CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948 — Page 3

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equal.. I understood from Dr. Sloss that the

recommendation in his report rested on the fact

that in Hong Kong the majority of men were already

married on entering the Service and it was

therefore thought to be reasonable that the

scales should differ from top to bottom. I

agree, however, that the question should be taken

up with the Governor.

The following examples illustrate how the

question is dealt with in the Home Civil Service.

Appointment

Men

Assistant Principal £360 x £25 -

Principal

Clerical Officer

Higher Clerical

Officer

Women

£360 x £25 - £585

410 £40 x £30

£720

£900 x 230 £1,080 x £35

£1,220

-

£125 £430

-

2800 x £30 · £1,050

-

£125 - £350

£500 x £20 £625

£400 x £15 - £500

As regards the general question, the principle

of equal pay has recently been accepted by His

Majesty's Government for their own employees

but it has been decided that it cannot be applied

in present circumstances owing to heavy and

inflationary expenditure involved. Although the

same grounds for refusing the grant of equal

pay may not under present conditions exist in

all Colonies, the Secretary of State has hitherto

taken the line that no action in the matter should

be taken until the position in Colonial dependencies

has been reviewed generally.

It might, of course, be embarrassing to the

Home Government if the S. of S. agreed to the

introduction of equal pay throughout the Colonial

Service