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consultative document which was issued to the civil service
on 14th May 1979. The response to this document was
gratifying with over 100 submissions being received from
staff and management representatives."
16.
Indeed the
I have drawn attention to this passage from the Commission's
first report because it illustrates the care which the Commission took
to provide both staff and management with opportunities to express
their views before the Commission reached any conclusions.
extent of consultation with staff and management by the Commission
during the first nine months of its existence has far exceeded
anything that the Civil Service has known before.
17.
The Commission's First Report on Principles and Practices
Governing Civil Service Pay was accepted by the Governor in Council in
August this year, and has provided the Commission with an approved
framework for its First Report on Civil Service Pay, which was
published last month.
18.
The Commission makes it clear in its First Report on Civil
Service Pay that it has considered carefully all representations made
by both staff and management. The Commission also makes it clear that
it has taken account of the principles enunciated in its earlier
Report. The result is a closely interlocking and more up-to-date
salary structure for the whole service.
19.
Because the Commission's recommendations are interlocking,
any alteration now to the pay scales recommended for a particular
grade would call for simultaneous reconsideration of the Commission'e
recommendations on other grades. This would require reference back to
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