IV.In the light of the decision of 17 April 1990, by the Assistant Secretary-General, OHRM, the Tribunal need not determine whether the 13 March 1987 statement conveyed by the Assistant Secretary-General, OHRM, to the APB correctly stated a rule applicable to promotions, nor whether the interpretation given by the Respondent as to its effect on the Applicant was correct. V.The Tribunal must determine what loss, if any, the Applicant suffered by the Respondent's delay of four years in reviewing the Applicant's case, review which led him to decide on 17 April 1990, to promote her retroactively to the P-5 level from 1 October 1986. VI.The Tribunal notes that in its report dated 21 December 1988, the Joint Appeals Board (JAB) recommended that the Applicant's case "be remanded to the APB for rectification" in light of its finding- 10 - that the statement conveyed to the APB by the Assistant Secretary-General, OHRM, on 13 March 1987 "was not a legitimate exercise of the authority delegated to him by the Secretary-General since it violated the principles of equity and fairness, and ... should therefore not have been applied by the APB". The Tribunal further notes that the Respondent did not accept the JAB's recommendation, but decided, on 3 March 1989, to grant the Applicant "a special post allowance to the P-5 level for a three-month period from 1 January 1987 ... and to take no further action on the matter." VII.The Tribunal notes that the Applicant had an excellent service record; her performance evaluation reports indicate that she was an outstanding staff member and she was highly regarded by her supervisors. The Tribunal finds that the Respondent's delay in admitting that the Applicant would have been entitled to a promotion to the P-5 level, had the financial crisis of the Organization not
**Analysis**
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**Category**
Employment