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WAS AGREED THAT THE POSTMASTER GENERAL AND CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH WOULD JOINTLY CONSIDER THE UNION'S CLAIMS AS AMPLIFIED IN DISCUSSION AND PRODUCE MANAGEMENT'S PROPOSALS FOR CONSIDERATIO

20 OCTOBER. PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR

5. THE MANAGEMENT'S PROPOSALS AS SUBSEQUENTLY PUT FORWARD

ARE :

C

A. THAT ASSISTANT POSTMAN AND POSTMAN RANKS SHOULD BE COMBINED TO FORM A NEW GRADE OF POSTMAN AND THAT THE MAXIMUM PAY FOR THE NEW GRADE OF POSTMAN SHOULD BE EXTENDED FROM DOLLARS 1,895 TO DOLLARS 2,025: THIS (TOGETHER WITH THE PROPOSED INCREMENTAL JUMP ON CONFIRMATION) WOULD EFFECTIVELY GIVE ALL CONFIRMED SERVING OFFICERS AN IMMEDIATE PAY INCREASE BETWEEN DOLLARS 75 TO DOLLARS 130 PER MONTH:

B. THAT THE SIMPLER SORTING SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN BY POSTMEN IN

FUTURE:

C. THAT POSTAL OFFICERS WILL, IN FUTURE, BE DEPLOYED ON LESS ROUTINE SORTING AND OTHER DUTIES, AND THAT THIS CHANGE SHOULD BE RECOGNISED BY MOVING THEIR PAY SCALE UPWARDS FROM DOLLARS 1,080 2,560 TO DOLLARS 1,160 - 2,695: THE CONSEQUENTIAL EFFECT OF THIS PROPOSAL IS THAT ALL SERVING OFFICERS WOULD GET AN IMMEDIATE PAY INCREASE BETWEEN DOLLARS 80 TO DOLLARS 135

PER MONTH: AND

D. THAT, IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR A PROMOTION STEP, THE SENIOR POSTAL OFFICER PAY SCALE WHOULD BE ADJUSTED UPWARDS BY ONE-

INCREMENT AT THE MINIMUM: THUS ALL SERVING OFFICERS BELOW THE MAXIMUM WOULD RECEIVE A PAY INCREASE BETWEEN DOLLARS 140 TO DOLLARS 165 PER MONTH.

6. AT THE MEETING ON 20 OCTOBER, AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE WAS REACHED AMONG ALL PARTIES ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS :-

A. AMALGAMATION OF ASSISTANT POSTMAN AND POSTMAN RANKS INTO A SINGLE POSTMAN GRADE (IE PROVIDING AUTOMATIC PROGRESSION TO THE TOP OF THE POSTMAN SCALE INSTEAD OF ADVANCEMENT DEPENDING ON PASSING AN EXAMINATION AND THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES): B. THE ASSUMPTION OF INWARD LETTER AND POST OFFICE BOX SORTING

DUTIES BY POSTMEN INSTEAD OF POSTAL OFFICERS: AND

A

C. THE TRANSFER OF MOTOR DRIVERS ENGAGED ON POSTAL DUTIES TO THE

POSTMAN GRADE (SO GIVING THEM A HIGHER SALARY SCALE)..

7. HOWEVER, MANAGEMENT AND STAFF WERE UNABLE TO REACH AGREEMENT ON PAY SCALES. THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNION OF HONG KONG POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES DEMANDED THAT :-

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