Thursday, August 2, 1973
8 PER CENT PAY INCREASE FOR CIVIL SERVANTS
The government announced today an 8 per cent pay rise for
some 60,000 of its staff paid on the Master Pay Scale and disciplined
scales, and other related scales. It will be back-dated to April 1 this
year.
The increase is granted in response to a pay claim submitted
by the three main staff associations in May this year, on the basis
of an increase of 7.9 per cent in the Modified Consumer Price Index
since April 1, 1972.
In addition to the 8 per cent increase, officers in the
Construction Class will get a 3 per cent increase, which will be payable
for the period April 1, 1972 to March 31, 1973. This 3 per cent increase
was approved for staff in other classes in the civil service earlier
this year.
The pay increases were approved by the Finance Committee of
the Legislative Council at its meeting yesterday (Wednesday).
A government spokesman explained that the increases were not
based on the reports of the Pay Investigation Unit and would be taken
into account in any subsequent pay reviews which may arise from Pay
Investigation Unit Reports.
Most officers will receive their new salaries in August and
the remainder in September. Arrears will be paid as soon as possible
thereafter.
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