The new Act does not apply to temporary agency staff.

2. Additional temporary staff support

Agency staff

initiate recruitment action of staff, including temporary staff and consultants

Subtotal 9 staff (temporary assistance funds)

A. Agency staff

12. Agency staff

Temporary posts and common staff costs 3,291,400

10. With regard to the 5.56 month bonus for temporary and non temporary staff (see A 52 804, annex II.B, tables 2 and 3), the Advisory Committee did not receive a satisfactory explanation as to the basis for treating temporary and non temporary staff the same by paying temporary staff back pay, nor was the Committee informed as to what the contracts of the temporary staff specified.

Expresses concern about the temporary relocation of the headquarters international staff of the Agency from Gaza City and the disruption of operations at the headquarters

8. Expresses concern about the temporary relocation of the headquarters international staff of the Agency from Gaza City and the disruption of operations at the headquarters

7. Expresses concern about the temporary relocation of the headquarters international staff of the Agency from Gaza City and the disruption of operations at the headquarters

(b) Staff charged to General temporary assistance funds

9. Expresses concern about the temporary relocation of the international staff of the Agency from its headquarters in Gaza City and the disruption of operations at the headquarters

Some of these clashes have forced the temporary relocation of international staff or the temporary suspension of operations.

(b) An increase of 150,000 for additional temporary staff support

23. General temporary assistance. No change. 24. Common staff costs.

A. Agency staff . 95 106 34

The 347 proposed temporary staff positions comprise 73 international staff and 274 national staff positions, inclusive of 15 national officers.

Total requirements Revised estimates (1 7) Common staff costs Temporary assistance

The State Investigation and Protection Agency is now established in temporary accommodation in Sarajevo.

The authorized number of local staff under general temporary assistance was 151.

This, for example, has led to the resignation of some temporary staff.

f Includes Conduct and Discipline Team temporary positions (one P 5 and one national General Service staff) funded under general temporary assistance.

It also provides for the temporary recruitment of 17 international staff, 30 national staff and 18 United Nations volunteers.

(g) One temporary staff member has been recruited using Trust Fund resources to provide secretarial assistance to professional staff members

Provision is made for the hiring of temporary staff to replace locally recruited staff on maternity and extended sick leave.

The 14,372 education staff including teachers, administrative staff and support staff represented more than two thirds of all Agency staff, while the education budget of 160.3 million for 1998 accounted for half of the total Agency budget.

The additional resources of 2.5 million under general temporary assistance relate to the temporary recruitment of 17 additional international staff and 30 national personnel.

The Agency provided temporary accommodation and emergency assistance to the refugees when their shelters were destroyed.

The State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) finally found temporary accommodation in Sarajevo during the reporting period.

The cost of these eight temporary posts would amount to 2,318,100, net of staff assessment.

The Geneva plan provides temporary staff a maximum reimbursement of 8,219 per accident or illness.

The 13,766 education staff represented two thirds of all Agency staff, and the education budget of 167.1 million for 1997 accounted for half of the total Agency budget.

The Advisory Committee notes from supplementary information provided to it that it is the intention to fund the 134 additional temporary international posts from general temporary assistance the 194 additional national staff are budgeted under national staff salaries.

27. As regards the reallocation of staff resources to Repertory functions, there are four principal methods by which staff resources within the Secretariat might be reallocated transfer, reassignment, temporary assignment to a post and temporary assignment with post.

(h) Staff appointed to posts financed on an inter agency basis

The Agency also facilitated post graduate training opportunities for health staff.

Comparative statistics on the output and productivity of regular and temporary assistance staff are now available.

Although the Agency had in March 1996 exceptionally agreed to permit the survey of Agency vehicles driven by international staff exiting the Gaza Strip as a pragmatic and temporary measure in consideration of Israeli security concerns, search procedures at Erez remained in force at the same level throughout the reporting period.

Although the Agency had in March 1996 exceptionally agreed to permit the survey of Agency vehicles driven by international staff exiting the Gaza Strip as a pragmatic and temporary measure in consideration of Israeli security concerns, search procedures at Erez remained in force at the same level throughout the reporting period.

A separate security clearance was thenceforth required to allow Agency staff with such residency to drive Agency vehicles in Israel.

The amount of 3,921,600 provides for general temporary assistance, common staff costs, staff assessment and mission subsistence allowance, when applicable, for the 25 additional positions.

The additional workstations offices were needed to accommodate staff against established posts whose recruitment had been delayed, as well as consultants, temporary staff and auditors.

The number and level of staff provided for under general temporary assistance are shown in table 2.