Evening star., 1923-03-18
EMPLOYEES TO AID
SALARY DATA WORK
Classification Boards Re-
quest for Suggestions Meets
Quick Response.

Taking advantage of the request
of the newly created Federal Person
mel Classification Board for sugges-
tions in working out the new salary
scales which will affect some 100000
federal employees, the National FEEDER
alton Of Federal Employees has ar
ranged for its 270 constituent unions
to assist in collecting data desired by
the board, it was announced last
night at local headquarters OF the
federation
This sweeping change in the gov
ernments employment policy, the
federal employees body pointed out.
gives "incalculable Importance" to
the announced policy of the Federal
Classification Board to welcome sug-
sestions from officials, employees and
the public in the drawing up Of the
new salary schedules which are to
form the basis of the next year s
budget estimates for Congress
The board is confident that It will
receive the fullest cooperation from
all employees in Washington and the
field in the task of securing the best
results in the time given" said
Of the board. in statement to the
national federation yesterday.
1924 Rates Up to Board.
in the federal civil service by the re-
classification act puts the next years
salary rates of government employees
largely in the hands of the Federal
Classification Board, created by the
act, 1t was pointed out Complete
vided for. not only affecting the de-
partmental services in this city, but
field services as well.
cost OF living. rates of pay in cor
responding positions in private en-
ployment, and standards conforming
to the principle of equal pay for
equal work are expected to be con-
sidered in the adjustment of the new
salary schedules which will be set up
by the board in its recommendations
TO the next Congress
Once the salary schedules are de-
termined and the ALLEGATIONS of en-
ployes made, advancement in salary
and position Will depend upon eff
cheney rating and qualification The
heads of departments will make the
ALLEGATIONS, after consulting with the
latter. and the board must then re-
come final The board must also
review all efficiency rating systems,
and may revise them as it deems ad-
visable.
Means Square Deal.
at means an entirely new deal. and
II carried out according to the rules
1t means square deal for every
federal employe," officers of the ma
tional federation said last night. "The
present rigid not to say osslfied, con-
dition of the government pay scale
will give way to an elastic system of
compensation on the basis of work
performed. Where employees can now
hope for promotion only IL some body
dies or resigns. there will be a pos
sibility of advancement in pay as a
reward for efficient service on the
same job, as we'll as promotion to
higher classes of work on showing
of qualification. The now forbidden
transfers between departments at a
salary increase will become possible
The whole structure of the govern
ment service is lifted from it's old
foundations and put upon springs,
as it were.
with the Personnel Classification
Boards announced policy Of seeking
the cooperation of the employees
themselves, and of the public as well
as the government executives, with
the liberalizing and the safeguarding
provisions of the reclassification law
itself, it is possible now to feel, If all
| hands pull together, that we shall
have inaugurated a new era in the
public service. The reclassification
act launches a new employment poll
icy for the United States govern
ment."