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4: BUT I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT IN DOING SO YOU WILL KEEP CONFIDENTIAL MY INTENTIONS ON A NEW PAY SURVEY. THIS IS BECAUSE THE STAFF DE SHOULD IN DUE COURSE RECEIVE THE FIRST NEWS OF ANY FRESH PAY
SURVEY FROM ME. YOU WILL I AM SURE APPRECIATE HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS FOR MY OWN CREDIBILITY IN DEALING WITH OTHER SIMILAR DISAGREEMENTS.
BETWEEN THE STAFF AND OFFICIAL SIDES.
5. REFERRING TO PARA 6 OF YOUR LETTER OF 19 MAY, I FEEL FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT EVEN IF WE DID APPOINT SOMEONE LOCALLY TO GIVE.
AN
INDEPENDENT VIEW ON THE VARIOUS POINTS AT ISSUE (AND AS YOU
KNOW I WOULD HAVE STRONG OBJECTION TO DOING SO) HE WOULD IN
ANY CASE ASK FOR AN UP-TO-DATE PAY SURVEY AS A FIRST STEP.
6. REFERRING TO PARA 2 OF YOUR-LETTER OF 19 MAY, SOME CONCESSIONS
WERE IN FACT MADE. FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIONS BY THE SAT'S THEY
WERE GRANTED A SECOND ADDITIONAL INCREMENT AT THE MAXIMUM OF
THE SCALE ON TOP OF THE ONE OFFERED ORIGINALLY. THEY WERE ALSO ALLOWED TO RETAIN THEIR RIGHTS TO PROFICIENCY INCREMENTS' AND WERE
GIVEN A ONCE AND FOR ALL OPTION TO TRANSFER TO THE CLERICAL OFFICER GRADE WHICH HAS A HIGHER SALARY MAXIMUM.
7. REFERRING TO PARA 5 OF YOUR LETTER OF 19 MAY, THE POSITION
WHEN I TOOK UP MY APPOINTMENT IN MARCH WAS THAT WE WERE WAITING FOR PROFESSOR TURNER TO SEND US HIS REPORT. FROM MY OWN
EXPERIENCE OF HOW PAY AND STRUCTURE DISPUTES ORIGINATE 'IN DEPARTMENTS I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT QUITE APART FROM WHAT TURNER MAY
ADVISE ON ARBITRATION, WE NEED TO WORK OUT NEW PROCEDURES AND
MACHINERY FOR DECIDING PAY AND STRUCTURE MATTERS IN THE FIRST
INSTANCE. TO PUT IT ANOTHER WAY, OUR PRESENT PROCEDURES AND
MACHINERY FOR DECIDING PAY AND STRUCTURE MATTERS WOULD NOT IN MY
VIEW PROVIDE AN ARBITRATOR WITH A PROPER BASIS ON WHICH TO ARBITRATE WE ARE NOW WORKING ON SOME NEW IDEAS WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL BLEND IN
WITH WHATEVER TURNER ADVISES.
8. MAY I KNOW WHETHER PARAS 2 4 SUFFICE TO MEET YOUR PRESENT
NEED.
MACLEHOSE
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