the rules, policy and practice of the Organization. (d)The Panel recommends that the offer of SPA to the P-4 level to the appellant for the period involved be renewed and payment made effective 6 January 1985 through his separation date. 25.The Panel makes no other recommendation in support of the appeal." On 13 July 1988, the Under-Secretary-General for Administration and Management informed the Applicant that the Secretary-General, having re-examined his case in the light of the Board's report, had decided: "... in final settlement of [his] case, to grant [him] a Special Post Allowance (SPA) to P-4 level for the period 6 January 1985 to 14 May 1986, the date of [his] separation from service, as authorized by the Assistant Secretary- General for Human Resources Management and offered to [him] on 1 April 1988, and to take no further action on [his] case". He added: "I should like to note in this connection that, in accordance with staff rule 103.11(b) and personnel directive PD/1/84, paragraph 8, granting of an SPA is within the discretionary authority of the Secretary-General, in exceptional circumstances, and not normally payable at more than one level higher than that of the staff member. Furthermore, according to established policy and practice, reclassification of posts do not have retroactive effect."- 7 - On 12 January 1989, the Applicant filed with the Tribunal the application referred to earlier. Whereas the Applicant's principal contentions are: 1.Under staff rule 103.11 if an SPA is granted to a staff member at the P-3 level, performing functions at the P-5 level, on a post classified at the P-5 level, the SPA should be paid to the P-5 level. 2.The Respondent's decision of 9 July 1987, classifying the post of Chief, AMS, at the P-5 level, applies to the period for
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to the administration and management of an international organization, specifically regarding the classification and payment of staff members. The discussion centers around the rules, policy, and practice of the organization, as well as the discretionary authority of the Secretary-General. The text does not seem to be related to any specific industry or sector, but rather to the internal workings of the organization.

**Category**
Employment, Industry