Guidance and Support. The NZEI Te Riu Roa and NZSTA will jointly develop and deliver a package of resources, informed by the information gathered, to provide employers with teacher aide-specific advice regarding the use of fixed- term agreements. The resource package could include: • jointly developed guidelines for use by boards of trustees, principals and business managers • development of online tools accessible to boards of trustees, principals and business managers SCHEDULE 8 – Variation to the Support Staff in Schools’ Collective Agreement VARIATION TO THE SUPPORT STAFF IN SCHOOLS’ COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
Guidance and Support. Students and employees who need assistance related to a childcare matter may contact one of the following departments: • For an emergency involving a child on campus: Call Public Safety at (678) 466- 4050 immediately. To discuss a childcare concern: • Division of Student Affairs/Xxxx of Students (000) 000-0000 – for students • Counseling and Psychological Services (000) 000-0000 – for students • Human Resources (000) 000-0000 – for employees and volunteers o Volunteers requiring background investigations/screening • Additional online resources may be found at: xxx.xxxxxxx.edu/childcare
Guidance and Support. ▪ Technical assistance under the Second Public Financial Management Reform Project (TF10024) supports the implementation of the reforms in both internal and external audits, as implied in the commitments. ▪ Compliance with the benchmarks is assessed by two independent PFM experts. The authorities may wish to submit a first draft of an external or internal audit to the administrator for comments and recommendations, particularly clarification of compliance with INTOSAI and ISSAI standards. This could serve as a blueprint for future audits. However, the authorities are encouraged to take full advantage of the technical assistance provided in this area. ▪ The administrator also offers assistance to resolve any institutional difficulties that the MoF, line ministries or CAO might face in implementing the benchmark recommendations. Area B: Governance The IP addresses two important areas in governance related to civil service reform and anti-money laundering. Both areas support the overall objective of improving fiscal sustainability indirectly with important implications over the long term. The suggested civil service reform actions are expected to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and professionalism of the civil service, in order to promote better delivery of public goods and services, with increased accountability. This assures the sustainability of overall fiscal constraints. Money laundering undermines the integrity and stability of financial institutions and systems, discourages foreign investment, and distorts international capital flows. It may have negative consequences for a country’s financial stability and macroeconomic framework in which fiscal management is embedded. Civil Service Reform
Guidance and Support. Through the ARTF-financed Capacity Building for Results program, the Bank will support the achievement of these benchmarks with technical assistance to the Ministry of Finance and Civil Service Commission. If necessary and desired, the administrator will deploy a consultant to help with the preparation of a first draft of the EFS guidelines. It is recognized that the outcome of the 1391 benchmarks depends to a large extent on the willingness of donors to comply with the recommendations issued by the government of Afghanistan. The government‘s performance will be separately measured according to the monitoring and reporting efforts (see relevant progress indicator in annex 4). The monitoring and reporting mechanism should be a survey-type instrument that collects information on salaries paid by donors and the government. It should issue reports regularly, indicating clearly where donors fail to comply. The process would be supported by the ARTF IP Working Group and the results presented and disseminated at meetings of the ARTF Steering Committee or a similar donor coordination group. Requirement of the Civil Service Law: The law should at least outline the model of the Afghan civil service and provide a mechanism for the institution of professional cadres. Anti-Money Laundering2 Background and achievements to date: Afghanistan is still in an early stage of developing its legal and institutional framework. The main challenges that the authorities face are the precarious security situation (including regular occurrence of insurgency attacks), vested interests and corruption, capacity constraints, a large illicit narcotics sector, a weak business environment, and low human capital. Measures have been taken to fight crime, including financial crime, and to lay the foundations for an AML/CFT regime. In particular, two legislative decrees were issued by the President in 2004 to fight money laundering and terrorist financing. Although their constitutionality and, ultimately, the validity of the AML/CFT framework, have not been definitively established, both decrees have been implemented, to a certain extent, by the authorities and the private sector. However, current efforts are not commensurate with the high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing in the country. While Afghanistan has criminalized ML and TF through the Anti-Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Law (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Legislative Decree (CFT LD), eff...
Guidance and Support. The establishment of unified business registration system would have institutional consequences; the income of AISA, for instance, depends on its license fees. Therefore, a working group should be convened by the MoCI in 1391 (2012) to prepare a strategy with an 18- month roadmap, and gather relevant institutional support for integration and simplification of registration and licensing procedures. The objective would be to integrate business registration under the ACBR, investment licensing under the AISA and trade licensing under the MoCI. It should ultimately produce the formula for a simpler, one-stop licensing shop. Action for fiscal year 1392 (2013) would be further clarified during 1391. The MoF and MoCI would jointly elaborate a set of actions to reduce the license renewal times. This would include a legal opinion, and assessment of the current state of business taxation at the MTO, STO and at least one provincial mustofiat (MoF branch office). It should also include tracking the time taken to issue a tax clearance certificate (per enterprise quintile). The assessment would be supported by the ARTF IPWG and the administrator. Trading across Borders Background and achievements to date: Trading across borders presently requires 10 documents and takes 74 days. Globally, Afghanistan stands at 179 in the doing business index, a rather poor ranking, much behind its neighbors, Pakistan (75), India (109) or Iran (138). With support from development partners, the Government has been working on reforming customs laws and procedures, revenue collection, and information management; as well as trying to reduce time and expense of customs clearance, transport, transshipment, and other border crossing operations for exports and imports. These efforts have been partially successful but there is a still a long way ahead to achieving a business-friendly trading environment. There are three specific issues that have been identified as factors that drive up the cost of trading across borders and lie fully within the administrative responsibilities of MoCI:
Guidance and Support. ▪ The administrator and other donors will support the implementation of the customs benchmarks. In fact, the workshop will explore how the World Bank’s (and other donors’) technical assistance could be channelled into the ARTF benchmarks. This is an important point, as it would reassure the government of the donor community’s (i) support and help for achieving the targets, and (ii) commitment to sustain the strategic approach adopted at the workshop and subsequent ARTF discussions. ▪ While the benchmarks for 1392 and 1393 relate to the satisfactory implementation of the action plan, agreement will be sought on the specific elements to be incentivized by the IP, once the authorities have endorsed the action plan.
Guidance and Support. The NZEI Te Riu Roa and NZSTA will jointly develop and deliver a package of resources, informed by the information gathered, to provide employers with teacher aide-specific advice regarding the use of fixed- term agreements. The resource package could include: • jointly developed guidelines for use by boards of trustees, principals and business managers • development of online tools accessible to boards of trustees, principals and business managers SCHEDULE 8 – Variation to the Support Staff in Schools’ Collective Agreement VARIATION TO THE SUPPORT STAFF IN SCHOOLS’ COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN The Secretary for Education (acting under delegation from the State Services Commissioner pursuant to section 23 State Sector Act 1988 and in accordance with section 74(5) of that Act) “Secretary” AND New Zealand Education Institute Te Riu Roa Incorporated (representing Teacher Aides employed by state and state- integrated School Boards of Trustees) “NZEI Te Riu Roa” Together “the parties”.
Guidance and Support. ▪ The mechanisms for policy and operations-level coordination on AML/CFT relating to the AML benchmark (i) should include: - A high-level AML/CFT inter-agency committee comprised of all the relevant AML/CFT agencies, including DAB, MoF, MoI, NDS, MoJ, and the AGO, with clearly identified leadership, terms of reference and mandate; and - A technical-level committee (working group), reporting to the higher-level inter-agency committee, and consisting of operational staff from all the relevant AML/CFT agencies, including the FinTRACA, DAB, MoF, MoI, NDS, MoJ, and the AGO. ▪ The applicable regulations in benchmark (iii) include: - Responsibilities of Financial Institutions in the Fight Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, issued by DAB, March 2006; - Money Service Providers, issued by DAB, March 2008; and - Foreign Exchange Dealers, issued by DAB, July 2008.
Guidance and Support. The mechanisms for policy and operations-level coordination on AML/CFT relating to the AML benchmark (i) should include: - A high-level AML/CFT inter-agency committee comprised of all the relevant AML/CFT agencies, including DAB, MoF, MoI, NDS, MoJ, and the AGO, with clearly identified leadership, terms of reference and mandate; and - A technical-level committee (working group), reporting to the higher-level inter-agency committee, and consisting of operational staff from all the relevant AML/CFT agencies, including the FinTRACA, DAB, MoF, MoI, NDS, MoJ, and the AGO. The applicable regulations in benchmark (iii) include: - Responsibilities of Financial Institutions in the Fight Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, issued by DAB, March 2006; - Money Service Providers, issued by DAB, March 2008; and - Foreign Exchange Dealers, issued by DAB, July 2008. AREA C: INVESTMENT CLIMATE Fostering growth of private-sector investment and trade is important for economic growth and job creation, which would also be reflected in higher tax income and improved fiscal sustainability. The IP covers three critical areas that are expected to support private-sector development and trade: business licensing, trade facilitation and customs. Business Licensing Background and achievements to date: In the last few years, business entry to Afghanistan has been simplified by taking company registration out of the commercial courts and by establishing an Afghan Central Business Registry (ACBR). The registry acts as a one-stop shop, combining company registration, tax registration, and publication in the official gazette, and charges a flat registration fee. While these reforms are a leap forward, registering and operating a business is still hampered by bureaucracy and unnecessary licensing. Presently, all businesses, regardless of sector or risk to public health or the environment, must obtain either a trader’s license from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) or an investment license from the Afghan Investment Support Agency (AISA). This is in addition to sector-specific licenses from respective ministries. Businesses are also instructed to renew their licenses every year, which can take up to several months, with renewal fees ranging from 25-100 percent of the original license fee. Afghanistan performed relatively well in the “starting a business” indicator of the Bank’s 2011 Doing Business Survey (30th out of 183 countries). However, the survey did not exa...
Guidance and Support. CCS will provide unlimited real-time advice and guidance to management or the Board with respect to any compliance and regulatory question (that does not require research or a written response).
