Open letter: concerning the survey on the Business Process Review (BPR)

From: Comte-Tiberghien, Catherine Sent: 18 September 2015 11:00 To: Vines, Greg Subject: Response to Mail dated 18 September 2015 08:57 – Business Process review survey – Last chance to participate Dear Mr. Vines, I greatly appreciate all the efforts you have made personally to urge me to fill in this questionnaire on top of the […]

Say NO to the increase in SHIF contribution rates!

You just received a set of draft amendments to the SHIF Rules which conceals a raise in contribution rates. Given that: this document was released without any explanation; this document was released, as usual, just before the closure of the Office in order to weaken the ability of staff to react to this fait accompli; […]

Suspension with immediate effect of Chair of the WIPO Staff Association

Dear Colleagues, Please note the following letter  (See PDF) addressed to the governing body of WIPO calling for the reinstatement of the President of the WIPO Staff Association, Moncef Kateb, after he was suspended without pay in advance of WIPO’s annual governing body meeting. As the letter explains, Mr. Kateb had blown the whistle on […]