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the Commission, and would delay submission of the Report to Executive

Council for many months. The Government took the view that such a

delay would not be in the best interests of either the Civil Service

or the community. Accordingly, I announced on 27 October that it was

proposed to submit the Report to Executive Council with a recommendation

that the revised pay scales should be generally approved, but (and this

is the point I wish to stress) with the recommendation also that the

Standing Commission should be asked to include in its future programmne

of work those matters in the Report which staff or management consider

merit re-examination.

20.

Disagreement with some of the Commission's recommendations

was to be expected, particularly from groups whose representations

were not accepted by the Commission. It was also to be expected that

public interest would focus on those groups who have threatened or

taken disruptive action.

21.

But it is necessary to see things in perspective. The

number of grades who have threatened or taken disruptive action is a

small minority. Many others, although disappointed with some aspects

of the Report, have acted responsibly and decided to pursue their case

further by making fresh representations to the Commission. They

include the various staff associations in the disciplined services, as

well as the three Main Staff Associations which comprise the Staff Side

of the Senior Civil Service Council. The Staff Side did have

reservations about certain aspects of the Report and I have undertaken

to refer these back to the Commission for further study as part of its

future programme of work. But, and this is significant, the Staff Side

of the Senior Civil Service Council agreed that because of the

interlocking nature of the recommendations on pay scales, any amendment

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