On 12 December 2014 and 15 January 2015, the Administrative Tribunal registered two appeals (No. 559/2014 – Maria-Lucia ORISTANIO v. Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank and No. 560/2015 – Nataliya YAKIMOVA v. Secretary General).

In the first appeal, the appellant is complaining of a deterioration of her working conditions, a downgrading, a moral harassment and a disguised disciplinary measure under the guise of a reorganization. She contests the refusal of her demand to be reestablished in the integrality of her duties.

In the second appeal, the appellant is complaining about the Secretary General’s refusal to effect advancement in step after 24 months of service (article 3 of Appendix IV to the Staff Regulations). She also challenges the exclusion of probationary period from the term of service in the calculations for the purposes of advances of steps.

This information is given to enable those who so wish to exercise their right to intervene under Article 10 of the Statute of the Administrative Tribunal.