Staff Regulations and Rules - International Seabed Authority
Staff Regulations and Rules - International Seabed Authority
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34 <strong>Staff</strong> <strong>Rules</strong>, 103.7-103.8<br />
Rule 103.7<br />
Special Post allowance<br />
(a) <strong>Staff</strong> members shall be expected to assume temporarily, as a normal<br />
part of their customary work <strong>and</strong> without extra compensation, the duties <strong>and</strong><br />
responsibilities of higher level posts.<br />
(b) Without prejudice to the principle that promotion under staff rule<br />
104.12 shall be the normal means of recognizing increased responsibilities <strong>and</strong><br />
demonstrated ability, a staff member who is called upon to assume the full duties<br />
<strong>and</strong> responsibilities of a post at a clearly recognizable higher level than his or her<br />
own for a temporary period exceeding three months may, in exceptional cases, be<br />
granted a non pensionable special post allowance from the beginning of the fourth<br />
month of service at the higher level.<br />
(c) When a staff member in the General Service category is required to serve<br />
in a higher level post in the Professional category, or when a staff member in any<br />
category is required to serve in a post which is classified more than one level above<br />
his or her level, the allowance may be paid immediately the staff member assumes<br />
the higher duties <strong>and</strong> responsibilities.<br />
(d) The amount of the special post allowance shall be equivalent to the salary<br />
increase (including post adjustment <strong>and</strong> dependency allowances, if any) which the<br />
staff member would have received had the staff member been promoted to the next<br />
higher level.<br />
Rule 103.8<br />
Overtime <strong>and</strong> compensatory time off<br />
(a) <strong>Staff</strong> members in the General Service category who are required to<br />
work in excess of the working week established for this purpose shall be given<br />
compensatory time off or may receive additional payment in accordance with the<br />
following provisions:<br />
(i) Overtime means time worked in excess of the scheduled work day or in<br />
excess of the scheduled work week or time worked on official holidays,<br />
provided that such work has been authorized by the proper authority.<br />
(ii) The scheduled work day means the duration of the working hours<br />
in effect at the time on any day of the scheduled work week, less<br />
one hour for a meal.<br />
(iii) The scheduled work week consists of the five working days assigned<br />
to the staff member during seven consecutive calendar days.<br />
(iv) Compensation shall take the form of an equal amount of<br />
compensatory time off for overtime in excess of the scheduled work<br />
day up to a total of eight hours of work on the same day. Subject to<br />
the exigencies of the service, such compensatory time off may be<br />
given at any time during the four months following the month in<br />
which the overtime takes place.<br />
(v) Compensation shall take the form of payment at the straight time rate<br />
in respect of each hour in excess of forty hours if it is ascertained