– 77 – (2.2 – Human resources management) b) that, pursuant to resolves 2 of Resolution 48, recommendations of the International Civil Service Commission approved by the United Nations General Assembly should be applied, considering further that, according to Regulation 8.1 of the Staff Regulations applicable to appointed staff, the staff’s right of association is recognized, along with the representation of the interests of the staff before the Secretary-General by a Staff Council, taking into account concerns expressed by the staff through the Staff Council that regular monthly consultations with ITU management on such matters as staff welfare and administration, including policy on appointments, promotions and terminations, Human Resources strategies, budgetary issues, and appointments to statutory committees, need to be strengthened, decides to instruct the Secretary-General to immediately review the modalities of strengthening the dialogue between the Staff Council and the Secretary-General, or his designated representative, and the Directors of the Bureaux or their designated representatives, and prepare a progress report, which could include the identification of the possible need for amendments to the Staff Regulations and Rules, for consideration by the Council Tripartite Group on Human Resources Management and by subsequent sessions of the Council. Ref.: Documents C04/75, C04/103, C09/113 and C09/121. D 558 (C10) Voluntary Separation and Early Retirement programme The Council, in view of Decision 5 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference, having considered the report by the Secretary-General on the proposed voluntary separation (VOLSEP) and early retirement measures which are in conformity with the legal instruments of the Union, decides to approve the implementation of the proposed voluntary separation/early retirement programme withdrawing up to a maximum of 3 million Swiss Francs from the Reserve Account, instructs the Secretary-General to implement the above-mentioned programme in 2011, as necessary, under the guidance of Group FINREGS and to report to the 2011 Council Session. Ref.: Documents C-EXT/6 and C-EXT/8.