(c)howrelevant wastheexpatriation factorinthelightofthepercentageoflocally recruited staffbeingnon-nationals ofthecountry inwhichtheyservedandwhether thegranthadbecome ameansofsUbsidizing educational expenses forsomegroupsofstaff. CCISUA urgedthatthoseissues beaddressed inatimely waytoensurethatthegapwasnotfurther widened between the"haves" andthe"have-nots" • Discussions andrecommendations oftheCommission 190.TheCommission notedtherequest madebytherepresentative ofCCISUAthatthegrantbeextended tocoverallstaff,including thoseintheGeneral Servicecategory. TheCommission notedthatGeneral Service staffweresubject toconditions ofemployment determined byreference tobestprevailing localconditions. Wherever suchlocalconditions included support foreducation, intheformofallowances orthrough taxation, thiswasappropriately accounted forinthedevelopment ofthesalaryscalesorallowances. TheCommission, therefore, foundnojustification forextending theeducation granttothosestaff. 191.Afterreviewing theissuesraised bytheGeneral Assembly, andconsidering the relevant decisions madeinthepastbyitanditspredecessor bodies, theCommission decided: (a)Toreaffirm theposition takenbytheCommission atitssixteenth ses~ionandreported totheGeneral Assembly initseighth annua~report16/thattherewouldappeartobenoneedtomakeanychanges inthecriteria forapplication oftheeducation grantatthepresent time,including itsapplication touniversity­levelstudy, (b)Toconfirm thattheCommission wasalsooftheopInIon thatthepracticeofrecognizing post-secondary institutions outside thehomecountry orthecountryofthedutystation wasstilljustified, (c)Toreiterate itsearlier viewthattheeducation grantshould cont~ue tobeanexpatriate benefit tobegranted onlytothosewithexpatriate status, withtheexception ofthosenationals returning totheirhomecountry following anassignment elsewhere whowereallowed toclaimthegrantforthebalance ofaschoolyear,notexceeding onefullyear. -45--"', .•..~, K ~I! ~' I"'k 0,1192.Atitstwenty-first andtwenty-second sessions, theCommission continued its studyofabroadrangeofissuesrelating toconditions ofservice inthefield. Atitstwenty-first session, ithadreceived reports fromtheorganizations ona numberofissues, whichincluded, interalia,problems ofcommunications, employment opportunities forspouses andshipment ofpersonal effects. Atits twenty-second session, theCommission considered threemainissues: theuniform application ofallowances andbenefits atfieldlocations, thepre-departure allowance andtheconditions ofservice facedbystaffinLebanon.le lS Ihich to_···~:.:_.-'c ..=: ,I----- CHAPTER VI CONDITIONS OFSERVICE INTHEFIELD that ~e ,ed the he the d the lon to~!Viewoftheorganizations andstaffrepresentatives 193.Therepresentative oftheunitedNations Development Programme (UNDP), sp~aking onbehalfofCCAQ,reported ontheresults ofaCCAQWorking Groupon Conditions ofService intheField. Theorganizations agreedthatagreater degree ofuniformity wasmoreessential infieldlocations thanatlargeroffices. The Chairman oftheCommission haddrawntheattention oftheorganizations toseveral areasinwhichgreater harmony andcloserconsultation wouldbedesirable. The organizations hadagreedthatagreater degreeofuniformity wasrequired inthe wayinwhichasupplement tothedailysubsistence allowance mightbepaid.As regards application oftheextended installation allowance andaspects ofhousing andfurniture provision, theorganizations hadconcluded thatcloserco-operation atthefieldlevelwouldbedesirable, assuggested bytheChairman ofICSC. The organizations wouldendeavour toimprove thataspectofco-ordination where possible. Allorganizations wereimplementing rentalsubsidies butCCAQbelieved thatrefinements concerning therecognition ofsub-standard housing andthe creation ofarentaldeduction threshold wouldfacilitate moreuniform implementation. Theorganizations drewadistinction between theneedfora methodology forcomparison ofconditions ofservice inthefieldandtheneedfor periodic surveys ofconditions ofservice inotherorganizations ornational services. Amethodology persemightimplyapredetermined approach to establishing conditions ofservice thatcouldcommittheCommission andthe executive heads. Finally, therepresentative ofUNDPinformed theCommission that thesalarysurvey manualfornon-headqu~rters dutystations hadbeenapproved by CCAQeffective 1July1985andwas'currently beingused. CCAQalsorequested the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the conditions of service for staff working in the field, including their employment, benefits, and compensation. It also touches on the education grant and its application to staff. The text is focused on the organizational and administrative aspects of staff management, rather than specific economic or scientific issues.

**Category**
Employment, Education