Consultant fees are paid by the UN in accordance with a remuneration scale issued by DMSPC. The fee range is mentioned in Annex III of ST/AI/2013/4. Individual Contractor fees are based on the salary scales for locally recruited staff to determine the level of remuneration.
No other allowances or benefits are provided, except for travel expenses if required to travel on official business on behalf of the UN. No annual leave, sick leave, special leave or official holidays or medical or life insurance coverage is provided by the UN. Consultants and individual contractors are entitled to compensation equivalent to that provided under Appendix D of the Staff Rules in the case of service-incurred death, illness or injury. They are also covered under the terms of the malicious acts insurance policy.
Internationally recruited consultants and individual contractors are also covered under DSS security measures.
Individuals with specific expertise who volunteer their services to the United Nations for no fee and who travel on behalf of the Organization, may be issued an individual contract with a token fee of $ 1. They may be paid travel expenses in addition to the token fee.
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