WEDNESDAY, CCTOBER 9, 1974.
SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMENTS
ON WORK-TO-DULE KERER
THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, I. ALAN SCOTT, SAID TODAY THAT HE HAD HEARD WITH REGRET THAT THE CLERICAL ASSOCIATION HAD CALLED ON ITS NENDERS TO ÷LORI-TO-RULE+.
HE SAID THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE ASSOCIATION SINCE HIS LAST KEETING WITH TIEN ON SEPTENDER 25, AND HAD HAD NO REPLY TO HIS LETTER OF SEPTENDER 27.
HE COULD ONLY ASSUME THAT THE ACTION REPORTED IN THE PRESS INDICATED THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAD TERMINATED DISCUSSIONS.
MR. SCOTT SAID HE HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE IT CLEAR TO THE ASSOCIATION THAT HE WAS WILLING TO RESUME DISCUSSIONS AT ANY THE, BOTH WITHIN THE EXISTING CONSULTATIVE ARRANGEMENTS AND TOUCH THE JOINT COMMITTEE HE HAD PROPOSED TO EXAMINE THE LUK DONE BY THE CLERICAL CLASS AND RELATED MATTERS.
COMMENTING ON REPORTS THAT CLERKS WOULD DECLINE TO CARRY OUT SOME ASPECTS OF THEIR DUTIES, IR. SCOTT SAID THAT WELL-ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE DEFINED WORK-TO-RULE AS INCLUDING HOT ONLY DUTIES SPECIFICALLY PRESCRIBED IN URITING, BUT ALSO DUTIES REGULARLY AND NORMALLY CARRIED OUT BY EMPLOYEES. THIS INCLUDED REASONADLE OVERTINE, SHIFT DUTY AND WORKING OUTSIDE OFFICES.
HE NOTED THAT THE DUTIES REFERRED TO IN THE CEPORTS ARE, IN VARYING DECREES. PART OF THE USUAL CORK OF THE CLERICAL CLASS. IF STAFF DECLINED TO CARRY OUT OVERTIME IN TE USUAL WAY. IT NIGHT DE NECESSARY TO APPOINT ADDITIONAL STAFF FROM THE SU- STANTIAL VAITING LISTS OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
REFERRING TO THE ASSOCIATION'S REPRESENTATIONS, M. SCOTT RECALLED THAT IMPROVEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE SILICE SEPTEMBER 1, 1973 IN THE PROMOTION PROSPECTS OF CLERICAL OFFICER ICPROVIDING ABOUT 100 ADDITIONAL PROMOTIO: POSTS)= A COUDLE INCREMENT HAD DEEN PROVIDED FOR CLERICAL ASSISTANTS AFTER TUO YEARS' SATISFACTORY SERVICE - ACTING PAY WAS OU PROVIDED FOR CLERICAL ASSISTANTS ACTING AS CLERICAL OFFICERS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTY DY CLERICAL ASSISTANTS TO THE CLERICAL CFFICER GRADE HAS DEEN CONSIDERABLY CASE).
ON THE QUESTION OF FURTHER INCREASES IN SALARIES, FR. SCOTT POINTED OUT THAT THE INCREASES ANNOUNCED IN AUGUST, EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL 1, 1974 HAD RAISED CLERICAL CLASS SALARIES TO :-
NEW SCALE
CLD SCALE
CLERICAL ASSISTANTS
$515 - $1150
$505
-
$980
CLERICAL OFFICER EL
CLERICAL OFFICER I
$755
$1340 $2410
$1740
$525 - $1485
—
$1570 $2070
SENJOR CLERICAL OFFICER
$2535
$3300
$2100
-
$2930
THESE INCREASES ....