The Couneil_on February 7_ap-, proved in principle a reclassification of appointments to the foreign staff to be made in the interests of economy land to remove discrimination. made in. the case of a specialist engaged for a particular post.
Under the above regulation ap~ paiutees engaged abroad would be placed in precisely the same position as other entrants to the Service ex cept that the Council will assume ability for repatriation.
'The Staff Committee, which recommended the Council' to take this faction, had been informed that since the institution of Letters of Appoint-/ment in 1991, appointments had, wherever possible, been made locally Under Tocal conditions of service with a view to economy, particularly "in regard to passages "and leave. The Terms of Service permitted transfer.
certain cases, at the Council' discretion, from' Class "Li" to Class "A" service should the employee's professional or technical qualifications, the position to be occupied and the possibility of continuity of service Justify such transfer.
For some time the whole question of classification of appointments had engaged the attention of Heads of Senior Departments culminating in the submission of certain definite proposals by the Treasurer and Control~ Jer having for their object the removal of anomalies and relief of the Budget, It having been stated that the scheme would apply throughout the Service, that "economy would be effected thereby and discriminatory treatment "avoided, the Committee the decided to recommend the Council to approve the scheme in principle and to take steps to define the positions to which alone Class "A" Conditions of Service will pertain.
"The Council's decisions may be summarized as follows:
Appointments in all Departments of the Service whether made locally or abroad shall in the frst instance be under existing Class "L" Lo., local conditions of service. Should the Council desire to retain the employee and the employee wish to remain in the Service of the Council the person concerned will be eligible after com= pletion of five years" service, which period is considered as being of a "provisional" nature, for transfer to Class "A" and the conditions apper= taining thereto, provided that the position held is a technical one or is an essential post necessitating per= manent service, and in either case subject to there being a vacancy in the Class "A" establishment.
At the Council's discretion excep tion to the above regulation may be
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