The Temporary Appointment (TA) policy updates are in place to accelerate recruitment and streamline the processes to ensure that the TA is used effectively. The changes are as follows:- The TA can now be offered and issued for a period of 1 year and 364 days at the out-set;- The decision to renew TAs beyond the initial 364 days is now decentralised and therefore no longer requires an exceptional approval by the Director, OHR;- The budget and planning provisions for TAs have been streamlined to allow the recruitment process to proceed before confirmation of a budget alloca ...
The Temporary Appointment (TA) policy updates are in place to accelerate recruitment and streamline the processes to ensure that the TA is used effectively. The changes are as follows:
- The TA can now be offered and issued for a period of 1 year and 364 days at the out-set;
- The decision to renew TAs beyond the initial 364 days is now decentralised and therefore no longer requires an exceptional approval by the Director, OHR;
- The budget and planning provisions for TAs have been streamlined to allow the recruitment process to proceed before confirmation of a budget allocation but requiring that funding be secured prior to the offer of appointment being issued;
- Alignment of the benefits and entitlements with the new compensation package;
- Alignment with the UNDP policy on the retiree earnings limit;
- Clarification on the granting of a with-in-grade increment for TAs with an uninterrupted duration of more than one year;
- Removal of references to discontinued contractual modalities (SSA/ALD).