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47. Mr. Linthwaite would like to add that they would welcome the Staff Side to put forward any case they had got. He had already given one example of how it was done in respect of the typist who^ operated tølex nach 0.
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Mise V. So would like to confirm one point, 1.0. when serving Shortbend/Audio Typiste applied for the post of Supervisor of Typing Services they did not have to sit a shorthand test no matter what their speed was.
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Er. Linthwaite caid if they passed test they would not have to sait the test again. If they had not passed 90/50 they must sit test.in The point he wanted to make was that they did not want the test twice.
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50. Fiss V. So said in the work of Supervisor of Typing Servicen je the stress was not on her økill. That was why thero were cases for Senior Typists to be advanced to Euperviocr of Typing Services even 25 though her speed was not up to 90 w.p.r. kisslo said that the Government was always discriminating against the Shorthan/Audio Typists because there were always exceptional cases in other gradeo but those exceptional cases never applied to Shorthand/Audio Typist grade.
51. Kr. Linthwaite said Senior Typiste mot pass her shorthand and typing taste within the probation period. If Shorthand/Audio Typists Léga did not get the standard they could take testa of 20/56. No was quite prepared to rely on Shorthand/Audio Typist having less than 90 m.p.m. to apply fer the posts provided che attained the unmo villin the probation period. Anyway they must acquire the required standard. SE
52. AM The Chairman said he would like to nupplement “whạt Er. Linthwaite § had veid. Among the first 19 Supervisor of Typing Services appointed,
a great portion of them were Shorthand/Audio Typists. Clearly no discrimination against Shorthand/Audio Typist in that oxercise.
53. Ure. H. Cheung gaid arong the first 19 Supervisor of Typing Lorvioes, she understood there were about 3 or 4 who were forserly Senior Typists. In other words, there would not he 16 former Shorthand/ Audio Typists. According to the figures they set amongst the 19 Supervisor of Typing Services, 2 Personel Secretariat and 3 or 4 Senior Typists had been promoted. The official Side could not say there were 16 Shorthand/Audio Typists being promoted. The Official Side could not list Fersonal Secretary as Shorthand/Audio Typint because they were not drawing Cherthond/Audio Typist salary.
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54. Mr. Linthwaite said that the 2 Personal Secretarios woro criginally Shorthand/Audio Typiots, they changed to Supervisor or Typing Services,
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55. Miss . So said concerning those Sanier typists for men, mean th who had now baoce Supervisor of Typing Services, some of them' did not have shorthand speed and if they failed to pass the requirement ofter; the probation period, would they be reverted back to Senior, Typists and leave the vacanciesį to others.
56. eKr. Linthwaite maid he should see how many failed in 3 years. Anybody tho had failed would be reverted back to Senior Tyrists.
57. Miss V. No eaid that the requirement of a Supervisor of Typing Services was one who had shorthand and typing skill sad supervisory pat experience but for a Senior Typist who had no chorthand speed at all and at the suke time she had no secretarial experience how could the
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