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POLICE INTERPRETERS
Background
21.
The present pay scales for Police Interpreters were set by the 1971 Salaries Commission, and are still in effect, as follows
Rank
Scale
Police Interpreter II Police Interpreter I Senior Police Interpreter
Points 10-20 of MPS, Points 21-26 of MPS, Points 27-32 of MPS,
($1,410 $2,695) ($2,835 - $3,665) ($3,850 - $4,855)
22.
The first recruits to the Police Interpreter grade which was created in 1962 were all drawn from the General Clerical Service and the link with the General Clerical Service was maintained until 1971. The following table shows the revised pay scales compared with those of the Clerical Officer grade -
Difference at
Police Interpreter 11
Clerical Officer II minimum
maximum
10-20
5-17%
+5
+3
Police interpreter 1
Clerical Officer 1
21-26
18-23
+3
+3
Senior Police
Senior Clerical
Interpreter
Officer
27-32
24-30
23.
+3
+2
(N.B. Master Pay Scale points are used)
The Police Interpreters have asked for -
(a) pay revision for
Police Interpreter II
from MPS points 10-20 to
14-24
Police Interpreter I
from MPS points 21-26 to
25-31
Senior Police Interpreter
(b) creation of one rost in the new rank of Chief Police
Interpreter as head of the grade;
from MPS points 27-32 to
32-37
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