Extract from the Reply by the Hon. E. P. Ho, JP, Secretary for Social Services, in Leg. Co. on 16.4.80 in the Budget Debate
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on the Polfare Class Review, I can assure Dr. Feng Government accepts the principle, for the purposes subvchulen, that where staff in subvented social welfare encies hola the same qualifications and perform similar Jebies as their counterparts in the Social Welfare Deportment, they should be romunerated on the game salary scales as
It was also pointed out by
comparable Covernment steff.
the Director of Social Welfare in this Council on 14 ovember 1979 that "it is neither desirable nor appropriate to seek to inpose a deportmental structure on the voluntary sector, given the different characteristics of the two, the multitude of agencies involved, the diversity of services provided
and the need to preserve the traditional flexibility of voluntary agencies".
As a result, and with the agreement of
the voluntary sector, a similar review of the staff structures and salaries in the voluntary agencies commenced in February
1900. This task is being undertaken by a Steering Committee, supported by a Working Group, both consisting of representatives
On the cuestion from the Government and the voluntary sector.
of retrospective application of salary adjustments arising out of the current review, I would observe that before the Steering Committee makes its recommendations on ranks and structures for the voluntary agencies and the effective
date or implementation c changes, if any, it would be premature for the Lovernment to give assurances as to when any new salary scales should become effective. should also be borne in mind that not all new salary scales
in the Social Welfare Department were introduced with effect from 1 April 1979; the salary scales for certain new ranks
became effective only in November 1979.
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