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There is a difference between the pay of Personal Secretaries and SATS because Personal Secretaries are required to provide a full secretarial service to Assistant Directors and above; whereas JATS are required to provide a confidential shorthand and typing service, including minor associated clerical duties, for any officera irrespective
The Personal of rank, who requires such a service. Secretary grade has been created by Government to meet a required need at a particular level, not simply to provide a promotion rank for SATS who are on their maximum; although naturally, SATS normally get preference for vacancies which arise in the PS grade. The 80% of SATs who are on their maximum are being paid the rate for the job (like most civil servants) in which they serve; you have in previous correspondence been invited to bring to the attention of the Head of your grade any instances where SATS are being
In the called upon to do more than their job.
court case you have so far reported (CID reporting) immediate remedial action was taken; and The C.O. IIs salary is higher than SATS because they are doing work which has been graded at a
Academic higher level than that of SATS. qualifications are not the sole criterion in assessing jobs for salary purposes; those required for SATS and C.0. IIs are the same as those for
(These 63 other ranks in the Civil Service. are listed in the "Job Opportunities" handbook). The salary maxima of these ranks range between $1.060 per month and $5,060 per month; which illustrates our point that pay for the job, i.e. pay at the maximum, is not directly related to entry qualifications.
Mr Scott has asked me to say, in conclusion, that he joins you in the hope that mutual sincerity, with reasoning and commonsense, will help solve any remaining problems.
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I should be grateful if you would give Mrs Cheung a copy of this letter.
Yours sincerely,
MA. Hammond
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(J.C.A. Hammond)
for Secretary for the Civil Service
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