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grade which include collecting statistical data through on-site interviews and keeping plans and records up-to- date for survey purposes are distinct from those of other grades within this category.
The entry qualification for the basic rank in the grade, i.e. Assistant Census and Survey Officer, is school certificate. The existing starting point is, therefore, difficult to justify. Our proposed scale takes this into account as well as the nature of the job and the need to appoint mature candidates. The pay scales of the senior ranks are in line with other comparable grades :
Proposed
Existing
Assistant Census and
12
18
9 20
Survey Officer
Census and Survey Officer
19
30
21
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31
Senior Census and
31
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37
32
37
Survey Officer
Chief Census and
38
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43
38
43
Survey Officer
9.8
Chief Launch Engineer (11.38)
We find that the need for this grade no longer
exists and it should be abolished.
1 post
9.9 Computer Operator (9.10)
We deferred consideration of the Computer Operator grade pending the results of a review being conducted by Government.
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We have now seen the results of the review. These reveal, among other things, that Computer Operators need to undergo a year's training before they become fully operational, that there is a retention problem shortly after completion of that training, and that there is a distinct difference in the level of responsibility attached to certain posts in the existing Computer Operator rank. We therefore propose that Computer Operator be re-classified as a grade with a student rank for which the minimum entry qualification is school certificate. We further propose that the grade should have the following pay structure which acknowledges the different levels of responsibility