Staff Regulations and Rules - International Seabed Authority
Staff Regulations and Rules - International Seabed Authority
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;