Procedure
“The Director-General may take disciplinary action against members of the personnel who, whether intentionally or through negligence, have breached the Staff Rules and Regulations or committed other misconduct that is detrimental to the Organization.” (S VI 2.01)
“Depending on the gravity of the misconduct involved, one or more of the following disciplinary measures may be imposed:
a) a warning;
b) a reprimand;
c) a financial penalty – where the Organization has suffered pecuniary harm – in principle not exceeding the equivalent of one month’s remuneration of the impugned member of the personnel, irrespective of whether such remuneration is paid by the Organization or the home institution;
d) suspension without or with partial payment of financial benefits for a period not exceeding six months;
e) downward adjustment of the basic salary;
f) demotion;
g) dismissal, which, in principle, entails ineligibility for future employment or association.”(S VI 2.02)
The disciplinary procedure is laid down in the Staff Rules and Regulations, chapter VI, sections 2 and 3, “Discipline”.
Outcome
The HR department publishes annual reports on disputes and disciplinary procedures conducted under chapter VI of the Staff Rules and Regulations.
These reports provide anonymised information on the subject of the misconduct and on the disciplinary measures that have been applied.
List of annual legal reports since 2011.