Letter With A “Sting”

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 August 1949, Page 4

Letter With A “Sting”

AUCKLAND, This Day (0.C.).— There is a sting in this letter in that they are not prepared to recognise special qualifications, said Mr J. A. Steele, acting-chairman of the Auckland Electric Power Board, in discussing a confidential letter about the board grading scheme received from the Director oi Stabilisation. “I think it is a terrible thing that a Government department like this is still making such statements. It seems to me that it is undertaking to sap initiative instead of encouraging it. It is crass stupidity.' Mr Steele said he understood it was standard practice in a number of authorities that an employee automatically received a rise in salary when he gained qualifications.. Mr T W Featherston: Otherwise why should anyone bother to get them. Why not all stay as labourers? _ x The secretary and assistant-manager, Mi N M Speer, said there was provision in the board’s clerical workers’ award for such a rise but it did not apply outside the award, when application had to be made direct' to the Director of Stabilisation for his authorMr A. E. Allen: Is there any idea now long these stabilisation provisions are., going to remMr W M.P.: As long as you have an inflationary Government in power. The letter was received.