Reiterates its request to the heads of the organizations of the common system to consult with ICSC and the UN Joint Staff Pension Board prior to putting forward the proposals relating to conditions of service, in order to avoid action inconsistent with the common system of salaries, allowances and other conditions of service; requests the Commission to proceed with all urgency with its study of the Noblemaire principle and all other related studies which are outstanding and to submit final recommendations at the earliest opportunity; approves the revised scale of gross and net salaries for staff in the Professional and higher categories; approves, with effect from 1 Jan. 1995, an increase of 10.26 per cent in the levels of the children's and the secondary dependant's allowances; requests ICSC to proceed with the current round of surveys at headquarters duty stations on the basis of the current General Service salary survey methodology; agrees to the revised criteria for the employment of National Professional Officers outlined in annex VI to the report of the Commission; approves increases in the maximum reimbursement levels in 7 currency areas as well as other adjustments to the management of the reimbursement of expenses under the education grant; requests the Commission to reconsider its decision to link hazard pay to the base/floor salary scale for internationally recruited staff and its decision on the level of hazard pay and to propose alternative approaches to hazard pay; urges the organizations of the common system to give high priority to the development of viable performance management programmes.

Adopted without vote, 95th meeting

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Adopted at the 95th plenary meeting, 23 Dec. 1995.