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From the Staff Committee
2017-2018 |
(202)
370-4645 |
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August 24th, 2017 |
SN-4/17-18 Original:
English |
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STAFF ASSOCIATION/GENERAL SECRETARIAT JOINT COMMITTEES In the next few days, the
Staff Association Committee will select its representatives for the different
joint committees of the Organization. If you are interested in being a part
of one of these Committees, please send an email to Leslie Alvarez staffadmin@oas.org with a very brief explanation of your interest, no
later than Wednesday, August 30th, 2017. Please note that you must
be a Contributing Member to the OAS Staff Association. The Joint Committees are: 1)
Joint Disciplinary Committee - Advises
the Secretary General on the processes and application of disciplinary
measures. This Committee should indicate what measure it believes should be
applied in cases upon which it is consulted, or whether in its judgement, no
measure should be applied. The Committee is comprised of three members: a
chairman chosen by the Secretary General in consultation with the Staff
Committee; a principal member appointed by the Secretary General and a
principal member designated by the Staff Committee. 2)
Joint Advisory Committee on Employee
Parking - Advises the Secretary for Administration and Finance on the
administration of employee parking. Some of its functions are: to review all
matters related to parking submitted for its consideration; to review
violations of parking regulations; to determine responsibility in cases of
claims for damage to vehicles; to review parking policies, procedures and
practices related to parking. The Committee is comprised of the
Director of the Department of General Services or his/her representative; two
representatives appointed by the President of the Staff Association and a
president appointed by the Secretary for Administration and Finance. 3)
Joint Committee on Insurance Matters -
Advises the Secretary General on matters related to the health, dental and
life insurance programs for OAS General Secretariat staff. The Committee is
comprised of a chair appointed by the Secretary General and with the
recommendation from the principal members of the committee; two principal
members appointed by the Secretary General; two principal members appointed
by the Staff Association; and two principal members appointed by the
Association of Retirees. 4)
Medical Benefits Trust Fund of the GS/OAS
- Was established for the purpose of managing the Trust Fund assets and
income and for paying benefits under the GS/OAS Medical Benefits Plan for
eligible employees, retirees of the General Secretariat, the Inter-American
Defense Board, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and their
eligible dependents. It is comprised of a person appointed by the Secretary
General in consultation with the Staff Committee of the Staff Association; a
person appointed by the Secretary General in consultation with the
Association of Retirees of the OAS (AROAS) and three other persons appointed
by the Secretary General. 5)
Performance Evaluation Review Committee
- This committee reviews a randomly-selected, cross section of year-end
performance evaluations and serves as an alternative mechanism for reviewing
staff grievances arising out of the performance evaluation process in place
of reconsideration, if so requested by the aggrieved staff member. It
also makes recommendations to the Secretary General to change or modify the
performance evaluation process. It is comprised of one principal and one alternate
appointed by the Secretary General; one principal and one alternate appointed
by the Secretary General from a list presented by the Staff Committee.
The third member is the Director of the Department of Human Resources, who
chairs the Committee and appoints a senior staff member from that
Department to serve as the third alternate. 6)
Joint Advisory Committee on Reconsideration
- Advises the Secretary General with regards to cases where a staff member
does not agree with the decision taken by the Secretary General in accordance
with Rule 111.3, the dismissal referred to in Rule 110.5, or the
decision taken in accordance with Rule 112.1. It is comprised of a principal
member appointed by the Secretary General; a principal member appointed
by the Staff Committee; a chairman appointed in each case by agreement of the
other two members. 7)
Staff Incentive Awards Committee -
Serves as a mechanism in which staff members are rewarded for outstanding
performance. This committee provides a system of awards based on
outstanding job performance over a one-year evaluation period, which is
substantiated by a written recommendation from the supervisor, supported by
the director of the area and documented if possible by others; it makes
recommendations to the Secretary General on awards for outstanding
performance to no more than 10% of all staff members. It is comprised of one
member appointed by the Staff Committee; the Training and Human Resource
Development Officer, who chairs the Committee; and one other member appointed
by the Secretary General as suggested by the Department of Human Resources. 8)
Leo S. Rowe Memorial Award Committee - The
Leo S. Rowe Memorial Award constitutes the highest form of recognition for
outstanding service to the General Secretariat of the OAS by staff members.
Specifically, this award seeks to recognize and encourage excellence of
service as demonstrated by outstanding contributions in the form of ideas,
actions, unusually high performance standards, or specific work‑product
deemed to substantially exceed the normal call of duty in any area of the
General Secretariat. Each year, a Leo S. Rowe Memorial Award
Committee is appointed to consider nominations for the Rowe Award and to make
Award recommendations to the Secretary General. The Leo S. Rowe Memorial
Award Committee consists of two members appointed by the Staff Committee, two
members appointed by the Secretary General, and a Chairman appointed by
agreement of the four members. 9)
The 401(m) Administration Committee -
This committee is comprised of three members, including the
Secretary-Treasurer of the Fund, a representative of the Secretary General
and a representative from the Staff Association. The principal
objective of the Committee is to ensure the menu of mutual funds available to
participants remains diversified and offers a range of investment options.
When the investment advisor indicates that one of the funds is not
performing as expected, he or she would provide options and the Committee
would decide on the appropriate action to take. For more information, please visit the OAS
Staff Association Web page: http://staff.oas.org/english/about_sasg.htm |
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