TNAG-0992-FCO40-1211-Policy-on-salaries-and-pensions-for-civil-service-in-Hong-Ko-1980 — Page 76

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(b) in the inspection of contractors' work with projects allocated to a Works Supervisor I or II according to their complexity, size and value.

The levels of responsibility of Works Supervisors in both categories are regarded as comparable.

The similarity between the appointment and training requirements of Works Supervisors and Technical and Survey Officers, to which we referred in Report No. 2, has proved to be more apparent than real. Our further examination has shown that only a very small proportion of Works Supervisors have been appointed to the grade through the Trainee rank. The great majority of posts have been filled by the promotion of suitably qualified Model Scale 1 staff or by persons who have completed a Technical Apprenticeship or obtained a Polytechnic certificate under other arrangements. At most therefore the Works Supervisor Trainee rank provides a supplementary source of recruitment to the grade. Having regard to the other sources of recruitment to the grade, the duties assigned to it and its relationship with the Technical Inspector grades, we consider that l'orks Supervisors are correctly placed in the Technical Inspectorate and Related Grades group and that their pay scales should be reviewed within the context of this group.

In so far as the structure of the Works Supervisor grade is concerned we have considerable doubts as to the necessity for the Trainee rank in its present form. le accordingly recommend that recruitment to the Trainee rank should be discontinued and the rank abolished. We are satisfied that there is a functional requirement for two ranks of Works Supervisor and propose no other change in the rank structure.

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Our review has brought to light factors which we consider justify some improvement to the pay of the grade. particular there are serious retention problems and on examination of the nature of the work of the grade we conclude that the maximum pay of both ranks should be adjusted upwards. We therefore recommend that the pay scales of the Works Supervisor grade be revised as follows :

Works Supervisor Grade

Existing

Proposed

Works Supervisor II

Works Supervisor I

MPS 11 13

MPS 11

MFS 14 17

MPS 16

Jakk

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15

19

We make no recommendation for the Works Supervisor Trainee rank since we have proposed that it should be discontinued. Serving Trainees should continue to be paid from their existing scale.

In making our recommendations for the Works Supervisor grade we are conscious of the fact that there are a number of other civil service grades, especially Foreman, who see their duties and responsibilities as comparable. These grades were considered in our previous Reports.

But as we have already advised

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