UNDT/2011/077

UNDT/2011/077, Wilson

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

In accordance with staff rule 7.6(e), the Applicant’s official departure date from Vienna was on Sunday, 14 March 2010, a non-working day in Vienna. Pursuant to section 5.2 of ST/AI/2006/4, had he departed on that date, he would not have been entitled to an additional day of annual leave to compensate for official travel on a non-working day. The fact that the Applicant chose to travel on a working day for reasons of personal convenience shall not have the effect of granting him a benefit to which he would not have been entitled had he travelled on the official date of travel.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant, who is stationed in Vienna, was required to attend a training in New York from Monday, 15 to Friday, 19 March 2010. His official departure date was on Sunday, 14 March; however, for reasons of personal convenience, he chose to travel on Friday, 14 March. He contests the decision to charge to his annual leave this day of official travel.

Legal Principle(s)

N/A

Outcome

Dismissed on merits

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Full judgment

Applicants/Appellants

Wilson

Entity

UNOV

Case Number(s)

UNDT/GVA/2010/091

Tribunal

UNDT

Registry

Geneva