XN000022-1988-10-13 — Page 8

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1988

"AT THE DIRECTORATE LEVEL, THE RATE IS MUCH LOWER. THE NUMBER OF RESIGNATIONS OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS WAS 13 IN 1985/86, THREE IN 1986/87 AND SEVEN IN 1987/88.

"THIS IS ABOUT SEVEN OFFICERS A YEAR OR,

AGAINST A TOTAL DIRECTORATE STRENGTH OF ABOUT 1,000, 0.7 PER CENT PER ANNUM."

AT THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND SENIOR PROFESSIONAL LEVEL WHICH HAS A TOTAL STRENGTH OF ABOUT 1,800, MR GREWAL SAID, THE FIGURES WERE 24 IN 1985/86, 18 IN 1986/87 AND 28 IN 1987/88, OR ABOUT 23 OFFICERS OR 1.3 PER CENT PER ANNUM.

"ALTHOUGH THERE TEND TO BE MORE RESIGNATIONS FROM THE LOWER RANKS, THE NUMBER IS STILL FAR FROM BEING SIGNIFICANT, HE SAID.

"THE TOTAL HAS AVERAGED ABOUT 3,000 PER YEAR OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND REPRESENTS 1.7 PER CENT OF TOTAL STRENGTH.

"THE OVERALL WASTAGE RATE, I.E. INCLUDING RETIREMENTS, ETC,

HOWEVER, WAS JUST OVER FOUR PER CENT AT 7,400 IN 1987/88.'

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HOWEVER, MR GREWAL POINTED OUT THAT FOR CERTAIN GRADES THE GOVERNMENT'S WASTAGE PROBLEM WAS MORE SERIOUS THAN THE AVERAGES SUGGESTED AND HE CITED REPORTS IN THE CASE OF DOCTORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND LOCAL COUNSEL.

"WE TAKE THESE PROBLEMS VERY SERIOUSLY AND NEED ΤΟ WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED TO FIND PRAGMATIC SOLUTIONS TO THEM," HE SAID.

MR GREWAL SAID THAT SO FAR THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN A BASICALLY STABLE CIVIL SERVICE WITH LOW OVERALL WASTAGE RATES.

"VACANCIES CREATED BY THE RESIGNATION AND RETIREMENT OF A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF CIVIL SERVANTS AT THE SENIOR LEVELS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN FILLED WITHOUT GREAT DIFFICULTY BY SUITABLE CANDIDATES THROUGH PROMOTION, HE SAID.

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"THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT THEREFORE BREN AFFECTED TO ANY SIGNIFICANT EXTENT.'

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THE

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BETWEEN THE

ON PAY RELATED ISSUES, MR GREWAL SAID COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY, APPOINTED TO LOOK INTO THE DISPUTE ADMINISTRATION AND THE STAFF OVER THE 1986 PAY LEVEL SURVEY AND THE 1988 PAY ADJUSTMENT, WOULD BEGIN ITS WORK THIS MONTH.

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"IT IS EXPECTED TO SUBMIT A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE 1988 ADJUSTMENT TOWARDS THE END OF NOVEMBER, TO BE FOLLOWED BY A FINAL REPORT ON THE 1986 PAY LEVEL SURVEY IN SPRING 1989, HE SAID.

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THE REVIEW COMMITTEE, APPOINTED BY THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE IN MARCH, IS ALSO EXPECTED TO PUBLISH ITS FINAL REPORT ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND WORKLOAD OF THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES EARLY NEXT MONTH, HE ADDED.

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