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(iii) The determination of the general principles governing conditions of service, e.g. recruitment, hours, promotion, discipline, tenure, remuneration and superannuation.
In the National Council the discussion of promotion is restricted to the general aspects of the matter and the principles upon which promotions in general should rest. no circumstances are individual cases taken into consideration.
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It is open to the National Council to discuss the general principles underlying disciplinary action, but there is no discussion of individual cases.
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(iv) The encouragement of the further education of Civil Servants and their training in higher administration and organisation.
(v)
The improvement of office machinery and organisation and the provision of opportunities for the full consider- ation of suggestions by the staff on this subject.
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The consideration of proposed legislation so far as it has a bearing upon the position of Civil Servants in relation to their employment.
Features of procedure include provisions:-
(1) for agreed decisions of the Council to become operative on being reported, subject to the overriding authority of Parliament and the responsibility of the Head of Department concerned; and
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for arbitration in the event of disagreement by the Council on questions of remuneration.
While in may Colonies it is unlikely that all the features of Whitleyism as understood in this country could suitably be adopted in the machinery of negotiation, it is likely that those Colonies which have as yet no such machinery would derive advantage from having settled arrangements for consultation and discussion between representatives of Government and employees.
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