text: certain medical-related occupations, andnotedfurther thatICSCwouldmore appropriately studytheissuesraisedatafuturesession, following conclusion of further equivalency studies between theUnitedNations andthecomparator country. Decision oftheCommission 79.TheCommission decided toreauestitssecretariat to: (a)Reportfurther onthesixpaysystems forthepurposes ofdetermining the comparability ofthosesystems inthecontext ofUnitedNationsjUnited States comparisons; (b)Proceed withthenewcomprehensive gradeeauivalency studyaspartofits workprogramme; (c)StudytheSESstructule infiveUnitedStatesgovernment agencies and reportthereon totheCommission, including whether apositive correlation between jobcontent andpaylevelcouldbeestablished; (d)Proceed withthestudies relating toproposed analytical improvements (regression analysis andthedualpayline, useofaverage salaries andrevised weighting techniaues forbothUnitedStatesdataandforthatoftheUnited Nations) inthecontext oftheapproved eauivalency study. 4.ReportoftheJointInspection Unitonstaffcostsandsome aspects ofutilization ofhumanandfinancial resources in theUnitedNations Secretariat 80.Byresolution 39/27theGeneral Assembly hadrequested theCommission to reviewthereportoftheJointInspection Unit(A/39/522 andCorr.l) andthe related comments of~heAdministrative Committee onCo-ordination (ACC) (A39/522/Add.l) andtheviewsofMemberStatesandtoreportthereon totheGeneral Assembly atitsfortieth session. Accordingly, thesecretariat oftheCommission sUbmitted adocument fortheCommission's consideration; aconference roompaper wasalsosubmitted byFICSA. 81.WhilethewholereportoftheJointInspection Unithadbeenreferred tothe Commission bytheAssembly, theCommission's secretariat provided detailed comments onsections I,11andIVonly,astheydealtwithavariety ofcommonsystem personnel andremuneration issueswithwhichtheCommission haddealtunderits mandate onnumerous occasions. Section IIIconcerned otheraspects ofUnited Nations Secretariat staffcostsandefficiency. Thesecretariat had,therefore, limited itselftomoregeneral comments onsuchissues. -21-··'1,82.Amongthecommon systemissuesaddressed bythereportoftheJointInspectionunitwere: TheNoblemaire principle anditsapplication,(a)s (b)Recruitment andretention issues, (c)Expatriation, (d)HomeleaveandannualleaveentitlementsJ (e) Edu~~tion grantbenefitsJ (f)Sickleaveprovisions, (g)Totalcompensation comparisons, (h)Retirement issues. Thesecretariatls detailed comments ontheJointInspection unitInspectors'analysis ofeachofthoseissuesdemonstrated thattheInspectors hadmadeanumberoffactual errors, hadprovided inconsistent comparisons andhadinjected confusionintothetechnical consideration oftheissues. Viewsoftheorganizations andstaffrepresentatives 83.TheChairman ofCCAQdrewattention tothefactthattheACChadmadeastatement totheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-ninth session critici~ing thereportoftheJointInspection Unitandrecalling theprocedures thathadbeenestablished bytheGeneral Assembly fordealing withsuchmatters. ACChadnotedthatthereportcalledintoauestion anumberoffindings andconclusions oftheCommission thatithadarrived atafterduestudyanddeliberation, includingconsultations withtheadministrations andstaffrepresentatives inaccordance withitsstatute. Hefurther notedthattheUnit'sreportmerelyexpressed theviewsandconclusions oftheInspectors whohadprepared it.Theintervention oftheJointInspection Unitinsuchpolicymatters undermined theauthority oftheCommission andintroduced elements ofuncertainty andconfusion ofresponsibilitywithregardtothecommonsystem. Heindicated thatACChadalso recommend~d thatthereport bereferred totheCommission beforeitbeconsidered bytheAssembly,allthemoresobecauseitwasevident thatthereportcontained errors onbothmajorissuesandpointsofdetail andthatitsconclusions werebasedonauestionable interpretations ofoftenincomplete orselective dataandwereaccordingly unjusttothestaffasawhole. 84.TheChairman ofCCAQindicated thattheposition oftheorganizations remainedunchanged andtheytherefore hadnodifficulty whatsoever inendorsing theICSCsecretariat's analysis inwhichsimilar concerns wereexpressed. Heexpressed thehopethattheCommission wouldstressinitsreporttotheGeneral Assembly thatitmadeitmoredifficult forittocarryoutthemandate entrusted toitunderitsstatute inthefaceoftheconfusion caused byreports suchasthatoftheJointInspection Unit,andthattheGeneral Assembly shouldavoidbasingpolicydecisionsonreports thatmightbeseriously flawedandwere,inanycase,prepared outsidetheframework ofconsultations established bytheAssembly itself. 85.ThePresident ofFICSApointed outthattheFederation hadsubmitted a -22- i~tion mber sion rith y at ned he itr-_.._"_._---~ .._, _"~_.__ .~---"_,__.__--,•.>i..c..'~, .,,~. ,.,"~.. ~.--'-~-~--'- ....;...~ ••
analysis: The text appears to be a report or document from an international organization, likely the United Nations, discussing various aspects of staff costs, remuneration, and personnel issues within the organization. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on administrative and bureaucratic matters. The content includes discussions of principles, policies, and procedures, which further supports the idea that the text is related to internal organizational management.