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Friday, March 2, 1973
The Council subsequently agreed upon all aspects of teachers'
pay, with the exception of the scales for Certificated Masters. The
Government offered a scale of $1,175 to $1,750, to replace the original
scale of $1,044 to $1,598. But the staff side rejected the offer and
insisted on a scale of $1,250 to $1,950.
When the talks ended in deadlock, in August last year, it was
felt that, to be fair to teachers, independent advice should be obtained
from among the people who in 1971 had reviewed salaries of the middle
ranks of the civil service.
Accordingly, three members of the 1971 Salaries Commission were
invited to reassemble so that their advice could be sought on this issue,
having regard to the best interests of the teaching profession as a whole.
Arrears Of Pay
Meanwhile, to save teachers from having to wait any longer for their
arrears of pay, a salary scale of $1,100 to $1,750 per month was introduced with
effect from April 1, 1971 pending a decision on the recommendations of the
Working Group.
"When the Working Group of the 1971 Salaries Commission, as it
became known, reconvened last November, every opportunity was taken to
ascertain the views of all parties concerned," the spokesman pointed out.
"Submissions were invited from interested bodies, and the suggestions forthcoming
were given very careful consideration."
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