Evening star., 1920-03-13

Here IS what tNt if'ii.'fii -
commission heheves the Congress
government departments. the fedora.
employees and the public. at large VIII
secure BY the adoption Of the Si''SSi-
ficatior OF positions. uniform pay
recommendations and the plan Tor
their administration:
What Congress Will Cain
The Congress will secure:
4 sound and practical "NrAiaS pAS's
for arriving at the proper ra'e" O.
com penS;.tiOn in appropriations i''
personal Ss ~NtCcS.
The assuraage that on this basis
salaries and wages Will he aHpro-
priatcG AT the same RAJ" ior TIE same
work in all departments ana Al a'i
times.
4 means of controilin., expenditures
for personal services paid tcplH lump
sum arTroOE'laT l0ng or 'Tii,Ii5'hi
funds. and ci b~inEjns, them INTO E"u-
foCmity with th4 ba& observed III
itemi1ed ..Drrnrrfa'lu
The assurance. :rat o. this '3SiS nc
salaries appropriated for rpS:iivf'' "t
different classes VIII itaN" he r"uitl-
BILE relationship chat Is called DE
the difference III the values 81 tNe
work involved III the respective
glasses.
The further assurance that Ia"
salaries a1prvpr ateh on this haSiS
will re fair 20 the employ" and "a :..r
public as the taxDlH yC.
A method OF adjusting sallrE scales
from time to time, as required ana
justified by changes il "r"npni' con-
ditions in such a way ts Ia permit
of Discriminating application Of in
creaseS or decreases Which N !! ttSe
into account The relat!N. r-Gu.re-
mentS Of the several kinds Of vHpluv-
fl,.. y. =
ing of bonuses, incy"as or reducticrs
over deserving ana uu"e5o5FtoE
classes. and which VIII NOT IrFct me
relative status Of employees IN the
same class.
Assistance in TIE consideration of
estimates through the common use by
all departrrents Of sp"e!fi" ard uni
form terr1inology for classes Oh posi-
tions. lie. Kinds of Personal service.
A means through this descriptive
system II nomenclature. of comparing
the organization requirements OF diff
1erent departments and Of the sam
department at d fferent periods
Relief from th- pressure of special
requests for changes in the salary D.
preparations for Individual positions
or employees or for special groups or
departments.
Department Benefits.
The departments will secure:
The immediate relief vital to the
holding together of the experienced
departmental organizations that will
come from the adoption of revised sal
ary scales for specialized workers
particularly scientific and technical
employees
Permanent relief from the confu-
sion resulting from the variations in
salary scales for the same work in
different departments. with the conse-
0uent tendency toward interdepart-
mental competition.
means OF expressing their exact
organization needs to the appropri-
ating body-the Congress-and the en-
blowing body-the Civil Service Com
mission
All of the direct and indirect bene-
hts that will come from fair and
businesslike wage policy and a con-
tented personnel
In Intefest of Employees.
The employees will secure:
Immediate relief in cases where
thew are now inadequately paid.
Uniform justice in the relation be-
tween the compensation they receive
and the value OF their work.
The assurance that all other en-
ployes of the government engaged in
the same work are being treated in
the same way.
The assurance that adjustments of
paw in the future will have reference
to changes in living costs.
The incentive to effort that comes
of q knowledge of an assured reward
FOR successful accomplis Inn e nt-ad-
vance in pay for increased usefulness
in the same class of work and higher