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Monday, June 25, 1973
NEW PAY SCALES FOR NURSING GRADES
Revised salary scales are to be implemented, subject to Finance
Committee approval, for midwives, nursing auxiliaries and inoculators, to
replace interim scales provided early in 1972.
These salaries are effective from April 1, 1971, and the officers
will receive a further increase of about three per cent with effect from
April 1, 1972.
The new scales for midwives and nursing auxiliaries will range
from $875 to $1,650 per month on the male master pay scale. Until April 1, 1975
salaries for female officers are determined under the equal pay scheme by
which female scales progressively equate to corresponding male salaries.
For inoculators, the related male scale will range from $550 to $1,100 per month.
Announcing this today, a government spokesman said the new scales
incorporated the interim increase granted in early 1972 and constituted
substantial increases for the officers concerned. They also recognised
changes in the level of responsibilities.
The decision to implement the revised scales comes after months
of discussion in the Senior Civil Service Council, and was announced following
a final breakdown in negotiations between the official and staff sides during
the latest meeting this afternoon.
Commenting on the background to the discussions, the spokesman recalled
that the salary scales of the nursing class were excluded from consideration
by the 1971 Salaries Commission, because discussions were already at an
advanced stage with staff representatives.
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