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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1974.
COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR VISITS POWER COMPANY IMPRESSED BY PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. IAN PRICE, SAID TODAY HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE INDUSTRY MAKE MORE USE OF PERSONNEL HANAGEMENT EXPERTS TO HELP INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN HONG KONG.
HE REVEALED THAT A RECENT SURVEY BY HIS DEPARTMENT'S LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE SHOWED THAT LOCAL INDUSTRIALISTS SPENT ONLY ONE PER CENT OF THEIR TOTAL WAGES BILL ON PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
+PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT STAFF HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO SOUND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN RECENT YEARS, PARTICULARLY IN LARGER COMPANIES, AND IT IS A TREND THAT SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED,+ HE SAID.
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MR. PRICE WAS COMMENTING AFTER A VISIT TO THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO. LTD., WHICH HAS A 30-STRONG PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT.
MR. PRICE SAID THE COMPANY'S PERSONNEL SECTION WAS LARGE BY HONG KONG STANDARDS.
+ IT IS GOOD TO SEE A GROWING AWARENESS IN RECENT YEARS OF THE NEED FOR A HIGHLY-QUALIFIED AND SKILLED PERSONNEL SECTION.
+EXPERIENCE IN THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS SHOWN THAT PERSONNEL MANAGERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO NEGOTIATE SUCCESSFULLY WITH EMPLOYEES, OFTEN WITH THE HELP AND ADVICE OF OUR OUN LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.
+HOWEVER, A RECENT SURVEY SHOWED THAT FOR EVERY $1 MILLION INDUSTRY SPENDS ON WAGES FOR LABOUR, ONLY $10,000 IS SPENT ON PERSONNEL MANAGERS AND RELATED STAFF.
+1 BELIEVE THAT TOP MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE HORE AWARE OF THE ADVANTAGES TO BE GAINED IN BETTER WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES BY HAVING SKILLED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT STAFF.
MR. PRICE SAID THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SPECIALISED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SECTION BY THE CHINA LIGHT COMPANY WAS ONE OF SEVERAL FEATURES WHICH HAD IMPRESSED HIM ABOUT THE COMPANY'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS,
THE OTHERS WERE:
* THE SUCCESSFUL ESTABLISHMENT OF FOUR DIFFERENT JO INT
CONSULTATION COMMITTEES WHICH HAD BEEN OPERATING FOR UP TO SIX YEARS.
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