TUESDAY, FEMUARY 24, 1987
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DIRECTORATE PAY LEVEL SURVEY
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HAY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS HAVE COMPLETED A PAY LEVEL SURVEY COMPARING THE REMUNERATION, INCLUDING BOTH SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS, OF DIRECTORATE OFFICERS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE WITH THAT OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT LEVEL EMPLOYEES IN SELECTED PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES IN HONG KONG AS AT AUGUST 31, 1986.
THE FRINGE BENEFITS INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY ARE RETIREMENT
HOUSING BENEFITS, BENEFITS, DEATH AND DISABILITY BENEFITS MEDICAL BENEFITS, DENTAL BENEFITS, LEAVE PASSAGES, TRANSPORTATION, LEAVE AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS BENEFITS.
A GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT SPOKESMAN INDICATED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE METHODOLOGY USED BY HAY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS WAS THE SAME AS THAT USED FOR THE NON-DIRECTORATE PAY LEVEL SURVEY. IN ADDITION, THE SAME PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DIRECTORATE SURVEY AND TO PROVIDE DETAILS OF JOBS AND REMUNERATION OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.
DATA BASE
ABOUT 400 PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS AT THE DIRECTORATE EQUIVALENT LEVEL AND 63 DIRECTORATE POSTS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE WERE SURVEYED. FORTY-EIGHT COMPANIES PROVIDED INFORMATION ON JOBS AND REMUNERATION AT LEVELS EQUIVALENT TO THE LOWER END OF THE CIVIL SERVICE DIRECTORATE.
INFORMATION FROM DIRECTORATE POINT 3 EQUIVALENT UPWARDS BECAME INCREASINGLY INADEQUATE TO ENABLE RELIABLE COMPARISONS TO BE MADE. AS A RESULT MAY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS FOUND IT NECESSARY TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR ASSESSMENT OF MORE SENIOR MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR USING BATA FROM THE +MAY 1986 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SURVEY CARRIED OUT SEPARATELY BY THE CONSULTANTS THEMSELVES IN OCTOBER 1986 FOR THEIR OWN CLIENT GROUPS IN HONG KONG COVERING ABOUT 200 POSITIONS IN 21 COMPANIES.
THE RESULTS
COMPARING LOCAL DIRECTORATE OFFICERS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE WITH LOCAL EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE COMPANIES OCCUPYING SENIOR MANAGEMENT POSITIONS. HAY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS HAVE REPORTED THAT ACCORDING TO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PAY LEVEL SURVEY -
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