WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1991
WATER
SAID DEPARTMENT SUPPLIES
THE IN
THE MEETING (TUESDAY),
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE
BECAUSE, SURPRISE ASSOCIATION'S DECISION CAME AS A
ASSOCIATION YESTERDAY THE WITH EIGHT REPRESENTATIVES OF BOTH THE STAFF AND THE MANAGEMENT SIDES HAD AGREED
THE 'TO DIALOGUE
THE
RESOLVE
THE
DEMANDS
OF
ΤΟ CONTINUE WITH SERVICES CONSUMER
INSPECTORS.
THE ASSOCIATION DEMANDED THE INCLUSION OF GRADE LANGUAGE AS THE ENTRY QUALIFICATION, IMPROVED PROMOTION EXEMPTION FROM EXAMINATIONS FOR THE PLUMBING LICENCE.
E IN ENGLISH PROSPECT AND
SERVICES
THE WORKS OF THE
ti
OF THE CONSUMER "THE PRESENT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS INSPECTORS PLACE EMPHASIS ON TECHNICAL ABILITY BECAUSE THESE INSPECTORS REQUIRE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN
ΤΟ RESPONSE
THE
ASSOCIATION'S
"HOWEVER, DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY AGREED TO GIVE PREFERENCE GRADE E IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE RECRUITMENT INSPECTORS."
THE REQUEST, ΤΟ CANDIDATES WITH OF CONSUMER SERVICES
PROSPECT,
AFFECT THE CAREER ΤΟ BEEN REQUESTED
ON THE ASSOCIATION'S PROPOSAL FOR IMPROVED PROMOTION THE SPOKESMAN COMMENTED THAT THIS WOULD ADVERSELY
MANY OF
MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. RECONSIDER ITS PROPOSAL, WHICH SOUGHT THE CREATION OF A SENIOR RANK.
UNDER
THE EXISTING
ARRANGEMENTS, INSPECTORS HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF MOVING INSPECTOR AND OTHER SENIOR RANKS IN WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
AS TO THE EXEMPTION
IT HAS
THE CONSUMER SERVICES UP TO ASSISTANT WATERWORKS THE WATERWORKS
INSPECTOR
GRADE
FOR EXAMINATION FROM
KNOWLEDGE
THE SERVICES INSPECTORS PART II OF OF THE
LICENSING
OF
PLUMBERS, THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT CONSUMER WITH ADEQUATE YEARS OF SERVICE ARE ALREADY EXEMPTED FROM
THE CANDIDATES' THE
WHICH EXAMINATION
TESTS
WATERWORKS ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS.
THE CONSIDERING
THE I OF
ASSOCIATION'S
EXAMINATION WHICH
THE DEPARTMENT IS STILL JUSTIFICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION FROM PART TESTS THE CANDIDATES' COMPETENCE IN CARRYING OUT PLUMBING WORKS.
DEPARTMENT HAS THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE WATER SUPPLIES
HOLD NOT REJECTED THE ASSOCIATION'S DEMANDS BUT IS ALWAYS PREPARED TO
TO REACHING A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE DISCUSSIONS WITH IT WITH A VIEW SOLUTION.
FAR,
THE
INDUSTRIAL
ACTION
HAS
NOT
AFFECTED
THE
DEPARTMENT'S SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.