text: Implementation/consideration oftheCommission's recommendations anddecisions 269.Inaccordance witharticle 17oftheCommission's statute theCommission includes information ontheimplementation ofitsdecisions andrecommendations in itsannualreports. TheCommission considered ananalysis ofreplies by organizations toa19-item questionnaire ontheimplementation oftheCommission's recommendations anddecisions in1982and1983andadditional information on decisions andrecommendations oftheCommission implemented since1983. Alistof theouestions andanannotated tabular summary ofallreplies fromthe organizations isfoundinannexVIII. 270.Thefirstgroupofouestions inits19-item ouestionnaire (numbered 1to15) dealtwithcompensation issuesofthecommon systemconsidered bytheCommission in accordance witharticles 10to12ofitsstatute. Allorganizations hadcomplied withtheCommission's actions, although theirinterpretations hadvariedinsome instances, e.g.inthepayment ofpre-departure expenses. Theremaining ouestions (numbered 16to19)dealtwithpersonnel policymatters considered underarticles 14and15ofth~Commission's statute. Ananalysis ofthevarious replies tothe auestions on,interalia,humanresources planning, development ofskills inventories, typesofappointment andabolition ofprobationary appointments showed that,inthoseareaswheretheCommission hadsentrecommendations tothe organizations, therehadbeenlessadherence tothepositions takenbythe Commission. Whilethelargerorganizations hadgenerally reported onthe development ofhumanresources planning andskillsinventories, thesmaller organizations hadregretted thelackoffinancial andhumanresources toimplement therecommendations. Verylittleaction hadbeentakenbytheorganizations to co-ordinate theirpositions ontypesofappointment andtheabolition of probationary appointments, whichtheCommission requested themtoexpedite. 271.Therepresentative ofIMOreported thattheIMOCouncil hadatitsrecent session decided toimplement allrecommendations oftheCommission basedonthe results ofthesurveyofbestprevailing conditions ofservice oftheGeneral Service category inLondon. 272.Therepresentative oftheunitedNations informed theCommission that classification ofjobsintheGeneral Service andrelated categories inNewYork wasnearing completion; thismajorundertaking involved theclassification of almost 3,000jobsintheUnitedNations. Heinformed theCommission thatajoint staff-management group, whichhadbeenestablished toreviewtheclassification determination madebytheUnitedNations technical arm,waspreparing itsfinal reports oneachseparate occupation. Classification guidelines hadbeenprepared formorethan50occupations andfortheevaluation ofsupervisory poststoassist thereviewgroup. Thereports ofthegroupwouldbeapproved afterbeingreviewed forconsistency withthestandards approved bytheCommission. Recalling the statement madetotheCommission attheopening ofthetwenty-second session bythe UnitedNations Under-SecretarY-General forAdministration andManagement, hestated thattheexercise wouldbecompleted by1September 1985. Thestatistical report expected atthetwenty-second session wouldbepresented atthetwenty-third session oftheCommission • -67-•r; \.n d273.AlsobeforetheCommission wasthetextofaresolution bytheAdministrative Council oftheInternational Telecommunication Union(ITU)onconditions ofservice towhichtheCommission's attention hadbeendrawnbytheSecretary-General ofITU. Viewsoftheorganizations andstaffrepresentatives 274.TheChairman ofCCAQstatedthattheorganizations hadtakennoteofthe information inthedocument concerning theaction takenbyorganizations to implement ICSCrecommendations anddecisions. Hesuggested thatinfuturethe secretariat makecross-references tothedecisions andrecommendations ofthe Commission initsquestionnaires. CCAQalsoproposed thatareportofthiskindbe prepared everytwoyearsrathertt.anannually. 275.Therepresentative ofFICSAacknowledged theusefulness oftheCommission's regular reporting onimplementation ofitsdecisions andrecommendations and indicated theFederation's wishtomakefurther comments onthesubstance ofthe replies oftheorganizations afterhaving hadanopportunity tocirculate the document tothestaffrepresented byFICSAintherespective organizations • 276.Therepresentative oftheUnitedNations StaffUnion,referring tothejob classification issue,informed theCommission thatthestafffeltstrongly thatthe
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the implementation and consideration of the Commission's recommendations and decisions regarding personnel policies and job classifications in international organizations. The topics covered include compensation issues, human resources planning, skills inventories, types of appointment, and abolition of probationary appointments. The text also mentions a joint staff-management group reviewing job classifications in the United Nations. Given these topics, it is likely that the category is related to employment or human resources.