V.The Tribunal also observes that personnel directive PD/1/84 of 1 March 1984, which provides guidelines for the application of staff rule 103.11, states in paragraph 8 that: "The SPA is not normally payable at more than one level higher than that of the staff member except when a staff member at the General Service level is granted an SPA to the Professional level ...". VI.The Tribunal takes note that the Respondent decided, as appears from the Report of the Secretary-General on Personnel Questions to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (A/C.5/44/2) of 20 September 1989, to amend staff rule 103.11(d) by replacing the sentence: "The amount of the special post allowance shall be equivalent to the salary increase ... which the staff member would have received had the staff member been promoted to the level of the post in which he or she is serving" by a new sentence: "The amount of the special post allowance shall be equivalent to the- 9 - salary increase ... which the staff member would have received had the staff member been promoted to the next higher level ." (Emphasis added). VII.In the view of the Tribunal, this was a clarifying amendment to staff rule 103.11(d), establishing the amount to be received by staff members who are granted an SPA. It reflects the practice in existence prior to the amendment, which precludes inter alia a staff member serving at the P-3 level from receiving an SPA to the P-5 level. VIII.At the same time the Tribunal considers that it is necessary to recall other relevant elements of the practice of the United Nations in the matter of payment of an SPA. As indicated in Judgement No. 154, Monasterial (1972), paragraph VIII, reproducing a
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a legal or administrative document related to the United Nations, specifically regarding the payment of a special post allowance (SPA) to staff members. It references various rules, guidelines, and practices within the organization, indicating a focus on internal administrative procedures rather than a broader economic or environmental issue.

**Category**
Employment, International relations