PUBLIC SERVICE PAY ROLL

Cue (NZERS), Issue 33, 15 October 1945, Page 22

PUBLIC SERVICE PAY ROLL

Public service officers in the forces due for demobilisation will be returning to civilian employment under conditions providing for increased rates of pay as .approved early this year. The increases in salaries and wages look effect as from June 30. 1944, and were brought about on similar lines to those provided for railways employees under the order of the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal. Although few servicemen will be affected, the fact that the increases were made retrospective to June 30 of last year means that arrears of salary have been paid where 'applicable. The scales approved for the classes of employees set out below were outlined in a memorandum from the office of the Public .Service Commissioner in March. In the tabulated information here given comparisons are provided between the scale as at April 1. 1944, and the scale approved from June 30. 1944. 7. Clerical and Professional visions:

(a) Efficiency bar: Unless otherwise approved by the (commissioner. officers are required to remain two years on this . step. (b) This rate may be paid to employees with not less than twenty years’ continuous service after completing eight years on the previous step, ?.e.. at the -top of th former -Class VI. The Provisions of ‘Public Service Regulation 201 have been amended to enable, officers who ha ve not passed the senior examination to proceed to the

new salary steps of L 360, L3So or L4OO per annum. . 2. General Div 1 sion— Special Groups (i) Tradesmen: 'Scale as at 1-4-44, L3OO per annum ; new scale approved from 30-6-44, L 330 per annum. (ii) Male Office Assistants and Temporary Clerks:

(Note. -Male Other Assistants on lower clerical rates of pay than indicated above receive tin 1 same increment as for the appropriate step of the Clerical scale.) (iii) Sorters: Increased from "L 263 to L 285, and from 1.275 to L 295. (iv) Messengers, Office Cleaners, Lift Attendants: Increased from L 255 to L 275. and from L 265 to L2BO. (iv) Storemen, Timekeepers, Storemen—Timekeepers and Techn ic a 1

(The lasi live groups refer to senior positions with maxima at various points.) 3. General Division. with salaries up to and including .LBOO per annum: Scales covering this group have been adjusted by the addition of L3O per annum to the scale that was in.force

on March , 31, 1944. with ;the exception of the special groups .mentioned in (Hanse 2. Mate employees receiving L 65 or L7O per annum now receive an increase to LOO per annum only. A General Division, irith salaries over 1,300 per annum: ,Salary Rati' of Annual Increase

Employees. paid on an hourly or weekly rate of wages are paid an increase calculated at the rate of 3|d per hour. Workers’covered by special Workers’ Agreement and employed in such Departments as Public Works, State Forest. Native, Lands 'and Survey, Navy and International Marketing Department receive corresponding increases to those granted to such casual employees of the Public Works Department. 6‘. Minimum rates of iteration for Adult and Married Officers. The rates cf minimum remuneration approved as from June 30, 1944, for adult male and female employees and for male married employees appear below;

Adult males in Clerical or Professional Divisions: L per annum On attaining age of 21 years, irrespective of service . 225 On completion of five years’ permanent service . .2,5 On completion of six years’ permanent service . . - 260 On completion of seven years’ permanent service . . 270 After one year at L 270 p.a. . 275 Adult minimum (females) . 175 Male' married employees: (a) If employed at an annual remuneration or annual rate of remuneration . 275

(b) If employed at a remuneration or rate of remuneration otherwise fixed or computed, the minimum rate shall be a rate proportionate to that set out in (a). In accordance with the usual practice the difference between classified salary and the minimum rate is paid by way of allowance. 7. Temporary Staff employees (not specified elsewhere) are paid the same rates of increase as apply to the corresponding groups on the permanent staff. S. Technical trainees. Increases are based on clerical scales. • : In addition to the scales which have been indicated', changes regarding other forms of payment have been approved. They include

Lodging Allowance. The new rates of lodging allowance are: . Salary (new scale) lodging, Al’ance.

Travelling and Relieving Allowance. These are governed by the salary the employee would have received if the new salary scales had not been made. No alteration has been made in the rate of meal allowance. No change has been made in special allowances, bicycle allowances, field allowances or other miscellaneous allowances. The first cf-living bonus of Ll 3 is reduced at the same salary points as in the old scale. Officers who were formerly on Class Special steps of L 715 and L 765 are not entitled to any cost-of-living bonus at the new steps of L 790 and 1/840. Overtime rates are calculated on the new salary rates. An officer in receipt of salary that is shown as ’’over-scale” is not paid the full increase based on his overscale salary. The amount of increase is calculated on what should have been his correct salary and added to such salary, i.e., the amount he is paid over-scale is deducted 1 from the amount of. increase. Allowances paid to officers temporarily performing higher duties are re—calculated on the basis of the difference between the appropriate salary steps on the revised salary scale. Salary scale increases have also been approved for female employees such as short—hand typists, office assistants and machinists. Details, if desired, may be obtained - from HQ ■ERS,.:. :

As. at 1 —4 —44 From 30-6 44 L per annum L per annum From 30-6-44 L per annum "hiss VII 80 Class VI 100 (s VII 80 Class VI 100 95 125 115 150 1 55 180 180 200 205 245 230 265

255 290 280 315 305 290 315 340 (a) Class VI 320 VI 360 320 360 335 380 400 (b) Class V 355 V Class V 355 410 ('las s V 410 380 435 Glass IV 400 IV Class IV 400 460 ('lass IV 460 425 485 ('lass III 445 III Class III 445 510 ('las sill 510 470 535 Glass II 490 490 Class IT ('las 565 s II 565 515 590 Class 540 I Class I 544 > 615 ('las s I 615 565 640 590 665 615 690 'lass Sp. C. 665 Sp. c. Class Sp. 665 C. 740 ('la s> ’ ' 1 ; Sp. ('. 740 B. 715 715 B. 790 B. 790 A. 765 765 A. 840 A. 840

As at 1-4-44 From 30-6-44 From 30-6-44 L per annum L per L per annum 130-135 1 annum 165 155 at 21 years of age age 225 ISO at 22 years of age age 235 205 at 23 years of age age 245 230 at 24 years cf age 2(55 205 ' at 24 years of age 265 300 275-285 320 295 330 ? ' ■ 330 305 340 r 340 320 ► 360 335 380

Assistants: As at 14-44 From 30-6-44 L per annum L per annum 265 290 280 295 ' 290 •' 305 295 310 309 315 305 325 320 340

L per annum * L per annum *01-305 35 300-320• 40 321-335 45 330-345 50 • 34&-380 55 381—125 60 420-470 65 471-489 70 490 and over > <! opt puu •mao .75 01 OSfllt 29 oit-ost 09 22 osE-yt:: 02 2fr 2K8-12K Of 0E£-90E 2K 20S~W£ umuuu .i.hI q uniuuB .b)d q

L per annum L per annum 90, 55 7. 95 • 55 r 100 50 115 ' : 50 125 40 130 40 145 25 150 25