At
(c) SATA also claim that the salary scale of their
grade has been lengthened, from 8 to 11 points, with the starting point one increment lower. the same time the minimum qualifications have been raised and the standards for proficiency
increments increased.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT CASE
5. The Hong Kong Government maintain that the 1971 changes were correct: since the shorthand and audio typists were already receiving the proper rate for the job, they had no claim to consideration when the equal pay scheme was brought into effect. The Hong Kong Civil Service Department point out that when the Salaries Commission in 1971 recommended class scales for the secretarial class, they said that they had taken account of the effects of the equal pay scheme on the secretarial grades.
6. The Government do not accept the Association's criticisms, other than very minor ones, of the PIU: unlike the Hong Kong Productivity Centre's "Report on Salary Trends", the PIU's surveys are tailored to the particular circumstances of the Government, and the markers used are carefully selected to
The surveys represent comparable staff in comparable work. take full account of all matters relevant to total remumeration, including non-cash fringe benefits such as pension rights. The Unit is independent and impartial its procedures are very similar to those of the Pay Research Unit in the United Kingdom.
7. On promotion prospects, the Government point out that the shorthand and audio typists are eligible for promotion to the rank of Personal Secretary, and to the newly created posts of Supervisor of Typing Services. The fact that promotion prospects are at present limited because of the large number of redundant Personal Secretaries resulting from the re-organisation is a temporary phenomenon, which the Government estimate will largely disappear by the end of 1978.
Page 555Page 556
0000
00000
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.