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Classification of duty stations for the purpose of applying post adjustments.

The Commission noted that the adjustment in the base floor salary scale would be effected through the use of the standard method of consolidating post adjustment multiplier points on a no loss no gain basis.

33. The post adjustment index for a given location measures the living costs of staff at that location vis à vis the base city at a specific date.

As these staff receive the post adjustment applicable to their home duty station, the average salary cost was higher than the standard cost used in the budget estimates.

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CCAQ could neither support not having post adjustment at all in New York nor adjusting salaries in New York through a mechanism other than that of the normal post adjustment system.

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B. Monitoring of the costs of recent modifications of the two track feature of the pension

Regular client surveys will be used as an important measurement of the performance of conference services in the headquarters locations.

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Salaries have been adjusted to take into account the non entitlement to post adjustment in respect of 70 per cent of Professional staff who are mission appointees.

There will be no need for printing questionnaires and pricing forms, resulting in savings in the cost of distribution of survey material to the field duty stations

In addition, it was found that these Trade Points (which use new information technologies more frequently) usually reach their financial break even point faster than others.

Post adjustment increases at the base were granted only on the basis of the procedures for operating the post adjustment system within the margin range.

The surveys focused on the promotion of the application of existing United Nations standards and norms.

Post adjustment is designed specifically to deal with relative differences in cost of living.

Professional staff salaries are adjusted for euro dollar fluctuations by the monthly post adjustment factor.

These weights would continue to be in use until 1998, when the next full place to place surveys would be due.

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This is established by means of periodic comparisons through place to place surveys between the base city and other locations such surveys could be household expenditure surveys, housing surveys or price surveys.

The salary survey was carried out in accordance with the provisions of the revised salary survey methodology for non Headquarters duty stations which had been approved by the General Assembly in its resolution 58 251.

A coordinated approach, where appropriate, could be more focused and resource effective.

To facilitate the implementation of this change in focus, the use of surveys and other methods of assessment and evaluation was encouraged.

One of the main features of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2004 2005 involved the reallocation of certain resources toward priority areas.

136. After examining the procedures involved in margin calculation, the Commission was satisfied that the actual net remuneration amounts resulting from the application of the rebased post adjustment index for New York and the corresponding post adjustment multiplier (post adjustment index minus 100) had been correctly calculated and applied in the determination of the United Nations United States margin.

4. Next round of place to place cost of living surveys report of the twenty second session of the Advisory Committee on Post Adjustment Questions.

134. On the subject of the relationship between post adjustment increases at the base and other duty stations, it was noted that the post adjustment index for New York was updated over time by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index, and the remuneration in New York was adjusted periodically through the application of the post adjustment system using the revised index.

This was to be the focus of the investigation.

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Emphasis is given to ensuring that scientific findings are used effectively in the development of drug control strategy and policy.

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Between the two projects 27 pilot sites will be surveyed, using mainly the LADA assessment tools.

These common expenditure weights are used at all 180 duty stations for determination of post adjustment indices.

A 15.5 per cent adjustment in the net salary was made on account of cost of living differential between the two locations

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Post adjustment increases at the base and at other duty stations