WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1990
"T WOULD URGE ALL IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TO RECOGNISE THIS, PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS TOO," THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID.
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ON THE SUGGESTION THAT THE WHOLE POLICY COVERING CIVIL SERVICE PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE SHOULD BE REVIEWED, SIR DAVID SAID: "BUT IF SUCH A REVIEW WERE TO BE UNDERTAKEN WE WOULD NEED TO HEAR FROM MEMBERS THEIR IDEAS ON THE PRINCIPLES ON WHICH ANY NEW POLICY SHOULD BE BASED."
"THE PRESENT SYSTEM HAS EVOLVED OVER MANY YEARS, HAS SURVIVED DETAILED SCRUTINY BY SEVERAL INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES AND HAS BEEN REAFFIRMED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, HE SAID.
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"IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS IT MUST BE EVIDENT THAT ANY POLICY MUST ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT SALARIES AND TERMS OF SERVICE MUST BE COMPETITIVE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR, OR IT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTRACT OR KEEP QUALITY STAFF," SIR DAVID SAID.
"I AM SURE I DO NOT NEED TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THE MORALE OF CIVIL SERVANTS DURING THE TRANSITION AND BEYOND.
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DESPITE THEIR PERSONAL ANXIETIES ABOUT THE FUTURE, THE VAST MAJORITY OF CIVIL SERVANTS ARE RESPONDING TO THE ONEROUS DEMANDS PLACED ON THEM WITH A SENSE OF MISSION AND COMMITMENT," THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID.
"AS A RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT, AS I HAVE MADE CLEAR, WE ACCEPT THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO MONITOR OUR PERFORMANCE AND RECOGNISE THAT WE GAIN FROM CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.
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"BY THE SAME TOKEN, I BELIEVE THE CIVIL SERVICE DESERVES CREDIT FOR DOING A GOOD JOB UNDER SOMETIMES VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, SIR DAVID SAID.
"FOR OUR PART, WE WILL ENSURE THAT CIVIL SERVANTS FULLY APPRECIATE THE CRUCIAL ROLE THEY HAVE TO PLAY IN THE YEARS AHEAD NOT ONLY IN PROVIDING EFFICIENT SERVICE BUT ALSO AS A SOURCE OF STABILITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
"BY SO DOING I AM SURE THEY WILL HELP DEVELOP A SENSE OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT BETWEEN CIVIL SERVANTS AND THE PUBLIC
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