of working days per month, as shown in paragraph 6.1.3 (ii) must replace 21.75.
The calculation formulae above is only applicable when there are unpaid days in a given calendar
month.
The 21.75 in the formulae above is the average number of working days in a month when working a
five-day work week, and is derived as follows:
Days in a year: 365
Weekend days in a year: 104
Working days in a year: 365 – 104 = 261
Average no. of working days in a month: 261/12 = 21.75
UN holidays are included as working days in the above formula, and will normally be counted as a
paid day when they fall within the contract period (please refer to section 5.3 “UN Holidays and
Weekends”). Weekend days are neither counted as unpaid nor as paid days as they have already
been deducted in the above formula in order to reach the average number of working days in a
month.
11.7.4 The fees for part-time Contractors shall be calculated on a pro-rata basis based on the number of
actually worked days per month. The following principle shall be followed in order to count the
number of actually worked days:
(i) Presence at work for two (2) hours or longer and up to four (4) hours shall be counted as one
half (0.5) day.
(ii) Presence at work for more than four (4) hours shall be counted as one (1) full day.
If part-time Contractor’s CEC specifies a daily fee, such daily fee shall be paid as per the formulae
specified in paragraph 11.7.3 (ii) for each full day worked and 50% of the daily fee shall be paid for
a half day worked.
If part-time Contractor’s CEC specifies a monthly fee, pro-rated payment shall be calculated
according to the formulae provided in paragraph 11.7.3 (iii).
11.7.5 For all CECs, fees shall only be paid for those days that fall within the contract period and payments
made against a CEC must never exceed the awarded Call-Off Contract amount.
11.7.6 The Call-Off Contract under the Agreement and the respective CEC shall specify currency of
payment, and payments will be made in the currency specified in the CEC. LC fees are to be paid in
the currency of the duty station country. IC fees may be paid in hard currency, preferably in US
dollars.
11.7.7 Payment in a hard currency such as US dollars or in the local currency equivalent of US dollars may
be necessary in situations of highly volatile local economic conditions or civil unrest. The currency
of the local salary scale of the UN (http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances/salaries/gs.htm)
shall be used to determine the currency of payment.
11.7.8 Payment to bank accounts outside the Contractor’s country of residence is not permitted when this
circumvents local laws barring payment in other than the local currency or to bank accounts outside
the Contractor’s country of residence.
11.7.9 The final payment under a CEC shall not be released without prior certification by UNOPS that
Contractor’s performance has been satisfactory and work has been completed. For more information,
please refer to paragraph 11.9 below.
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