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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1990
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE REVISED
DIRECTORATE PAY SCALES ALSO APPLIED TO THE HEADS OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES.
AS FOR THE REST OF THE DIRECTORATE RANKS IN THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS ALSO ACCEPTED REVISED PAY SCALES RECOMMENDED BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DISCIPLINED SERVICES SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.
"THE REVISED PAY SCALES BROADLY FOLLOW THOSE FOR THE REST OF THE DIRECTORATE, AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE RESULTS OF A JOB EVALUATION CARRIED OUT BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"IN ADDITION, THE COMMITTEE HAS CONSIDERED SUCH FACTORS AS THE DIMINISHING SIGNIFICANCE OF SPECIAL FEATURES OF DISCIPLINED SERVICE WORK SUCH AS EXPOSURE TO DANGER. WITH EACH STEP UPWARD IN THE HIERARCHY; AND THE NEED TO MAINTAIN PAY RELATIVITY BETWEEN EQUIVALENT DIRECTORATE RANKS IN THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES.
"THE REVISED PAY SCALE FOR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE IS THREE PER CENT MORE THAN THAT FOR DEPUTY HEADS OF GROUP I DEPARTMENTS.
"THE REVISED SCALES FOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER DISCIPLINED SERVICES AND FOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/COMMISSIONER SAME AS THOSE FOR THEIR CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS.
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"THE REVISED SCALE FOR THE LOWEST DIRECTORATE RANKS IS THREE PER CENT MORE THAN THAT FOR EQUIVALENT CIVILIAN RANKS.
"AS WITH THE REST OF THE DIRECTORATE, THE REVISED PAY SCALES PROVIDE FOR INCREMENTS," HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS ALSO ACCEPTED THE REVISED JUDICIAL OFFICERS SALARY SCALE RECOMMENDED IN THE FIRST REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.
"THIS INCORPORATES SIMILAR STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO THOSE IN THE DIRECTORATE PAY SCALES. HE SAID.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR THE REVISED SALARY SCALES AND STRUCTURAL CHANGES WOULD BE OCTOBER
1989, THE SAME IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR ANY NEW PAY SCALES WHICH MIGHT BE RECOMMENDED BY THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AS A RESULT OF ITS CURRENT REVIEW OF NON-DIRECTORATE SALARY STRUCTURE.
"THE COST OF THE REVISED PAY SCALES WILL BE ABOUT FOR THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING OCTOBER 1. 1989.
"THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE REVISED PAY SCALES IS THE PROVISION OF FUNDS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL. HE ADDED.
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