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(b)
(c)
it reduces the number of private sector jobs in respect of which a pay investigation will be needed to obtain information for assessing external relativities;
it permits account to be taken of historical relativities within the civil service as one of the factors determining linkage to the "core grades".
The main disadvantage of the "core grade" method is that the jobs which should form the "core grades" and the linkage of other grades to those "core grades" could take a considerable time to negotiate and agree. In addition the reduced number of private sector samples which are required, means that emoluments in the private sector for certain occupations would not be fully reflected in the civil service.
The Qualifications Method
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Educational qualifications already play a large part in setting civil service starting rates of pay and this proposal is to use such qualifications also as a means of achieving overall comparability with the private sector. Groups of jobs for which a stated educational qualification is a normal requirement for appointment in the private sector would be identified. The average pay for these jobs would then be reflected in the pay of all civil service grades for which similar qualifications are a requirement for appointment. Thus both internal and external relativities would be established on the basis of the educational qualifications required for the job.
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The qualifications method has the following
advantages :-
(a) it relates comparability to the particular manpower pool from which both the civil service and the private sector recruit;
(b)
(c)
(d)
it enables account to be taken of historical internal relativities based on educational qualifications;
it permits a limited degree of flexibility in regulating civil service pay;
since educational qualifications already play a large part in determining civil service pay, it could be implemented quickly.
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