purchasing power threatened to lower the efficiency of the secretariats because it demoralized the staff and aggravated the recruitment and retention difficulties of I ... A/C. 5/38/SR.49 English Page 14 (Mr. Akwe i) the organizations. The Commission intended to pursue its work in two areas\ while keeping the conditions of service under review, it aimed simultaneously at im~oving staff efficierv:;y by establishing first and foremost job classification standards throughout the common system and then making specific recommendations to organizations on how those standards could be utilized to strengthen human resources planning and thereby to ensure more efficient utilization of staff resources. It went without saying that staff morale was dependent as much on the job satisfaction provided as on material reward. 39. In reply to the representative of Argentina, who had expressed surprise that, in spite of the provisions of General Assembly resolution 37/126, the Cornrndssion had not recommended that its proposals for health insurance should be implemented with retroactive effect, he explained that, in view of the administrative complications caused by such decisions, it was the usual practice for the Cornmdssion to give organizations several months• leeway for taking the necessary steps to implement them. 40. The representative of Bulgaria had raised the question of the "multiplicity" of staff groups and of their effects on the need to develop a unified international civil service. He wished to explain in that regard that there were only two bodies representing the staff and that the criteria set by the Commission prevented their proliferation. The sole concern of the Commission in the matter was to ensure that there was a mechanism for presenting staff views to it without obstructing its work. The emergence of groups representing different points of view was a democratic 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing organizational and administrative aspects of international organizations, specifically the management of human resources and staff. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on policy and governance issues. The text mentions job classification standards, staff morale, and the need for efficient utilization of staff resources, which are all relevant to employment and human resources management.

**Category**
Employment