Staff Regulations and Rules - International Seabed Authority

Staff Rules, 103.15-103.16
Non-removal element
(f) The non-removal element of the allowance shall be payable to eligible
staff members who, on assignment to the Authority, did not have an entitlement
to removal costs under rule 107.27, provided that an entitlement to the assignment
grant exists.
(g) Where the assignment is for two years or longer, removal costs under rule
107.27 shall normally be paid. However if the staff member opts for unaccompanied
shipment, he or she will be entitled to the non-removal element.
(h) Payment of the non-removal element shall be limited to a period of
five years at one duty station, with a possible extension of up to two years on an
exceptional basis.
Rule 103.16
Dependency allowances
(a) Staff members in the Professional category and above shall be entitled to receive
dependency allowances for a dependent child, for a disabled child and for a secondary
dependant at rates applicable to staff members in the United Nations as follows:
(i) The staff member shall receive an allowance for each dependent
child, except that the allowance shall not be paid in respect of the
first dependent child if the staff member has no dependent spouse,
in which case the staff member shall be entitled to the dependency
rate of staff assessment.
(ii) The staff member shall receive a special allowance for each disabled
child. However, if the staff member has no dependent spouse and
is entitled to the dependency rate of staff assessment in respect of
a disabled child, the allowance shall be the same as the allowance
for a dependent child in (i) above;
(iii) Where there is no dependent spouse, a single annual allowance shall
be paid for a secondary dependant in respect of either a dependent
parent, a dependent brother or a dependent sister.
(b) When a staff member is married to another staff member or to a staff
member of another organization of the United Nations common system and both
are in the Professional category and above, only one may claim, for dependent
children, under subparagraph (a)(i) and (ii) above, in which case the other may
claim only under subparagraph (a)(iii) above, if otherwise entitled.
(c) With a view to avoiding duplication of benefits and in order to achieve equality
between staff members who receive dependency benefits under applicable laws in the
form of governmental grants and staff members who do not receive such dependency
benefits, the Secretary-General shall prescribe conditions under which the dependency
allowance for a child specified in subparagraph (a) (i) above shall be payable only to the
extent that the dependency benefits enjoyed by the staff member or his or her spouse under
applicable laws amount to less than such a dependency allowance and the dependency
allowance payable shall be the approximate amount by which the governmental grant
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