Local Employment Policy Handbook - ICASS

US DOLLAR SALARY PAYMENTS AND
ALLOTMENT OF PAY IN US DOLLARS
Ref: 4 FAH-3, H-566.2
US Dollar Salary Payments
All Ordinarily Resident LE Staff are paid according to the Local Compensation Plan (LCP), regardless of
citizenship and in compliance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the host country
labor law.
LE Staff are paid in US dollars only when HR/OE/CM authorizes it and the authorization is in the LCP.
This is normally based upon prevailing practice in country for compensation of Ordinarily Residents.
Allotment of Pay in US Dollars
Salary payment in US dollars for an Ordinarily Resident LE Staff employee – assuming that the Local
Compensation Plan doesn’t allow payment in US dollars -- is a regional or functional bureau decision. In
extraordinary circumstances, regional or functional bureau Executive Directors may determine a percent
of salary allotted in US dollars on a case-by-case basis for an OR LE Staff employee. If granted, the
allotment of pay is authorized for up to six months. After six months, the Mission must submit a new
request for continuation of the allotment of pay to the regional or functional bureau.
The regional or functional bureau authorizes the percentage of allotment, but a general rule is that no
more than 80 percent of salary is allotted in US dollars for an OR LE Staff employee.