FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1989
STANDING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS IMPROVEMENT IN CIVIL SERVICE
CONSULTATIVE MACHINERY
ON COMMISSION
(FRIDAY) PUBLISHED
CIVIL
AND SERVICE SALARIES
ITS 21ST REPORT, FOR IMPROVING THE
THE STANDING CONDITIONS OF SERVICE TODAY WHICH CONTAINS THE COMMISSION'S EXISTING CIVIL SERVICE CONSULTATIVE MACHINERY.
RECOMMENDATIONS
THE THIS FOLLOWS A REVIEW OF CIVIL SERVICE CARRIED OUT BY THE COMMISSION IN 1987 AND 1988.
CONSULTATIVE MACHINERY IN THE
THE COMMISSION ISSUED A CONSULTATIVE SOLICIT VIEWS FROM INTERESTED
DOCUMENT IN 1987
TO
COULD
BE FURTHER
IMPROVED.
PARTIES ON HOW THE EXISTING SYSTEM A TOTAL OF 107
SUBMISSIONS
WRITTEN
WERE RECEIVED.
THE COMMISSION
ΤΟ ARRANGED
MEET
IN THE COURSE OF THE REVIEW, REPRESENTATIVES OF 13 STAFF ASSOCIATIONS TO HEAR THEIR VIEWS.
THE
COMMISSION COMPLETED
LAST
THE REVIEW
YEAR LATE SUBMITTED A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR. THE MAJOR CONCLUSIONS RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE COMMISSION ARE:
(A)
A
SERVICES
AND
AND
BR
NON-POLICE DISCIPLINED
SHOULD COUNCIL ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FULL CENTRAL-LEVEL REPRESENTATION TO ALL THE NON-POLICE DISCIPLINED SERVICES;
(B)
NO MAJOR CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE TO THE EXISTING AND ADMISSION SYSTEM OF THE SENIOR CIVIL EXCEPT THAT ITS ADMISSION CRITERIA PRECISE AND BE WELL PUBLICISED;
STRUCTURE
SERVICE COUNCIL SHOULD BE
MADE MORE
(C)
(D)
SERVICE
COUNCIL
SHOULD
BE
THE NAME OF THE SENIOR CIVIL CHANGED TO AVOID THE MISCONCEPTION THAT IT WAS INTENDED ONLY FOR SENIOR OFFICERS;
CONSULTATION
THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DEVELOP, IN STAFF SIDE, A SET OF COMPREHENSIVE CRITERIA FOR TO THE MODEL SCALE I STAFF CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL. THESE CRITERIA SHOULD BE ALONG SIMILAR LINES AS SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL AND SHOULD BE BOTH EXISTING MEMBERS AND APPLICANTS.
WITH THE ADMISSION
THOSE FOR THE APPLICABLE TO
GROUPS
OR
MEANS INDIVIDUAL
OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE COMMISSION ALSO MADE A NUMBER DEPARTMENTAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES SHOULD BE FURTHER HOW OTHER EXISTING
OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
STAFF
COULD
EFFECTIVE.
CIVIL
SERVANTS
BE
HOW DEVELOPED AND MANAGEMENT AND MADE MORE
THE COMMISSION ALSO
RECOMMENDED
THAT
THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD
RECOMMENDATIONS
WORK OUT A PROGRAMME FOR PHASED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MADE IN THE REPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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