Consolidated Post Adjustment Circular

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Consolidated Post Adjustment Circular
ICSC/CIRC/PAC/482
Approved by:
Kingston P. Rhodes
Chairman
Date:
2 February 2015
Copyright © United Nations 2015
CONTENTS
I.
II.
Introduction
Description of data appearing in PAC circulars
III.
Nature des données figurant dans les circulaires PAC
IV.
Post Adjustment Classification for New York
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
Impact of the freeze in the post adjustment for New York on the Post
Adjustment Classification for all duty stations
Review of post adjustment classification for Group I duty stations
Gap Closure Measure
Completion of Gap Closure Measure
W40 Measure
Cost-of-living surveys
Personal Transitional Allowance (PTA)
XII.
Consolidated post adjustment circular
XIII.
List of countries in French and English
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I.
INTRODUCTION
A consolidated schedule of post adjustment classifications and threshold figures used for
calculating rental subsidies (or deductions) is attached.
Names of countries and areas, which appear in English alphabetical order, are indexed in
French in the list attached to the schedule.
In cases where only one post adjustment classification is shown for a country, normally for
the capital city, that classification will be applicable for all duty stations within the country.
This schedule is effective 1 February 2015, unless otherwise indicated, and supersedes
any schedule previously published. It is available on the ICSC home page http://icsc.un.org
On trouvera ci-joint un barème mis à jour du classement des lieux d'affectation aux fins
d'ajustements des indemnités de poste et des seuils aux fins du calcul des allocations (ou
déductions) de logement.
Les noms des pays et localités figurent par ordre alphabétique anglais. On trouvera à
l'index annexé au barème les noms en français.
Dans les cas où une seule classe est indiquée pour le pays, en général pour la ville capitale,
cette classe s'applique à tous les lieux d'affectation dans le pays.
Sauf indication contraire, le barème ci-joint entre en vigueur le 1er février 2015 et
remplace tous les barèmes déjà parus. Il est disponible sur le site internet de la CFPI:
http://icsc.un.org
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II.
DESCRIPTION OF DATA APPEARING IN PAC CIRCULARS
1.
Country or area
-
Name of country or area appears under this column.
2.
Exchange rate
-
Latest exchange rate.
3.
Post adjustment
Index
-
The post adjustment index (PAI) used to determine the latest
post adjustment multiplier.
Mult.
-
Post adjustment multiplier.
Chg. ind.
-
Change indicator. When revised post adjustment
classification (PAC) is reported in the circular for the first
time, a 'Y' will appear under this column.
Eff. date
-
Effective date of PAC (multiplier).
Reason for change-
4.
When the revised PAC is reported in the circular for the first
time the reason for change is shown under this column.
Thresholds
Dep. rate
-
Threshold percentage figure at the dependency rate.
Sing. rate
-
Threshold percentage figure at the single rate.
Calc. ind.
-
Calculation indicator. When a 'Y' appears in a column, all
housing subsidies at the duty station must be recalculated
effective the date shown in the next column.
Eff. date
-
Effective date of threshold percentages shown in the circular.
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III.
NATURE DES DONNEES FIGURANT DANS LES CIRCULAIRES PAC
1.
Pays ou localité
-
Le nom du pays ou de la localité figure dans cette colonne.
2.
Taux de change
-
Taux de change le plus récent.
3.
Indemnités de poste
Indice
-
L'indice de l'indemnité de poste sert à déterminer le plus
récent multiplicateur.
Mult.
-
Multiplicateur aux fins du calcul de l'indemnité de poste.
Changement
-
Lorsque la circulaire signale pour la première fois un
changement dans le classement du lieu d'affectation, la
lettre 'Y' figurera dans cette colonne.
Date eff
-
Date d'entrée en vigueur du classement du lieu d'affectation
(avec indication du multiplicateur).
Raison du
changement
-
Lorsque c'est la première fois qu'une modification
du classement d'un lieu d'affectation apparaît dans la
circulaire la raison de cette modification est indiquée dans
cette colonne.
Avec charges
De famille
-
Pourcentage-seuil avec charges de famille.
Célibataire
-
Pourcentage-seuil sans charges de famille.
Ind. Calc.
-
Indicateur de calcul. Lorsque la lettre 'Y'figure dans cette
colonne, toutes les allocations logement payables au lieu
d'affectation devront être recalculées à compter de la date
indiquée dans la colonne prochaine.
Date eff.
-
Date d'entrée en vigueur des seuils indiqués dans la
circulaire.
4.
Seuils
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IV.
Post adjustment classification for New York
1.
Based on the review of the post adjustment classification for New York, a revised post
adjustment multiplier of 68.5 would become due in New York, effective 1 February 2015.
However, pursuant to the General Assembly resolution A/RES/69/251 requesting the commission
to continue action to bring the calendar year margin to around the desirable midpoint, the post
adjustment multiplier for New York will be maintained at its current level of 66.7. This means that
the new pay index for New York (166.7) is 1.08 per cent lower that the PAI derived from the
evolution of the cost of living in New York effective 1 February 2015.
V.
Impact of the freeze in post adjustment for New York on the Post Adjustment
Classification for all duty stations
2.
In order to maintain purchasing power parity of salaries with New York, the base of the
post adjustment system, post adjustment indices of all other duty stations have been
proportionately scaled back by the same extent as that of New York, that is, 1.08 per cent.
VI.
Review of post adjustment classification for Group I duty stations
3.
In accordance with the same General Assembly resolution A/RES/69/251, the post
adjustment classification of all headquarters and other group I duty stations were reviewed on the
anniversary date of the post adjustment review for New York (results effective 1 February 2015).
VII.
Gap Closure Measure
4.
The Commission, at the request of the General Assembly, established procedures to be
applied in situations where the implementation of a place-to-place survey results in a significantly
lower post adjustment index (PAI) than the existing pay index. Details of these procedures are
contained in the Commission’s report of the work of its thirty-fifth session ICSC/35/R.17, para. 61
(d) and in the post adjustment circulars ICSC/CIRC/PAC/208 and ICSC/CIRC/PAC/281 of 6 April
1992 and 4 May 1998, respectively.
5.
In accordance with the above-mentioned procedures, if the difference between the existing
pay index and PAI resulting from a place-to-place survey is more than 5 per cent, a revised
multiplier corresponding to the survey PAI plus 5 per cent is implemented.
6.
The post adjustment of all staff members is determined on the basis of the revised
multiplier; but for staff members already at the duty station on the effective date of
implementation, in this case, 1 February 2015, a Personal Transitional Allowance (PTA)
representing the difference between the existing multiplier and the revised multiplier is calculated.
This PTA is reduced at the rate of 5 per cent every three months until it is phased out.
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7.
The table below gives details of the PAIs, multipliers and PTA effective 1 February 2015
for Mexico.
Table 1: Duty Station under gap closure measure based on survey effective 1 February 2015
Duty station
Existing
multiplier
Existing
pay index
Updated
Survey PAI
(2) + 100
Survey PAI
plus 5%
New
multiplier
(4) x 1.05
PTA
(2) - (6)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Mexico
49.4
149.4
140.94
148.0
48.0
1.4
VIII. Completion of Gap Closure Measure
8.
The personal transition allowance (PTA) are eliminated as of 1 February 2015 for Cape
Verde and Mauritius (see below for details):
Duty Stations
Date Survey
Reference
Cape Verde
Mauritius
July 2014
June 2014
ICSC/CIRC/PAC/479 of 14 November 2014
ICSC/CIRC/PAC/479 of 14 November 2014
9.
This completes the implementation of gap closure measures following implementation of
results of the most recent place-to-place surveys conducted in the above listed duty stations.
IX.
W40 Measure
10.
A W40 measure is no longer applicable for Mongolia and Nicaragua effective 1 February
2015.
X.
Cost-of-living surveys
11.
The results of cost-of-living surveys for duty stations listed below are included in the
attached Consolidated Post Adjustment Circular.
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Table 2: List of surveys by duty station for February 2015
Duty station
Azerbaijan
China, Beijing
Ethiopia
Gambia
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Nicaragua
Oman
Paraguay
South Africa
Uzbekistan
Zambia
XI.
Type of survey
Housing
Place-to-place
Place-to-place
Housing
Place-to-place
Housing
Housing
Housing
Place-to-place
Housing
Place-to-place
Place-to-place
Housing
Date of survey
October 2014
October 2014
September 2014
October 2014
September 2014
November 2014
October 2014
November 2014
October 2014
October 2014
September 2014
September 2014
October 2014
Survey materials received
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
November 2014
October 2014
December 2014
November 2014
December 2014
November 2014
November 2014
November 2014
October 2014
November 2014
Personal Transitional Allowance (PTA)
Table 3: Summary of personal transitional allowances (PTAs), as of February 2015
Duty stations
Colombia
Guinea
Swaziland
Togo
Mexico
Applicable multiplier
points
4.4
1.9
2.0
5.3
1.4
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Date of next revision
March 2015
March 2015
March 2015
April 2015
May 2015
XIII.
Afghanistan
Afrique du Sud
Albanie
Algérie
Allemagne
Angola
Arabie Saoudite
Argentine
Arménie
Australie
Autriche
Azerbaïdjan
Bahamas
Bahreïn
Bangladesh
Barbade
Bélarus
Belgique
Belize
Bénin
Bhoutan
Bolivie
Bosnie-Herzégovine
Botswana
Brésil
Bulgarie
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodge
Cameroun
Canada
Cap-Vert, Iles du
Chili
Chine
Chypre
Colombie
Comores
Congo
République démocratique
de Timor-Leste
République démocratique
de Congo
Corée, République
populaire démocratique
Corée, Rèpublique de
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatie
Cuba
Cyprus
Danemark
Djibouti
Egypte
El Salvador
Emirats arabes unis
Equateur
Erythrée
Estonie
Espagne
LIST OF COUNTRIES IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH
LISTE DES PAYS EN FRANÇAIS ET EN ANGLAIS
Afghanistan
South Africa
Albania
Algeria
Germany
Angola
Saudi Arabia
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Butan
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
China
Cyprus
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Democratic Republic of
Timor-Leste
Democratic Republic of
Congo
Korea, Democratic People's
Rep. of
Korea, Republic of
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Denmark
Djibouti
Egypt
El Salvador
United Arab Emirates
Ecuador
Eritrea
Estonia
Spain
Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Ethiopie
Féderation de Russie
Fidji
Finlande
France
Français-Guyane
Gabon
Gambie
Gaza
Géorgie
L'Allemagne
Ghana
Gréce
Guatemala
Guinée
Guinée-Bissau
Guinée équatoriale
Guyana
Haïti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hongrie
Iles Salomon
Inde
Indonésie
Iran
Iraq
Irlande
Islande
Israël
Italie
Jamahiriya Arabe Libyenne
Jamaïque
Japon
Jordanie
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kirghizistan
Kiribati
Kowaït
Lesotho
Latvia
L'ex-République Yougoslav
de Macédoine
Liban
Liberia
Lituanie
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malaisie
Malawi
Maldives
Madagascar
Malaisie
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
United States of America
Ethiopia
The Russian Federation
Fiji
Finland
France
French-Guiana
Gabon
Gambia
Gaza
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Equatorial Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Solomon Islands
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Libyan ArabJamahiriya
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Kiribati
Kuwait
Lesotho
Latvia
The former Yugoslav
Rep. of Macedonia
Lebanon
Liberia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malawi
Maldives
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Malte
Maroc
Maurice
Mauritanie
Mexique
Monaco
Mongolie
Monténégro
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Népal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigéria
Norvège
Nouvelle-Calédonie
Nouvelle-Zélande
Oman
Ouganda
Ouzbékistan
Pakistan
Panama
Papouasie-NouvelleGuinée
Paraguay
Pays-Bas
Pérou
Philippines
Pologne
Portugal
Qatar
République arabe
syrienne
République
centrafricaine
République
dém. populaire lao
République de Moldova
République-Unie de
Tanzanie
Roumanie
Rouyaume-Uni de
Grande-Bretagne
et d'Irlande du Nord
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tomé-et-Principe
Serbie
Sénégal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovaquie
Slovénie
Singapour
Somalie
Swaziland
Suède
Soudan
Sri Lanka
Suisse
Suriname
Tadjikistan
Malta
Morocco
Mauritius
Mauritania
Mexico
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Oman
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New
Guinea
Paraguay
Netherlands
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Syrian Arab
Republic
Central African
Republic
Lao, People's
Dem. Republic
Republic of Moldova
Tanzania, United
Republic of
Romania
United Kingdom of
Great Britain
& Northern Ireland
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome & Principe
Serbia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovakia Republic
Slovenia
Singapore
Somalia
Swaziland
Sweden
Sudan
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
Suriname
Tajikistan
Tchad
Tchèque République
Thaïlande
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinité-et-Tobago
Tunisie
Turkménistan
Turquie
Ukraine
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yémen
Zambie
Zimbabwe
Chad
Czech Republic
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Ukraine
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe