Human resources management

Approves the recommendations of the Secretary-General in relation to the family leave programme, as contained in paragraph 12 of his report (A/52/438); encourages the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to refine and simplify the performance appraisal system, in particular its administrative aspects; reiterates that it is important that the performance appraisal system be implemented consistently throughout the Secretariat so as to achieve an effective and fair performance management and staff development tool, and requests the Secretary-General to monitor the application of the system and to report thereon to the General Assembly; approves, and urges the Secretary-General to adopt a step-by-step approach to, the introduction, in full consultation with the staff, of a system of performance awards or bonuses, taking into account the comments and recommendations of the Internationa Civil Service Commission on this matter, as contained in its report (A/52/30); requests the Secretary-General to keep under review the introduction of the system of performance awards or bonuses; also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its 53rd session for decision policy proposals to deal systematically and effectively with underperformance, taking into account the comments and recommendations made by the Commission in paragraph 213 of its report (A/52/30); takes note of the amendments to the 100 and 200 series of the Staff Rules contained in the report of the Secretary-General (A/52/574); decides that the restrictions contained in paragraph 26 of section III.B of resolution 51/226, which preclude staff appointed for less than one year against regular budget posts or extrabudgetary posts of one year or longer from applying for or being appointed to their current post within 6 months of the end of their current service, shall apply to staff apointed after 3 Apr. 1997 only.

Adopted without vote, 79th meeting

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Adopted at the 79th plenary meeting, 22 Dec. 1997.