CO129-577-8 Junior Clerical Service- petition for improvements in salaries and conditions of service 6-7-1939 - 19-12-1939 — Page 37

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Enclosure No.4.

new system it will no doubt be found that some officers

now in the higher grades cannot be fitted in to any of

the specific posts and will have to be carried

temporarily as supernumeraries in the higher grades;

but

I do not anticipate that the expense involved in that will

be considerable. I do not think that acting pay need be

granted to officers who may act temporarily in graded

specific posts, so that no additional expense need be

anticipated on that score.

11.

There will, however, be additional charges

involved in the creation of the new long scale in Class II;

estimation of these depends on assumptions as to vacancies

for promotion under the existing grading scheme which

might be expected to occur in any event. On the basis of

foreseen retirements at the age limit plus vacancies due

to other causes (deaths, invalidings, resignations etc.)

on the basis of the experience of recent years the cost

has been calculated as in the attached table. It will be

seen that it rises from $11,150 in the first year to a

maximum of $138,450 in the eighth and averages nearly

$100,000 per annum over sixteen years. This cost will be

reduced if expansion of the service causes additional

vacancies in the higher grades but will be increased if the

total number in the service is reduced. There may always

be additional extra cost if the proportions of the Special Class posts and Class II posts, as ultimately fixed, are more favourable than the corresponding proportions in the

existing grading.

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12. As already stated I do not regard the general salary level of the Junior Clerical Service as unduly low

and, while I consider that the present promotion

difficulties should be remedied, I am reluctant to effect