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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1989

STANDING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS IMPROVEMENT IN CIVIL SERVICE

CONSULTATIVE MACHINERY

ON COMMISSION

(FRIDAY) PUBLISHED

CIVIL

AND SERVICE SALARIES

ITS 21ST REPORT, FOR IMPROVING THE

THE STANDING CONDITIONS OF SERVICE TODAY WHICH CONTAINS THE COMMISSION'S EXISTING CIVIL SERVICE CONSULTATIVE MACHINERY.

RECOMMENDATIONS

THE THIS FOLLOWS A REVIEW OF CIVIL SERVICE CARRIED OUT BY THE COMMISSION IN 1987 AND 1988.

CONSULTATIVE MACHINERY IN THE

THE COMMISSION ISSUED A CONSULTATIVE SOLICIT VIEWS FROM INTERESTED

DOCUMENT IN 1987

TO

COULD

BE FURTHER

IMPROVED.

PARTIES ON HOW THE EXISTING SYSTEM A TOTAL OF 107

SUBMISSIONS

WRITTEN

WERE RECEIVED.

THE COMMISSION

ΤΟ ARRANGED

MEET

IN THE COURSE OF THE REVIEW, REPRESENTATIVES OF 13 STAFF ASSOCIATIONS TO HEAR THEIR VIEWS.

THE

COMMISSION COMPLETED

LAST

THE REVIEW

YEAR LATE SUBMITTED A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR. THE MAJOR CONCLUSIONS RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE COMMISSION ARE:

(A)

A

SERVICES

AND

AND

BR

NON-POLICE DISCIPLINED

SHOULD COUNCIL ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FULL CENTRAL-LEVEL REPRESENTATION TO ALL THE NON-POLICE DISCIPLINED SERVICES;

(B)

NO MAJOR CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE TO THE EXISTING AND ADMISSION SYSTEM OF THE SENIOR CIVIL EXCEPT THAT ITS ADMISSION CRITERIA PRECISE AND BE WELL PUBLICISED;

STRUCTURE

SERVICE COUNCIL SHOULD BE

MADE MORE

(C)

(D)

SERVICE

COUNCIL

SHOULD

BE

THE NAME OF THE SENIOR CIVIL CHANGED TO AVOID THE MISCONCEPTION THAT IT WAS INTENDED ONLY FOR SENIOR OFFICERS;

CONSULTATION

THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DEVELOP, IN STAFF SIDE, A SET OF COMPREHENSIVE CRITERIA FOR TO THE MODEL SCALE I STAFF CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL. THESE CRITERIA SHOULD BE ALONG SIMILAR LINES AS SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL AND SHOULD BE BOTH EXISTING MEMBERS AND APPLICANTS.

WITH THE ADMISSION

THOSE FOR THE APPLICABLE TO

GROUPS

OR

MEANS INDIVIDUAL

OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE COMMISSION ALSO MADE A NUMBER DEPARTMENTAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES SHOULD BE FURTHER HOW OTHER EXISTING

OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN

STAFF

COULD

EFFECTIVE.

CIVIL

SERVANTS

BE

HOW DEVELOPED AND MANAGEMENT AND MADE MORE

THE COMMISSION ALSO

RECOMMENDED

THAT

THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD

RECOMMENDATIONS

WORK OUT A PROGRAMME FOR PHASED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MADE IN THE REPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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