text: recognized thataspecial situation existed thatcalledforanadhocremedy. It therefore decided thatf (a)StaffintheProfessional andhighercategories aswellasother internationally recruited staffinspecified dutystations inLebanon should receive anincentive of$US550permonthwhiletheemergency lasts,atan estimated annualcostof$147,000, (b)StaffintheGene~al Service category shouldreceive anincentive equiv~lent to20percentoftheirbasenetsalary, subject totheircontinued attendance atwork,atanestimated annualcostof$75,000, (c)TheChairman oftheCommission should bedelegated tokeeptheissue underreviewandtoconsult withtheappropriate Headquarters officials responsible forsecurity co-ordination, todetermine ifachangeinconditions ofservice occurs, (d)Assoonasanimprovement inconditions ofservice occurred, theChairman woulddecide ontheappropriate courseofa,.tion, whichcouldinclude reverting to thepayment ofanallowance forhazardous dutystations, whichwasbasedonlevelI orlevel11ofthefinancial incentives forstaffintheProfessional andhigher categories andotherinternationally recruited staff,andon10percentofbase netsalaryforstaffintheGeneral Service category, (e)Theabovemeasures should comeintoeffect on1July1985. -48-f 201. dud resu 202. impl had seve fina this Stan Tier fors the for 203. ofwo types human under betwe class with organ surve imple asva Views 204. organ reali 205. andt devel 206. Stand plann' Conel 207. differ theC organiCHAPTER VII ACTION TAKENBYTHECOMMISSION UNDERARTICLE 13OFITSSTATUTE A.Reviewoftheimplementation oftheMaster Standard 201.TheCo~mission reviewed areportontheimplementation oftheMasterStandard during th~period 1981-1983, whichprovided anoverall analysis aswellasthe results andstatusforeachorganization separately. 202.TheCommission notedthatthetotalpercentage ofupgradings resulting from implementation oftheMast~rStandard exceeded thepercentage ofupgradings that hadoccurred atthetimetheMasterStandard wastestedin1981. However, since several organizations withlargenumbers ofpostsinthefieldhadnotsubmitted finalstatistics, theCommission considered itpremature todrawconclusions from thisdiscrepancy. Therewasamarkedtendency forjobsclassified usingtheMaster Standard tobemorenumerous inthosejobfamilies andfieldsofworkcovered by TierIIjobclassification standards, possibly indicating that ~heneeddidexist forspecific guidance, asforeseen bytheCommission atthetimeofpromulgating theMasterStandard, andthatthedevelopment ofTierIIstandards shouldcontinue forwell-populated commonfieldsofwork. 203.Thecurrent statusofstatistics reflecting thedistribution ofjobsbytype ofworkmadeitdifficult toidentify numbers orlocations ofjobsindifferent typesofwork;theimplications ofthatgapint_edatabaseforthedevelopment of humanresources planning wereserious enough t..ttheorganizations mightwishto undertake someimmediate remedial action. TheCommission foundnocorrelation between implementation ratesandsizeoforganization, turnover rates,orsizeof classification staffavailable. Onefactor, however, thatseemedtovarysomewhat withtherateofimplementation wastheadministrative approach takenbythe organization. Organizations nearing fullimplementation hadalltakenafull­ surveyapproach, whilethoseorganizations withlessthan30percent implementation hadusedajob-by-job approach, applying theMasterStandard tojobs asvacancies occurred. Viewsoftheorganizations andstaffrepresentatives 204.TheChairman ofCCAQobserved thattheapproach takenbyindividual organizations reflected theirconsidered assessment ofthepaceatwhichtheycould reali3tically implement theMasterStandard. 205.TheVice-President ofFICSAemphasized theneedfortransparency, flexibility andthemaximum possible staffparticipation atallstages, including the development ofinternal appeals procedures forjobclassification problems. 2060TheConvenor ofCCISUA spokeoftheneedtoconsider application oftheMaster Standard asapreliminary toolwithintheoverall context ofhumanresources planning. Conclusions andrecommendations oftheCommission-
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the implementation of a master standard for job classification and the measures taken by the Commission to address the challenges faced by organizations in implementing the standard. The focus is on the administrative and organizational aspects of implementing the standard, with an emphasis on staff participation and transparency. The text does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, international trade, health, education, humanitarian aid, culture, or science and technology.