28. Mr. PIRSON (Belgium) pointed out that there was no indication in the Journal of the United Nations that the Committee was to take up agenda item 118 at the current meeting. As he understood it, the item had been added at the insistence of the Secretariat. It was difficult for representatives who had responsibilities in other Committees to schedule their attendance at meetings if they did not know when specific items were being taken up. He urged the Secretariat to ensure that such situations did not recur. As to the Chairman's intention that the Committee should discuss the pension item informally, he said that it was not sufficient to announce a change in plans only a few hours in advance, the programme should be announced the day before. He had a number of questions which he would like to put to the Executive Secretary in a formal meeting, so that the answers would be on the record for all to see. 29. The CHAIRMAN said that it had been decided towards the end of the morning meeting, with the approval of the Committee, to take up agenda item 118 in the afternoon. Every effort would be made to indicate in the Journal all the items to be taken up at each meeting. That was, however, not always possible since plans sometimes had to be changed at short notice in order to make optimum use of the time and services at the Committee's disposal. 30. Mr. PIRSON (Belgium) said that he insisted on asking his questions in a formal meeting because explanations given in the corridors were apt to conceal the facts. 31. Paragraph 14 of document A/C.5/38/CRP.4 stated that pensionable remuneration for United Nations Professional staff had increased by 8.7 per cent in October 1981, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a meeting of a United Nations committee, specifically regarding pensionable remuneration for United Nations Professional staff. The topic is related to employment and salaries, but it is not a general discussion about employment or industry. It seems to be a specific issue related to the United Nations organization.

**Category**
Employment