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TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1994
CIVIL SERVANTS OFFERED PAY RISE
THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL HAS DECIDED ON A PAY OFFER OF 9.47 PER CENT FOR THE UPPER SALARY BAND OF THE NON-DIRECTORATE CIVIL SERVICE (MONTHLY PAY FROM $31,571 TO $59,965) AND 9.89 PER CENT FOR THE MIDDLE AND LOWER BANDS ($31,570 AND BELOW) WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1, 1984.
DIRECTORATE STAFF ARE OFFERED THE SAME PERCENTAGE INCREASE AS
THE UPPER BAND OF THE NON-DIRECTORATE.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR MICHAEL SZE, MADE THE OFFER TODAY (TUESDAY) TO THE STAFF SIDES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE CENTRAL CONSULTATIVE COUNCILS.
"THE OFFER FOR THE UPPER AND MIDDLE BANDS IS IN LINE WITH THE NET PAY TREND INDICATORS WHICH REFLECT THE AVERAGE SALARY INCREASES FOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES IN THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 2, 1993 TO APRIL 1, 1994, MR SZE SAID.
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OFFER FOR THE LOWER BAND IS BROUGHT UP TO THE SAME LEVEL AS THE MIDDLE BAND, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER (0.2 PER CENT) THAN THE RELEVANT PAY TREND INDICATOR, TO AVOID WIDENING THE GAP IN THE SALARIES BETWEEN THE LOWER-PAID AND THE SENIOR STAFF, HE ADDED.
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THE PROPOSED PAY AWARD WILL COST THE GOVERNMENT AN ADDITIONAL BILLION A YEAR, INCLUDING THE PROVISION FOR SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS.
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THE INFLATION RATE, AS MEASURED BY THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A), AVERAGE 8.1 PER CENT FOR 1993/94.
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PROPOSED PAY ADJUSTMENT ENSURES THAT CIVIL SERVANTS WILL
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ENJOY A REAL GROWTH IN SALARIES, MR SZE SAID.
IN DECIDING ON THE SIZE OF THE PAY OFFER, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE FINDINGS OF THE PAY TREND SURVEY, THE STAFF SIDE'S PAY CLAIMS, THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY, THE BUDGETARY POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VIEWS OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
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"THE PAY OFFER IS THE RESULT OF A CAREFUL BALANCE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CIVIL SERVANTS AS A GOOD EMPLOYER ITS WIDER RESPONSIBILITY TO THE COMMUNITY," MR SZE SAID.
THE
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON THE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH CENTRAL STAFF CONSULTATIVE COUNCILS LATER THIS MONTH.
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