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CHAPTER 20

FUTURE PROGRAMME OF WORK

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20.1

From the commencement of our work in February 1979 we decided, having regard to our Terms of Reference I (a) and I (b), to devote the major part of this year to reviewing the principles and practices governing civil service pay and to conducting a first review of individual grades.

Pay trend surveys

20.2

In July 1979 we were invited by the Chief Secretary to examine the need for regular pay trend surveys in future in the context of our Term of Reference I (c). These surveys, conducted by the Pay Investigation Unit and commissioned by a steering committee of the Senior Civil Service Council, have been carried out each year since 1974 and have enabled civil service pay to remain broadly comparable with that in the private sector. It is expected that a separate report conveying our advice to the Government will be submitted by the

end of 1979.

Independent Commission Against Corruption

20.3

We have received a request from the Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption, to consider the pay and conditions of service of his staff. We propose including the Independent Commission Against Corruption staff within our reviewing process. It will however be necessary for us to conduct a detailed examination of these grades, and a separate report will be prepared on them. In the interim we recommend that their scales be adjusted in accordance with the revised Master Pay Scale proposed by us.

Other priority items

20.4

In our reports to date we have committed ourselves to a considerable amount of follow-up action, which we intend to take in the next phase of our work. This is consistent with our Terms of Reference I (a) and I (b) which require us to keep matters under continuing review.

20.5

For the future, we intend to devote our attention during 1980 and 1981 to the following issues:

(a)

(b)

The review of grades which we have indicated require 1 further study.

Future of the Pay Investigation Unit - Paragraphs 30 to 33 of our First Report on Principles and Practices contained our initial comments on the future of the

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