– 67 – (2.2 – Human resources management) that the approaches for improving the current ITU employment contracts policy which have been identified in Doc. C02/27 were in conformity with the UN common system; resolves that the new contract policy proposed by the Secretary-General in Section 6.1 of Doc. C02/27 be implemented, including in particular: – not linking staff contracts with posts; – the conversion of a fixed-term appointment into a permanent one after four years of service, which is subject to satisfactory service of the staff member concerned, continuing work and funding; – the abolishment of MRT contracts and abrogation of Council Resolution 1080 and of the changes to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules contained in Annex 1 to that Resolution; – the conversion of existing MRT contracts into permanent ones, subject to the criteria in paragraph 6.1.2.b) in Doc. C02/27; and – in the application of the new policy to staff already in service, years of service already completed be counted in determining the type of contract to be offered, further resolves that the ad hoc Group of the Standing Committee on Staff Matters established during the 2002 session of the Council continue its work on the proposed amendments to the Staff Regulations in Annex 2 to Doc. C02/27, to the extent possible by correspondence and meet at least once well before the next Council session, with participation by the ITU Management, and Staff representatives in accordance with Resolution 51 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998), and submit its report to Council 2003. Ref.: Documents C02/80 and C02/91. R 1253 (MOD) Tripartite group on human resources management (C06, amended C-EXT) The Council, recalling a) Resolution 1095 adopted by the Council in 1996, creating the Tripartite Consultative Group on Human Resources Management; b) Resolution 1195 adopted by the Council in 2002, resolving the implementation of a new contracts policy; c) the decision taken by the Council at its 2005 session to suspend the conversion of fixed-term contracts into permanent contracts until the 2006 session of the Council, pending a decision to be taken by the United Nations General Assembly on the proposal relating to the new contractual arrangements elaborated by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) in its report for the year 2005 (document A/60/30),