WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1981
REVIEW OF CIVIL SERVICE PAY POLICY
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THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SER CE HAS RECOMMENDED CHANGES IN THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADJUSTING CIVIL SERVICE PAY IN 1982.
THE STANDING COMMISSION IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN AN OVERALL REVIEN OF CIVIL SERVICE PAY POLICY, IN A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR DATED NOVEMBER 27 IT ADVISED THAT GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY OF THE SUBJECT, ITS REPORT WOULD NOT BE COMPLETED IN TIME TO AFFECT THE 1982 CIVIL SERVICE PAY ROUND.
THE COMMISSION HAS THEREFORE PROPOSED, AS AN INTER IM MEASURE AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ITS FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS, THAT THE PAY ADJUSTMENT FOR 1982 SHOULD, AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, BE BASED ON THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF PAY TRENDS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. IT HAS, HOWEVER, PROPOSED A NUMBER OF CHANGES TO THE EXISTING PAY TREND SURVEY SYSTEM FOR 1982.
(A)
THE PRINCIPAL CHANGES RECOMMENDED ARE · -
ADVANCING THE COMPLETION DATE OF THE PAY TREND SURVEY SO AS TO ENABLE ANY PAY AWARD TO BE ANNOUNCED BY APRIL AT THE LATEST, INSTEAD OF IN JULY OR AUGUST- THIS WOULD ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR BACK PAY=
(B) WEIGHING THE SURVEY RESULTS TO REFLECT THE MAJOR CATEGORIES
OF EMPLOYMENT IN HONG KONG AND
(c)
MAKING DUE ALLOWANCE FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN THE VALUE OF PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SERVICE FRINGE BENEFITS.
THE COMMISSION HAS ALSO SUGGESTED WAYS OF OVERCOMING A NUMBER OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PAY TREND SURVEY SYSTEM.
THESE PROPOSALS HAVE NOW BEEN REFERRED TO THE STAFF SIDE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL FOR ITS CONSIDERATION. A MEETING OF THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD SHORTLY TO DISCUSS THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
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