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58, Risa V. So then talked about promotion prospects for Shorthand Audio Typists. Fr. Linthwaite had said olier that horthand/Audio st Typists coul? not be promoted to supervisor of Typing Services by amiorij only. They had to go by merit. She pointed out that prevotion by: seniority existed in other graden, for example Executive (fficers bas and Clerical Officers. They were promoted by seniority and woudsreda, why those could not be applied to Shorthand/Audio Typist grade, 4 She thought that was a discrimination against them.
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Cheung concluded that the Official Side was dealing with the probleme of the Shorthand/Andio Typist improperly because she's be said the Official Side allowed typists to be converted to Clerical Assistants unconditionally and for Senior Typists to become Clerical A üfficers agrin unconditionally. In the case of Fersonal fecretary they could bocone Executive Officer with come exceptions in the requirement, But for Shorthand/Audio Typists whenever they be changed to other grades, they had to fulfil certain re uirements and there seemed no exception at, all. They wondered if there was a special favour the Covernment was e giving to horthand/Audic Typists and thought that they were more capal le than other grades,
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Kisa So said that they did not went to argue on the ocnversion to other grades any further because they underr lood even the Governmente allowed them to convert to other grades, they still had to fulfil certaine conditions. Esto said at present there were over 40 Shorthand/Audio Typists filling Personal Secretary posts and they had been doing for a reflong, tire and there were no objection from the Departmento at all, in-
other words that meant the qualification of a Shorthand/Audio:Typist was sufficient to servo officers at 12 or above and what they were doing and. their qualifications were no different from Fersonal Secretary. According to the principle of pay for the job they could not understand the enlary' between a Personal Secretary and Chorthand/audio Typist should have a de large difference of more than $1,000 dollare and notually even departrenta *6. knew very well that Shorthand/Audio Typists were now providing full
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secretarial service just like Personal Secretaries, Perhaps they were working for Deputy Director and Assistant Director. Looking at qualificatione also their duties, they could act underetaild why the salary of Shorthand/ Audio Typist was getting lower and lower and St was being lowered to a wif despicable rate. At present, there were over 236 Shorthand/audio Typists mitting on the maximum and over the age of 25. According to the FIU Report Shorthand/Audio Typista entered Government at corly 20 end after they had gained 2/3 years experience they could he promoted to Personal Secretary because Shorthand/âudio Typist gråde wan a trainich grade for Førsonal Secretary, but now for those girls they did not have any promotion prespect
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had earlier, poiated cut there were 57 ¿irls who had already passed the Shorthend speed et 110 w.p.m. and at the reme tire there were more than
Typistsrvho had passed the speed at 100 w.p.m., 1a other words there were more than 10 Shorthend/Audio Typists who were qualified to becene Personal Scoretary but the point was that there were not enough vacancies for them and therefore Kies Se had said that that as a problem for the Covernment but not for the Shorthand/Audio Typist. As a good employer, Government should provide sufficient promotion proppecta for their staff. Just now, the Official Side had offered so called promotion
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