Qualifications Don't Count?
AUCKLAND, Wed. (Sp.). The Director of Stabilisation is not prepared to recognise special qualifications. The acting chairman of the Auckland Power Board (Mr J. A. Steele) said this at a meeting of the board yesterday, during a discussion, on a confidental letter from the director about the board’s grading scheme. “I think it is a terrible thing that a Government department like this is still making such statements,” said Mr Steele. “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 wheel he gained qualifications. Mr T. W. Featherston: Otherwise why should anyone bother to get them. Why not all stay as labourers? The secretary and assistant manager (Mr 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 authority.
Mr A. E. Allen: Is there any idea how long these stabilisation provisions are going to remain in force? Mr W. H. Fortune, M.P.: As long as you have an inflationary Government in power. The letter was received.
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Northern Advocate, 17 August 1949, Page 4
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