Objectives:
- To ensure that staff concerns are taken into account in the ILO training policy in the current environment of funding cuts, and in the performance management system of the ILO;
- To ensure that training and performance management policies are implemented in a fair and transparent manner, including a review of the Reports Board;
- To promote career development through the training policy;
- To promote transparency in merit increments so that it reflects performance evaluation results;
- To ensure that the implementation of the new job descriptions in the field is fair to all staff; and
- To ensure that the proposed review of job descriptions in headquarters is fair to all staff.
Means of action
Training policy
- Implementing the training policy in line with the needs of staff at all levels and categories in an equitable manner, in the context of the JNC;
- Participating in the Joint Training Council so that the Staff Union has a voice in the use of staff development funds, the impact of training expenditure and the assessment of how proposed training programmes satisfy staff members’ needs and requests;
Performance management
- Addressing the staff’s concerns regarding the implementation of the performance management system and assessing how the introduction of a new cycle has responded to staff needs;
- Ensuring that the PMF supports the career progression of staff; and
- Negotiating improvements through the