Staff Regulations and Rules - International Seabed Authority

Staff Rules, 107.17-107.18
Where an assignment of less than one year, in respect of which daily
subsistence has been paid for six months or more under rule 103.4(c), is extended
to one year or more, the provisions of (i) above do not apply and only the lump
sum portion under paragraph (d) will be paid.
(c) Under conditions established by the Secretary-General, the limit of thirty
days provided in paragraph (b) above may be extended to a maximum of ninety
days. The amount of the grant during the extended period shall be up to 60 per
cent of the appropriate prevailing rate.
(d) In addition to any amount of grant paid under paragraph (b) above, a
lump sum calculated on the basis of the staff member’s net base salary and, where
appropriate, post adjustment, may be paid under conditions established by the
Secretary-General. The lump sum shall be payable at the rate of one month’s net
base salary and post adjustment if the assignment is for less than three years and
two months net base salary and post adjustment if the assignment is for three years
or more. If an assignment for less than three years is extended to three years or
more, the staff member shall be paid at that time a second one month lump sum.
(e) Where both husband and wife are staff members who are travelling
at the Authority’s expense to report for duty upon initial appointment, and
taking into account rule 104.9(d), the daily subsistence allowance portion of the
assignment shall be paid to each in respect of himself or herself. If they have
a dependent child or children, the assignment grant in respect of such child or
children shall be paid to the staff member on whom the child is recognized to
be dependent.
(f) If both husband and wife would otherwise qualify for the lump sum
portion of the grant, such lump sum shall be paid only to the spouse whose lump
sum portion yields the higher amount.
(g) In cases where the staff member has not completed the period of service
in respect of which the assignment grant has been paid, the grant shall be adjusted
proportionately and recovery made under conditions established by the Secretary-
General who, in exceptional circumstances, may decide to waive recovery.
(h) The Secretary-General may, in appropriate cases, authorize payment of
all or part of the assignment grant where the Authority has not been required to pay
travel expenses upon the appointment of a staff member regarded as internationally
recruited under rule 104.7.
Excess baggage
Rule 107.18
Excess baggage and unaccompanied shipment
(a) For the purpose of these rules, “excess baggage” shall mean baggage in excess
of accompanied baggage carried without extra charge by transportation companies.
(b) Staff members travelling by air shall be entitled to reimbursement of
the cost of excess baggage for themselves and their eligible family members to
the extent of the difference between their free baggage allowance and the free
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