Pay Increases For Civil Servants?

Chronicle (Levin), 23 April 1948, Page 2

Pay Increases For Civil Servants?

* — — — NEW I'LYAIOUTH, April 22. »»f aunmalif.s causetl I\v apj»li,aliou »J" llio wagc i'nnJitions oi tlic I'a'Morica Act tu puOHc ho \anla, huf iint lo nlliora, i\ill ruault ni a I'urfker gi'iirral aalarv inr'raaac Avitli in a 1V« inonllis, t lu prt'sirlcnt uf t In* Pulilic Servbr^ Aasoriatiaii, JMr. ,1. 1*. Li'wiii, I'lMef-ast wbcii adtlraasiiig tlu nniiual mcctiug of the Taranaki section oi' tlu* Association at New Pivmouth Iast niglit. II the Margins and Auotnalies Com■nitlee liased its decision on the one it made in r.egyrd to Iradesmen 'n thc. Printing and Stationerv DepaHnieip. said .Mr. Lewin, the battle l'or Puldie Ser\ iee wage increases was aireudy won. Thc increases wotild be retrjspeetivo to Qctober 1, 1947. At present, for instancc, Mr. Lewia : oxplained, a scnior electric power i station operator wliose wages wero gov- j erned by the Act received lnore tlian Ihe Pepnty b'liperinle.ndent, who' did nof corue nnder Ihe Act. l'ublic dervico wages would hafe to be ndjnsted to reflect the relali v.f skit! of employees, and inust bear a' cdoser j relalionship to the rates rnimg in private entorprise. lle d'lfL'ereiil iaLod Itetween award rates and the rates ruiing in indnslry, where, through the' ofreration of pena!-rate clanses of awaids weekly earnings Vvcre consideraldy increased.