THE CUT IN SALARIES.

Shannon News, 25 November 1921, Page 3

THE CUT IN SALARIES.

“The details have not yet been definitely decided,” stated the Prime Minister yesterday, when asked by a press representative whether he had any further announcement to make regarding the proposed cut in the salaries and wages of Public servants. Mr Massey added that it was not intended to depart from any undertaking the Government had given. “In the case #f employees whose salaries have been increased by a bonus,” he said, “the reduction must correspond with the decrease in the cost of living. It may not be even five per cent. Nobody can tell till the opportunity arises of going into the. question and making a calculation.” The Prime Minister added that the cost of living boiffis had not been given to all Civil servants. Heads of Departments and the higher-salaried men did not receive it, though in certain cases increases were given to preserve the existing relation between the salaries of various officials. If these increases bad not been given, the payment of the bonus would have placed some men in the Departments practically on a level with their chiefs. The suggested reduction of ten per cent was meant to apply to officers who had received increases which were not cost of living bonuses. Mr Massey still referred to the ten per cent reduction as a mere suggestion. It had not yet been finally decided, he said, what the percentage should he*