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FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1988

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NO AGREEMENT REACHED ON 1988 PAY AWARD

THIS

THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR HARNAM GREWAL, STAFF

SENIOR SIDE OF THE

CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL AFTERNOON IN CONNECTION WITH THE 1988 PAY ADJUSTMENT.

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(FRIDAY)

THE

NOW

"AFTER FULL AND PROPER DISCUSSION IN THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL, THE OFFICIAL SIDE AND THE STAFF SIDE OF THE COUNCIL HAVE JOINTLY DECLARED THAT THERE ARE NO PROSPECTS OF REACHING AGREEMENT THE 1988 PAY AWARD," MR GREWAL SAID AFTER THE MEETING.

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THE GOVERNMENT ON THE SENIOR CIVIL GOVERNOR THAT HE

"IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1968 AGREEMENT BETWEEN

ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTED AND THE MAIN STAFF SERVICE COUNCIL, A SUBMISSION WILL BE MADE TO THE APPOINT AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY TO LOOK INTO THE DISPUTE.

"IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL DISCUSS WITH THE STAFF COUNCIL THE PRECISE TERMS OF REFERENCE."

SIDE OF THE

COMMITTEE OF SUBJECT TO THE PROVISION OF FUNDS BY THE FINANCE

ALREADY MADE, THAT IS 6.54 THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE PAY OFFER PER CENT TO 8.5 PER CENT, WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1 THIS YEAR.

MR GREWAL NOTED THAT ANY RECOMMENDATION MADE BY THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY ON THE 1988 PAY AWARD, IF ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT, WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED FROM APRIL 1, 1988.

THE STAFF SIDES OF THE MODEL SCALE 1 STAFF CONSULTATIVE

COUNCIL COUNCIL AND THE POLICE FORCE

HAVE BEEN

THE INFORMED OF PROSPECT OF A COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY AND THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO IMPLEMENT THE 1988 PAY AWARD BASED ON ITS ORIGINAL OFFER.

"ALTHOUGH THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY IS TO BE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE 1968 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE STAFF ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTED ON THE SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL, I EXPECT THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL INVITE REPRESENTATIONS FROM THE OTHER STAFF COUNCILS. THEIR COMMENTS ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL ALSO BE SOUGHT, MR GREWAL SAID.

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