THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1979
+ IN ALL THIS I SEE MUCH SCOPE FOR DEVELOPING A GREATER STAFF CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION, HE SAID.
HE ALSO BELIEVED THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF EVERYONE - STAFF MANAGEMENT AND THE PUBLIC ALIKE, THAT WE SHOULD NOW DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN THE COMMISSION, SO THAT IT MAY SUCCESSFULLY CARRY OUT ITS FUTURE ON-GOING PROGRAMME OF WORK.+
TURNING TO THE FIRST REPORT ON CIVIL SERVICE PAY, MR. ROWLANDS SAID THE RESULT OF THE REPORT IS A CLOSELY INTERLOCKING AND MORE UP-TO-DATE SALARY STRUCTURE FOR THE WHOLE SERVICE.
THE COMMISSION HAS MADE IT CLEAR IN THE REPORT THAT IT HAS CONSIDERED CAREFULLY ALL REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY BOTH STAFF AND MANAGEMENT, AND THAT IT HAS TAKEN ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPLES ENUNCIATED IN ITS EARLIER REPORT, HE SAID.
+BECAUSE THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INTERLOCKING,+ MR. ROWLANDS SAID, ANY ALTERATION NOW TO THE PAY SCALES RECOMMENDED FOR A PARTICULAR GRADE WOULD CALL FOR SIMULTANEOUS RECONSIDERATION OF THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON OTHER GRADES.+
+THIS WOULD REQUIRE REFERENCE BACK TO THE COMMISSION, AND WOULD DELAY SUBMISSION OF THE REPORT TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR MANY MONTHS, HE ADDED.
HE NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT TOOK THE VIEW THAT SUCH A DELAY WOULD NOT BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF EITHER THE CIVIL SERVICE OR THE COMMUNITY.
ACCORDINGLY, HE ANNOUNCED ON OCTOBER 27 THAT IT WAS PROPOSED TO SUBMIT THE REPORT TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REVISED PAY SCALES SHOULD BE GENERALLY APPROVED, AND ALSO THAT THE STANDING COMMISSION SHOULD BE ASKED TO INCLUDE IN ITS FUTURE PROGRAMME OF WORK THOSE MATTERS IN THE REPORT WHICH STAFF OR MANAGEMENT CONSIDER MER IT RE-EXAMINATION. +
DISAGREEMENT WITH SOME OF THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS WAS EXPECTED, PARTICULARLY FROM GROUPS WHOSE REPRESENTATIONS WERE NOT ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION, MR. ROWLANDS SAID.
IT WAS ALSO EXPECTED THAT PUBLIC INTEREST WOULD FOCUS
ON THOSE GROUPS WHO HAVE THREATENED OR TAKEN DISRUPTIVE ACTION, HE SAID.
+BUT IT IS NECESSARY TO SEE THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE,+ MR. ROWLANDS SAID, THE NUMBER OF GRADES WHO HAVE THREATENED OR TAKEN DISRUPTIVE ACTION IS A SMALL MINORITY.+
+MANY OTHERS, ALTHOUGH DISAPPOINTED WITH SOME ASPECTS OF THE REPORT, HAVE ACTED RESPONSIBLY AND DECIDED TO PURSUE THEIR CASE FURTHER BY MAKING FRESH REPRESENTATIONS TO THE COMMISSION,+ HE SAID.
+THEY INCLUDE THE VARIOUS STAFF ASSOCIATIONS IN THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE THREE MAIN STAFF ASSOCIATIONS WHICH COMPRISE THE STAFF SIDE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL.+
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