THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1983
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BUDGET DEBATE ADJOURNED TILL APRIL 13-14
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DEBATE ON THE SECOND READING OF THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1983 WAS FURTHER ADJOURNED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SITTING TODAY.
TWENTY-THREE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS SPOKE DURING THE TWO-DAY SITTING OF THE COUNCIL HELD YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) AND TODAY.
THE THIRD BUDGET SITTING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 13 AND 14, WHEN OFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL SPEAK.
1983 CIVIL SERVICE PAY AWARD
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CIVIL SERVANTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED A PAY ADJUSTMENT AVERAGING FIVE PER CENT, WHICH IS LESS THAN THE PAY TREND INDICATORS.
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED A TAPERED PAY AWARD FOR THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR, PAYABLE FROM APRIL 1, WHEREBY JUNIOR OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE SLIGHTLY MORE AND SENIOR OFFICERS ON THE MASTER PAY SCALE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN FIVE PER CENT.
OFFICERS ON THE DIRECTORATE PAY SCALE WILL RECEIVE INCREASES RANGING FROM 4.05 PER CENT AT THE BOTTOM TO 2.35 PER CENT AT THE TOP.
THE ADJUSTMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PRESENT RANGE
NEW RANGE
MASTER PAY SCALE
(POINTS 1-51)
$1 605 120 685
$1 700 $21 610
DIRECTORATE PAY SCALE
(POINTS 1-3)
$22 200 $46 900 $23 100- $48 000
THE MODEL SCALE I PAY SCALE, DISCIPLINED SERVICES (OFFICER) PAY SCALE, DISCIPLINED SERVICES (RANK AND FILE) PAY SCALE AND THE TRAINING PAY SCALE WILL BE ADJUSTED IN LINE WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING POINTS ON THE MASTER PAY SCALE.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT ACCOUNT WAS TAKEN OF THE RESULTS OF THE PAY TREND SURVEY WHICH SHOWED AVERAGE FAY' AWARDS RANGING FROM 7.24 TO 8.8 PER CENT IN THE PRIVATE SECTO IN THE LAST YEAR, AND OF THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE OF TWEENS AND 9.4 PER CENT.
+HOWEVER, THE OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS IN ARRIVIN. AT A LOWER CIVIL SERVICE PAY AWARD OF FIVE PER CENT WERE THE PREVAILING ECONOMIC CLIMATE AND THE NES
ENTERITY MEASURES IN T E LIGHT OF A BUDGETED DEFICIT CF
MILLION FCR 1y33-R--+ ME SAID.
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