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Staff Regulations and Rules - International Seabed Authority

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<strong>Staff</strong> <strong>Rules</strong>, 110.1-110.3<br />

cHAPTER x<br />

DIScIPLINARY MEASURES AND PROcEDURES<br />

Rule 110.1<br />

Misconduct<br />

Failure by a staff member to comply with his or her obligations under the<br />

Convention, the <strong>Staff</strong> <strong>Regulations</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Staff</strong> <strong>Rules</strong> or other relevant administrative<br />

issuances, or to observe the st<strong>and</strong>ards of conduct expected of an international<br />

civil servant, may amount to unsatisfactory conduct within the meaning of staff<br />

regulation 10.2 leading to the institution of disciplinary proceedings <strong>and</strong> the<br />

imposition of disciplinary measures for misconduct.<br />

Rule 110.2<br />

Suspension during investigation <strong>and</strong> disciplinary proceedings<br />

(a) If a charge of misconduct is made against a staff member <strong>and</strong> the<br />

Secretary-General so decides, the staff member may be suspended from duty<br />

during investigation <strong>and</strong> pending completion of disciplinary proceedings for a<br />

period which should normally not exceed three months. Such suspension shall be<br />

with pay unless, in exceptional circumstances, the Secretary-General decides that<br />

suspension without pay is appropriate. The suspension shall be without prejudice<br />

to the rights of the staff member <strong>and</strong> shall not constitute a disciplinary measure.<br />

(b) A staff member suspended pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be given a<br />

written statement of the reason for the suspension <strong>and</strong> its probable duration.<br />

(c) If a suspension pursuant to paragraph (a) is without pay <strong>and</strong> the charge of<br />

misconduct is subsequently not sustained, any salary withheld shall be restored.<br />

Rule 110.3<br />

Disciplinary measures<br />

(a) Disciplinary measures may take one or more of the following forms:<br />

(i) Written censure by the Secretary-General;<br />

(ii) Loss of one or more steps in grade;<br />

(iii) Deferment, for a specified period, of eligibility for within grade<br />

increment;<br />

(iv) Suspension without pay;<br />

(v) Fine;<br />

(vi) Demotion;<br />

(vii) Separation from service, with or without notice or compensation<br />

in lieu thereof, notwithst<strong>and</strong>ing rule 109.3;<br />

(viii) Summary dismissal.<br />

(b) The following measures shall not be considered to be disciplinary<br />

measures, within the meaning of this rule:<br />

(i) Reprim<strong>and</strong>, written or oral, by a supervisory official;

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