MEDILODAY, MAY 8, 1974.
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PAY RISE FOR FIREMEN, PRISONS OFFICERS
NEW RANK AND FILE SALARY SCALES WERE ANNOUNCED TODAY FOR THE AMBULANCE SERVICE, FIRE SERVICES, PREVENTIVE SERVICE AND PRISONS SERVICE.
A SERIES OF REVIEWS OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY THE PAY INVESTIGATION UNIT. POLICE PAY WAS ADJUSTED LATE LAST YEAR, FOLLOWING A SIMILAR REVIEU. THE METHOD IS TO USE A FORMULA WHICH IS BASED ON THE VAGE LEVELS OF SKILLED TRADESMEN AND WHICH RECOGNISES THE VARYING SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES.
THE REVISED PAY SCALES AND NEW "PROCEDURES INVOLVED HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND WILL COST ABOUT $12 MILLION IN A FULL YEAR. APPROXIMATELY 5,500 OFFICERS IN THE FOUR SERVICES WILL BENEFIT.
THE SCALES ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
FIRE SERVICES/ANBULANCE SERVICE
FIREMAN/AMBULANCEMAN
OLD SCALE
$640 TO $1060
NEW SCALE
$850 TO $1250
SENIOR FIREMAN/SENIOR
PRINCIPAL FIREMAN/PRINCIPAL'
AMBULANCEMAN
: $990 TO $1290
$1280 TO $1490
AMBULANCEMAN
$1555 TO $1900
PRISONS
ASSISTANT OFFICER II
$520 TO $1055
$850 TO $1250
ASSISTANT OFFICER Í
PREVENTIVE SERVICE,
ASSISTANT REVENUE OFFICER REVENUE OFFICER
SENIOR REVENUE OFFICER
PRINCIPAL REVENUE OFFICER 11 PRINCIPAL REVENUE OFFICER I
$1145 TO $1740 $1330 TO $1900
$620 TO $940
$940 $850 TO $1160 $885 TO $1005 $1190 TO $1250 $1035 TO $1145 $1280 TO $1400 $1205 TO $1340 $1450 TO $1600 $1395 TO $1740 $1660 TO $1900
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