The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-05-04
RECLASSIFY PAY
OF U. S. WORKERS
Board to Make Comprehensive
Survey of Living Costs
and Wages.
NEW RATING SYSTEM PLANNED

Salaries of 100000 government EN-
pl0yees in Washington and through
out the nation and outlying posses
sions are about to be readjusted. The
plan involves an entirely new employ
ment policy for the federal govern
ment. 1t is intended to follow an in
curry now beginning by the personnel
classlflcation board, created by a spe-
c1al act passed by congress on March 4.
1t is the biggest undertaking of the
Kind ever attempted Cost of living,
rates OF pay in corresponding jobs In
private employment and standards
conforming to the principle of equal
pay for equal work" will be considered
by the board In its recommendation
to congress.
A QUESTIONABLE to develop facts con-
corning all positions outside of WASH
ington will be sent out In a fortnight.
1t will go to the customs and immigra-
tion services, steamboat inspection,
lighthouse, public health, penal institu-
lions, forest, fisheries reclamation pub
lie lands, Indian schools, animal indus
try, plant industry, weather bureau,
minis, ordnance, quartermaster depart
ments the custodial service-to every
branch Of the government in every
state with the exception of the postal
service, which has been classified, and
the skilled trades.
Asks Employees to Help. /
Acting Chairman Warwick said:
oSTho rd ic
ceive the fullest cooperation from all |
employees. in Washington and in the
Field In procuring the best results in
the time given"
The board has announced 1t will well
come suggestions from officials en-
ployees and the public In working out
the new salary scales which will form
the basis Of next years budget.
Once the salary schedules are deter
mined and the ALLEGATIONS Of employees
made, advancement in salary and posi-.
ton will depend on efficiency rating
and qualification The heads Of depart s
ments will make the ALLEGATIONS after
consultation with the personnel board :
and in accordance with uniform pro- .
cedure prescribed by the latter. The
board then must review the ALLEGATIONS .
before they become final The board 1.
also must review all efficiency rating .
systems and may revise them as it
deems desirable .
1T means an entirely new ideal and
Il carried out according to the rules it !.
means a square deal for every federal {
employee" said statement by the Of !
acers Of the National Federation of
Federal Employees. 4
"The present rigid, not to say ossi- :.
led condition of the government pay !
scale will give way to an elastic sys- !
EN- of compensation on the basis of 1
work performed. Where now employ !:
,es can hope for promotion only if I
somebody dies or resigns there will !
'e a possibility of advancement in pay I
10 reward for efficient service on the !.
Iame job as well as promotion to Z
igher classes Of work on showing Of i
&
Transfers Sanctioned. +
1.-THE now forbidden transfer be- J.
Ween departments at salary in z
rease will become possible. The whole J.
tructure Of the government service E
!, lifted from its old foundations and i
ut upon springs, as 1t were. Z;
with the personnel classification i:
cards announced policy of seeking Z:
he cooperation of the employees +:
lemselves and Of the public, as well I:
8 the government executives, 1t Is +.
Ossible now to feel, II all hands pull Z:
'gether, that we shall have inaugu- +:
tied a new era in the public service. +:
he Redistribution act launches +:
wv employment policy for the United I:
.ates government" +: