CO129-577-8 Junior Clerical Service- petition for improvements in salaries and conditions of service 6-7-1939 - 19-12-1939 — Page 39

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8.

section formed by the Junior Clerical Service.

The

savings on complete abolition are estimated at $68,000 per annum, which will go far to offset the extra costs

referred to in paragraph 12. It is not of course

proposed to touch the allowances drawn by existing

officers except on promotion, and any such officer when

promoted will be brought on to his new scale at the

incremental point immediately above his existing salary

plus rent allowance.

15.

I shall be glad, if you agree with these views,

to have your general approval in principle for the

re-organization of the grading of the Service on the

suggested basis.

Meanwhile I am asking the Subordinate

Staff Board to examine the specific grading of posts which

will be necessary in the new Special Class.

16.

My views on the minor points raised by the

petition are as follows:-

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

Paragraph 5. The complaint as to the rent

allowance system will lapse if the proposals in the

despatch are approved.

Paragraph 6. I cannot recommend the payment

of travelling allowances to cover the cost of

getting from home to office, which is part of the

general cost of living.

Paragraph 16. I agree that the existing rule

as to educational qualifications should be

maintained.

Paragraph 17. The Special Class should

disappear on the introduction of the proposed new

grading system. Accelerated promotion can then be

provided by more direct means.