text: hoursafterwhichovertime waspaid,therateofpayment andthemethodof calculation shouldnormally beuniform amongorganizations atthesamedutystation andthatthequalifying periodfor,andtheamountof,theshiftdifferential shouldalsobeuniform amongorganizations atthesamedutystation, SUbject tothe needtoaccommodate special circumstances. 152.Incaseswhereitwasnotpossible forUnitedNations organizations toadopt intototheworkhours(i.e.thepointatwhichovertime payments began)ofoutside employers, theCommission decided thattheovertime ratemightbedetermined ata levelaboveorbelowthatindicated bylocalpractice toamaximum ofplusorminus 15percenttoaccount forthedifference inworkhours. 153.TheCommission, furthermore, decided thatneither overtime norshift differential payments should bepensionable. TheCommission alsodecided thatonce overtime andshiftdifferential policies weredetermined, thosepolicies should be maintained unlesssignificant changeoccurred inlocalconditions asverified by either achangeinnational legislation ornational labourcontracts.~~~>'f'~'''<'~'~"''~ '7"~.~~"., ..,.,,<::::-~;:-:-::-:;':---'~::-:::::::.:-..:-=..:: ..­ • j 'I .,I lift lether lonal :$he bemade I~don llytond t>e )cal ions cialalary ancialduced-- CHAPTER V CONDITIONS OFSERVICE APPLICABLE TOBOTHCATEGORIES A.Healthinsurance 154.TheCommission notedthattheGeneral Assembly initsresolution 38/232of 20December 1983hadrequested theCommission toundertake acomprehensive review ofafter-service healthcarecoverage, withparticular attention tolocally recruited fieldstaff. Byresolution 38/235ofthesamedatett.eGeneral Assembly hadalsorequested theCommission tostudytheissueofmandatory healthinsurance. 155.Withregardtoafter-service healthinsurance, results ofananalysis ofdata collected fromtheorganizations wereconsidered bytheCommission. Basedonthe datareceived, twoissueswereidentified fortheCommission's consideration: Ca)theuniformity ofafter-service healthinsurance eligibility criteria, and Cb)theavailability ofafter-service healthinsurance coverage forparticipants in in-service schemes. 156.Itwasnotedthatthecriteria usedbytheorganizations todetermine whether ornotastaffmemberandhisorherdependants wereeligible top,uticipate inthe after-service healthinsurance planoftheorganization varied between organizations. Itwa9further notedthatallorganizations provided after-service healthinsurance coverage toseparating staffexceptforthoseUnitedNations staff covered bythein-service schemedescribed inappendix EoftheUnitedNations StaffRules. Staffcovered bythose rul~swerethelocally recruited staffat fielddutystations. TheCommission tooknoteofareport byarepresentative of theUnitedNations thattheimmediate establishment ofafter-service health insurance coverage forstaffcovered bytheappendix Ehealthinsurance scheme wouldcostapproximately $80,000 perannum. 157.Theissueofmandatory healthinsurance hadbeenaddressed byCCAQatthe Commission's twenty-first s63sion. AtthattimetheChairman ofCCAQhadreported totheCommission thatallorganizations withtheexception primarily of organizations atNewYorkHeadquarters required healthinsurance coverage forstaff members andthatCCAQconcluded thatthehealthinsurance coverage should be mandatory forallstaffmembers. Viewsortheorganizations andstaffrepresentatives 158.TheChairman ofCCAQrecognized thatthereweresomedifferences inthe eligibility criteria forafter-service healthinsurance. Atthetwenty-second session andafterfurther st'Jdy, heagreedwiththegene:ral tenorofthe recommendation, thateligibility criteria forafter-se~vice healthinsurance coverage should beestablished insuchawayastoensurethatstaffwithidentical qualifications couldbedetermined tobeeligible underthevarious health insurance schemes oftheorganizations. Amongtheissuesthatneededtobefurther explored werethedefinition oftheword"mandatory", whichcouldapplytoeither participation orcoverage. 159.ThePresident ofFICSAemphasized theneedfortheorganizations toprovide after-service healthinsurance toformerstaffandtrusted thatanearlysolution wouldbefoundforthoselocally recruited General Service staffinthefieldwho wereatpresent covered byappendix E.Whilefulluniformity forallorganizations -39-•I ~ r !•\ ~r I,wasnotnecessary, theeligibility criteria should beharmonized tofacilitate the
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the conditions of service for staff members of the United Nations, specifically regarding overtime pay, shift differential, and health insurance. The content is focused on the policies and regulations governing the employment of UN staff, which suggests a strong connection to the employment sector.