Any UNDP staff member governed by the UN Staff Regulations and Staff Rules who submits a request in writing when leaving the service of UNDP is provided a statement relating to the nature of his/her duties and length of service. Upon the staff member's written request, the statement can also refer to the quality of his/her work and official conduct. Such certificates are distinct from reference checks and responses to inquiries from prospective future employers or from other organizations of the United Nations common system. The respective senior manager of the unit/office in which the staff member was last assigned must sign the certificates. For international professionals, the certificate is issued by SAS/OHR Copenhagen.
Refers to the death benefit that will be paid when a staff member dies and leaves a surviving spouse or a dependent child according to the conditions set up in the Death Benefit Policy.
A repatriation grant is paid to internationally recruited staff members upon separation from service as compensation for being stationed away from the home country at the Organization's initiative for a period exceeding 5 years, in order to contribute to the extraordinary one-time expense of relocation and reinstallation.
A termination of appointment is a separation from service initiated by the Organization (see UN Staff Regulation 9.3 and Staff Rule 9.6 for the purpose of: a) ending the continuing or permanent appointment of a staff member prior to the mandatory age of separation; or b) ending the temporary appointment or fixed-term appointment of a staff member prior to the date of expiration of the appointment.