The Bank has raised a jurisdictional objection to be decided by a Panel of the Tribunal, established in accordance with Article V(2) of its Statute.
The Applicant was appointed as a stenographer on an allegedly Temporary appointment in the Islamabad Country Office as of February 1, 1968. His appointment was changed to Regular, effective February 1, 1969. On March 12, 2001, the Applicant was provided with a mutually agreed separation (MAS) package (“the Agreement”). The Agreement stated that on June 30, 2001, the Applicant would receive a lump-sum severance payment equivalent to 14.40 months’ of his then current monthly net pay.
The Applicant filed an appeal with the Appeals Committee on June 15, 2004, challenging the Bank Group’s alleged failure to pay him a Termination Grant which included the first year of his employment, i.e., February 1, 1968, to January 31, 1969. He also claimed that, as a former Local Staff member, he was eligible to receive an increase of 7% in his Termination Grant for his service for the period February 1, 1968 to April 14, 1998. As a relief, he requested payment of these benefits.
In sum, the Tribunal finds no exceptional circumstances or other reasons that would excuse the Applicant’s failure to exhaust internal remedies in a timely manner with regard to any of his claims.