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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1991
CIVIL SERVICE STANDING COMMISSION REPORT NO. 27 PUBLISHED
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THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES CONDITIONS OF SERVICE HAS PUBLISHED ITS PROGRESS REPORT FOR 1990 (REPORT NO. 27).
LAST YEAR WAS A VERY BUSY YEAR FOR THE COMMISSION. THE FOCUS OF ITS WORK CONTINUED TO ВЕ THE OVERALL REVIEW OF THE SALARY STRUCTURE OF THE NON-DIRECTORATE GRADES, WHICH BEGAN IN 1989.
IN MARCH 1990, THE COMMISSION COMPLETED THE SECOND PHASE OF THE REVIEW AND SUBMITTED THE SECOND REPORT ON THE REVIEW (REPORT NO. 25) TO THE GOVERNOR.
THE FINAL STAGE OF THE REVIEW WAS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER WITH THE SUBMISSION OF THE THIRD AND FINAL REPORT (REPORT NO. 26) ΤΟ THE GOVERNOR ON DECEMBER 14.
THE WHOLE REVIEW EXERCISE, COVERING A TOTAL OF 342 GRADES WITHIN THE COMMISSION'S PURVIEW, HAS TAKEN A TOTAL OF 20 MONTHS, SOME FOUR MONTHS AHEAD OF THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE.
THE 1990 CIVIL SERVICE PAY ADJUSTMENT IN APRIL ATTRACTED MUCH PUBLIC CONCERN, IN PARTICULAR THE PROBLEM OF TIME-LAG WITH THE SURVEY DATA.
THE COMMISSION, TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE VIEWS OF THE PAY TREND SURVEY COMMITTEE, REVIEWED THE PAY TREND SURVEY METHODOLOGY. IN NOVEMBER AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR INCLUDING A CHANGE OF THE SURVEY PERIOD ΤΟ ADDRESS THE TIME-LAG PROBLEM.
SERVICE HOUSING BENEFITS AND
THE REPORT ALSO RECORDS THE COMMISSION'S ADVICE ON CIVIL SPECIAL ALLOWANCE FOR THE GENERAL DUTIES TEAM STAFF IN THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE PAY SURVEY AND RESEARCH UNIT, WHICH IS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF THE COMMISSION, CONDUCTED A SERIES OF PAY COMPARISON SURVEYS FOR THE 1989 SALARY STRUCTURE REVIEW.
SURVEY
IN ADDITION, THE UNIT CARRIED OUT THE 1989/90 PAY TREND BETWEEN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1990. AN ACCOUNT OF THE WORK OF THE UNIT IS GIVEN IN THE PROGRESS REPORT.
THE PROGRESS REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR,
CONNAUGHT PLACE,
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