certainly a larger scope of companies other than the Pay Investigation Unit report. Referring to the minimum of the companies under survey, the lowest minimum was$969 and the highest minimum was $1427 and the difference was 458. That figure (difference of minimums) was merely half of the difference of the minimum produced by the Pay Investigation Unit report. The highest minimum was an average of the pay of 7 companies, whereas the lowest minimum was an average of 6 companies. So she could say that the difference was a normal one having regard to the figures just been quoted. Referring to the maximum, the lowest maximum was 1781 whereas the highest was 2423 and the difference was 635. Compared with the difference in the Pay Investigation Unit report
616), the difference would be 1000 less. Through all these figures she would like to have Mr. K. Broadbridge's professional opinion, say, which one would he say would be more representative regardless of his status.
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Mr. K. Broadbridge said it was a different technique when making job description, different benefits and then in summarising and analysing. The t was completely different for it was done for different purposes. He thought that they had got some procedures which were useful to the Government. He thought the procedure was not bad and certainly better than the Froductivity Centre report.
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Miss V. So said that she was not talking about the techniques or procedures used. Only just from the figures, which one did he think would be more representative according to Mr. Broadbridge's professional knowledge regardless of his status.
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Mr. K. Broadbridge said if the Staff Side wanted him to comment he would not do. He also asked why did the Staff Side exclude manufacturing and service sectors in their submission as those were included in the Productivity Centre report.
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Miss V. So said she would refer to this later. She then asked Mr. Broadbridge whether he agreed that the figures produced by the Froductivity Centre report was more representative.
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Mr. K. Broadbridge said, "No." Because he thought that the way the job comparisons made by the Productivity Centre was much less exact than they used.
failed to take into account of such benefits as free medical service, retirement schemes. He thought the method of average was not very justified. He much preferred the system used by the Fay Investigation Unit. Personally he did not like the system of average.
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Miss V. So referred to the comparison of jobs, the definitions of duties listed by Pay Investigation Unit and Productivity Centre were the same as they all knew that the duties of Shorthand/Audio Typists were mainly typing, shorthand and secretarial service. The speed required for typing was 40/50 w.p.m. and shorthand speed was 70/80 w.p.m. and she added that the comparison of jobs used by Pay Investigation Unit was the same as that of Productivity Centre.
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Mr. K. Broadbridge said that was not quite correct at all. Stenographers was not working to Senior Officers in the Civil Service. The amount of clerical work was limited. In the Productivity Centre report, the Shorthand/Audio Typist was very loosely defined for the purposes of this survey that they did. They did not go to the depth as the Pay Investigation Unit did.. As in the Productivity Centre report, stenographers were working to executives. He did not say that they were completely wrong. The Official Side's agreed procedures were better.
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