Cost-of-living adjustment and dependency allowances for Headquarters personnel
- Author: UN General Assembly
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Date:
15 December 1955
X. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FIFTH COMMITTEE
976. Cost-of-living adjustment and dependency allowances for Headquarters personnel
1. Decides that, from 1 January to 31 December 1956, the dependency credits authorized as a temporary measure by General Assembly resolution 894 (IX) of 17 December 1954 shall continue to be given to staff members stationed at Headquarters and at Washington, D.C.;
2. Decides, as an interim measure for the year 1956, to increase, from 7.5 per cent to 10 per cent, with a minimum of $400 gross and a maximum of $1,000 gross, the existing temporary non-pensionable cost-of-living adjustment applied to the gross salaries of staff members at Headquarters and at Washington, D.C.
557th plenary meeting,15 December 1955.
[1]Ibid., documents A/C.5/632 and A/C.5/636 [2]Ibid., documents A/3038 and A/3039
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