U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION COMMISSION DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE INTERNATIONALE INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM INTERIEUR REFERENCE: ICSC-PADJ-0116-01 TO: Recipients of Post Adjustment DATE: 30 December 2015 Classification Memo THROUGH: FROM: Mr. Wolfgang Stöckl Vice-Chairman, ICSC Ibrahim S. Yansaneh Chief, Cost-of-Living Division SUBJECT: Post adjustment classification memo for January 2016 1. Please be advised that, pursuant to the General Assembly resolution A/RES/70/244, the base/floor salary scale for the professional and higher categories of staff is adjusted upward by 1.08 per cent at all grades and steps with effect 1 January 2016. The revised scale reflects a consolidation of 1.08 per cent of post adjustment into net base salary, on a no gain, no loss basis, meaning that the post adjustment is reduced by the same rate as the net base salary is increased. Thus there is no change in net remuneration. 2. The reduced (post-consolidation) post adjustment multipliers, which are applicable effective 1 January 2016 for all duty stations, as well as their pre-consolidation levels, are provided in Table 1 below.
Table 1: Pre-and Post-consolidation post adjustment multipliers for all duty stations effective 1 January 2016 PRE- POST- DUTY STATION CONSOLIDATION CONSOLIDATION REMARKS 1 January 2016 1 January 2016 Afghanistan 54.6 52.9 Albania 22.6 21.3 Algeria 31.0 29.6 Angola 71.5 69.7 Antigua and Barbuda 53.6 52.0 Argentina 35.5 34.1 Armenia 39.7 38.2 Aruba 48.8 47.2 Australia 32.5 31.1 Group I Country Austria 39.0 37.5 Group I Country Azerbaijan 44.5 43.0 Bahamas 75.5 73.6 Bahrain 43.9 42.4 Bangladesh 43.0 41.5 Barbados 59.7 58.0 Belarus 33.5 32.1 Belgium 36.8 35.3 Group I Country Belize 29.7 28.3 Benin 39.5 38.0 Bhutan 38.7 37.2 Bolivia 36.6 35.1 Bonaire 53.6 52.0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.2 20.9 Botswana 19.7 18.4 Brazil 58.4 56.7 Bulgaria 18.7 17.4 Group I Country Burkina Faso 35.1 33.7 Burundi 46.5 44.9 Cambodia 28.7 27.3 Cameroon 33.7 32.3 Canada, Montreal 30.8 29.4 Group I Country Canada, Ottawa 32.8 31.4 Montreal x 1.01560 Canada, Toronto 42.0 40.5 Montreal x 1.08573 Cape Verde 39.9 38.4 Central African Rep. 53.0 51.4 Chad 42.6 41.1 Chile 27.2 25.8 China, Beijing 67.2 65.4 China, Hong Kong (SAR) 110.9 108.7 Group I Country China, Macao (SAR) 52.5 50.9 Colombia 26.5 25.1-2 -
PRE- POST- DUTY STATION CONSOLIDATION CONSOLIDATION REMARKS 1 January 2016 1 January 2016 Comoros 39.9 38.4 Congo 51.7 50.1 Congo, Dem. Rep. 55.1 53.4 Costa Rica 35.1 33.7 Cote d Ivoire 42.7 41.2 Croatia, Republic of 48.7 47.1 Cuba 45.9 44.3 Cyprus 16.2 15.0 Group I Country Czech Republic 26.7 25.3 Group I Country Denmark 47.9 46.3 Group I Country Djibouti 47.7 46.1 Dominican Republic 39.8 38.3 Ecuador 31.3 29.9 Egypt 30.0 28.6 El Salvador 32.1 30.7 Equatorial Guinea 37.0 35.5 Eritrea 57.0 55.3 Estonia 28.0 26.6 Ethiopia 41.4 39.9 Fiji 31.7 30.3 Finland 38.6 37.2 Group I Country France, Lyon and Elsewhere 40.1 38.5 Paris x 0.97669 France, Paris 43.4 41.8 Group I Country French Guiana 36.8 35.3 Group I Country Gabon 48.1 46.5 Gambia 41.3 39.8 Georgia, Republic of 33.8 32.4 Germany, Berlin 29.7 28.3 Bonn x 1.02965 Germany, Bonn 26.0 24.6 Group I Country Germany, Dresden 26.0 24.6 Assimilated To Bonn Germany, Hamburg 27.9 26.4 Bonn x 1.01483 Ghana 48.6 47.0 Gibraltar 78.0 76.1 Assimilated To London Greece 21.7 20.4 Group I Country Guatemala 41.3 39.8 Guinea 52.4 50.8 Guinea Bissau 41.9 40.4 Guyana 38.8 37.3 Haiti 43.4 41.9 Honduras 31.3 29.9 Hungary 16.6 15.4 Group I Country Iceland 36.5 35.1 Group I Country India 39.0 37.5 Indonesia 36.5 35.0-3 -
PRE- POST- DUTY STATION CONSOLIDATION CONSOLIDATION REMARKS 1 January 2016 1 January 2016 Iran 50.4 48.8 Iraq 44.8 43.3 Ireland 32.9 31.5 Group I Country Israel 54.6 52.9 Italy, Brindisi 32.5 31.1 Rome x 0.95467 Italy, Rome 38.8 37.3 Group I Country Jamaica 40.1 38.6 Japan, Horshima 45.7 44.1 Tokyo x 0.867 Japan, Tokyo 68.0 66.2 Group I Country Jordan 47.2 45.6 Kazakhstan 36.5 35.0 Kenya 32.9 31.5 Kiribati 39.8 38.3 Korea, Dem. Peo. of 47.2 45.6 Korea, Republic of 73.7 71.8 Kuwait 38.6 37.1 Kyrgyzstan 31.7 30.3 Lao Peo. Dem. Rep. 41.4 39.9 Latvia 42.1 40.6 Lebanon 53.6 52.0 Lesotho 21.9 20.6 Liberia 47.0 45.4 Libya 31.4 30.0 Lithuania 34.7 33.3 Luxembourg 40.8 39.3 Group I Country Madagascar 28.0 26.6 Malawi 41.3 39.8 Malaysia 24.1 22.8 Maldives 48.7 47.1 Mali 36.1 34.6 Malta 29.6 28.2 Group I Country Mauritania 36.7 35.2 Mauritius 30.4 29.0 Mexico 41.3 39.8 Micronesia, Fed States of 65.2 63.4 Moldova 34.6 33.2 Monaco 43.3 41.8 Assimilated to Paris Mongolia 35.7 34.3 Montenegro 29.5 28.1 Morocco 28.2 26.8 Mozambique 43.2 41.7 Myanmar 45.1 43.6 Namibia 20.9 19.6 Nepal 29.6 28.2-4 -
PRE- POST- DUTY STATION CONSOLIDATION CONSOLIDATION REMARKS 1 January 2016 1 January 2016 Netherlands 32.5 31.0 Group I Country New Caledonia 48.5 46.9 New Zealand 12.8 11.6 Nicaragua 30.3 28.9 Niger 38.5 37.0 Nigeria 48.9 47.3 Norway 32.5 31.1 Group I Country Oman 45.0 43.5 Pakistan 35.2 33.8 Palau, Republic of 67.6 65.8 Panama 38.3 36.8 Papua New Guinea 101.4 99.2 Paraguay 32.9 31.5 Peru 44.6 43.1 Philippines 46.6 45.0 Poland 16.7 15.4 Group I Country Portugal, Lisbon 25.5 24.2 Group I Country Portugal, Guimaraes 3.1 2.0 Lisbon x 0.821 Puerto Rico 39.8 38.3 Qatar 74.9 73.0 Romania 3.7 2.6 Group I Country Russian Federation 62.5 60.8 Rwanda 45.2 43.6 Saint Helena 66.2 64.4 London PAI x 0.8389 St. Lucia 40.3 38.8 Samoa 51.7 50.1 Sao Tome and Principe 47.1 45.5 Saudi Arabia 48.3 46.7 Senegal 38.7 37.2 Serbia 28.2 26.8 Seychelles 50.2 48.6 Sierra Leone 52.8 51.2 Singapore 74.9 73.0 Slovak Republic 21.9 20.6 Group I Country Slovenia, Republic of 17.1 15.9 Group I Country Solomon Islands 50.5 48.9 Somalia 43.6 42.1 South Africa 14.2 13.0 South Sudan 56.2 54.5 Spain 31.1 29.7 Group I Country Sri Lanka 41.5 40.0 St. Kitts and Nevis 53.6 52.0 Sudan 44.0 42.5 Suriname 33.2 31.8-5 -
PRE- POST- DUTY STATION CONSOLIDATION CONSOLIDATION REMARKS 1 January 2016 1 January 2016 Swaziland 22.8 21.5 Sweden 39.0 37.5 Group I Country Switzerland 85.8 83.9 Group I Country Syrian Arab Republic 39.4 37.9 Tajikistan 26.8 25.4 Tanzania, United Rep. of 44.3 42.8 Thailand 37.7 36.2 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 25.5 24.2 Timor-Leste 60.5 58.8 Togo 38.9 37.4 Tonga 39.6 38.1 Trinidad and Tobago 47.3 45.7 Tunisia 16.4 15.2 Turkey, Ankara 29.3 27.9 Turkey, Istanbul 34.9 33.5 Turkmenistan 35.9 34.4 Tuvalu 56.0 54.3 Uganda 27.1 25.7 Ukraine 36.1 34.6 United Arab Emirates 70.2 68.4 United Kingdom 78.0 76.1 Group I Country USA, Miami 48.8 47.2 Assimilated to Washington, DC USA, New York 66.7 64.9 USA, San Francisco 55.7 54.0 New York x 0.9339 USA, Washington D.C. 48.8 47.2 Uruguay 38.9 37.4 Uzbekistan 37.7 36.2 Vanuatu 61.5 59.8 Venezuela 138.6 136.1 Vietnam 29.8 28.4 West Bank & the Gaza Strip, The 54.6 52.9 Yemen, Republic of 37.5 36.0 Zambia 32.8 31.4 Zimbabwe 50.9 49.3 3. The personal transitional allowance (PTA) has been revised for the duty stations listed in Table 2, effective 1 January 2016. The next adjustment is scheduled for April 2016. - 6 -
Table 2 DUTY STATION PTA Azerbaijan 4.1 Central African Republic 5.7 Nigeria 3.1 Solomon Islands 2.4 Turkmenistan 1.4 4. The gap closure measure is completed for Belarus, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d Ivoire and Senegal. Therefore the personal transitional allowance (PTA) is no longer applicable for these duty stations effective 1 January 2016. cc. Ms. Cleopatra Todis - 7 -
U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION COMMISSION DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE INTERNATIONALE ICSC/CIRC/GEN/02/2015 31 December 2015 ICSC 60-2 TO: FROM: Human Resources Directors of Participating Organizations Representatives of Staff Federations Ibrahim Yansaneh, Chief Cost-of-Living Division SUBJECT: Impact on the post adjustment classification of the adjustment of the base/floor salary scale for staff in the Professional and higher categories, effective 1 January 2016 1. Pursuant to the General Assembly resolution A/RES/70/244, the base/floor salary scale for staff in the Professional and higher categories will be increased by 1.08 per cent, with effect from 1 January 2016. The purpose of this memorandum is to explain the procedure used to implement this decision and its impact on post adjustment classifications (PACs) of all duty stations. It would be appreciated if the information provided in this memorandum could be brought to the attention of all staff in the Professional and higher categories. 2. In accordance with the established practice, the revised base/floor salary scale will be implemented on a no loss, no gain basis. Consequently, concomitant with the increase in the revised base/floor salary scale on 1 January 2016, post adjustment multipliers applicable at all duty stations will be commensurately reduced. Thus, while the base salary portion of net remuneration will go up by 1.08 per cent, the pay index (i.e. post adjustment multiplier + 100) will be reduced by the same percentage. The total net remuneration amount (base salary plus post adjustment) will therefore remain unchanged, except for very minor differences due to rounding. 3. For all duty stations, the January 2016 PACs will be determined using the normal procedures and the multipliers thus obtained will be reduced using the procedure outlined in the attached annex. This annex also gives some examples of the impact of the introduction of the revised base/floor salary scale on the level of remuneration.
4. The base/floor salary scale is also used to calculate some of the end-of-service benefits (repatriation grant, termination indemnity and death grant, as applicable). Staff leaving the service on or after 1 January 2016 and who are entitled to these benefits will experience some gains as a result of the adjustment in the base/floor salary scale. 5. The adjustment of the base/floor salary scale will not have any impact on the levels of pensionable remuneration for the Professional and higher categories.
Annex A. DETERMINATION OF REVISED POST ADJUSTMENT INDICES (i) Post Adjustment index prior to the introduction of the revised base/floor salary scale: 171.40 (ii) Post Adjustment index following the introduction of the revised salary (171.40 /1.0108): 169.57 B. DETERMINATION OF REVISED POST ADJUSTMENT MULTIPLIER WHEN THE EXISTING MULTIPLIER IS GREATER THAN 1.08 (i) Post Adjustment multiplier prior to the introduction of the revised base/floor salary scale: 70.0 (ii) Hence, corresponding pay index (multiplier + 100): 170.0 (iii) Revised pay index (170.0/1.0108): 168.2 (iv) Hence, post adjustment multiplier following the introduction of the revised salary scale (168.2-100): 68.2 WHEN THE EXISTING MULTIPLIER IS LESS THAN 1.08 (i) Post adjustment multiplier prior to the introduction of the revised base/floor salary scale: 0.5 (ii) Hence, corresponding pay index (multiplier + 100): 100.5 (iii) Revised pay index (100.5/1.0108): 99.4 (v) Normally the resulting post adjustment multiplier following the introduction of the revised salary scale would have been (99.4 100) or 0.4. However, since no negative post adjustment multipliers are applied, a multiplier of zero will be implemented: 0.0
C. COMPARISON OF REMUNERATION AMOUNT FOR P-4, STEP VI BASED ON THE OLD SALARY SCALE BASED ON THE 1 JANUARY 2016 SALARY SCALE DUTY STATION MULTIPLIER BASE SALARY POST ADJUSTMENT TOTAL YEARLY MULTIPLIER BASE SALARY POST ADJUSTMENT TOTAL YEARLY DIFFERENCE YEARLY A. 70 81,315 56,921 138,236 68.2 82,193 56,056 138,249 13 B. 26.8 81,315 21,792 103,107 25.4 82,193 20,877 103,070-37