TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1988
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CIVIL SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT 1988
THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR HARNAM GREWAL, MET THE STAFF SIDES OF THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL AND THE MODEL SCALE 1 STAFF CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR PAY CLAIMS FOR 1988.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH ALSO MET THE POLICE FORCE COUNCIL.
"THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CONSIDERED THIS MORNING THE RESULTS OF THE 1987-88 PRIVATE SECTOR PAY TREND SURVEY, THE COST OF LIVING INCREASES, THE PAY CLAIMS SUBMITTED BY THE STAFF SIDES OF THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL AND THE MODEL SCALE 1 STAFF CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL, AGAINST THE GENERAL BACKGROUND OF THE 1986 PAY LEVEL SURVEY RESULTS AND THE NEED TO MAINTAIN STAFF MORALE", MR GREWAL SAID.
"WE WERE AUTHORISED TO MAKE AN OFFER OF A PAY AWARD TO THE STAFF SIDES WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1, 1988 BASED ON THE 1987-88 PAY TREND INDICATORS, THAT IS, AN INCREASE OF 6.54 PER CENT FOR THE UPPER BAND, 7.28 PRR CENT FOR THE MIDDLE BAND AND 8.50 PER CENT. FOR THE LOWER BAND."
THE UPPER BAND OF SALARJES |
IS FROM $16,000 TO $29,910 A MONTH, THE MIDDLE BAND FROM $5,000 TO $15,999, AND THE LOWER BAND IS UP TO $4,999.
THE OFFER WAS MADE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISION OF FUNDS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
IN MAKING THE PAY OFFER, MR GREWAL NOTED THAT THE PAY TREND INDICATORS HAD NOT BEEN AGREED BY THE STAFF SIDES.
"THE PAY TREND SURVEYS AND THE PAY TREND INDICATORS PRIVATE SECTOR ANNUAL SALARY INCREASES IN RESPECT OF
CHANGES IN MARKET RATES
COST OF LIVING
GENERAL PROSPERITY
COMPANY PERFORMANCE
REFLECT
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AND HAVE BEEN USED AS A BASIS POR MAKING CIVIL ADJUSTMENTS FOR MANY YEARS. THESE INDICATORS DO ADJUSTMENTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL NATURE, FOR MERIT, HE SAID.
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SERVICE ANNUAL PAY NOT INCLUDE SALARY THOSE RELATING ΤΟ
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