The Washington times., 1931-02-16
GOOD GRADE
WORKERS TO
GET RAISES
Fair Employees to Be Denied
Wage Increase and Face
Reduction Under System
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"good," "fair," or "unsatis.
factory"
On this question the Personnel
Classification Board says:
"An employe who is rated
good will be automatically ad-
vanced once each year to the
next higher salary rate within
the range for the class and
grade of position he occupies,
provided Congress has apprO-
priated funds for such increases,
until he reaches the maximum
rates for such class and grade
3 rs specified in the salary
4 schedules.
: can emplOye rated "fair"
shall not be eligible for q sal.
ary increase and, If he is re-
ceiving q salary higher than
the middle rate Of his class, he
shall be reduced one salary
rate.
can employe rated "unsatis-
factory" shall be either denoted
to lower class or grade. or
shall be dismissed"
Opposes Advances
In this connection the board
thus makes clear it's position in
opposition to salary advances in
the lower grades:
'While the provisions for
semi automatic advancementS
recommended by the board
would result in increases for
the experienced employees in the
lower grades, the board recon-
mendS little change in the gen.
eral salary level Of these
E grades"
: The board wants to abolish the
average provision" which has re-
suited in so much controversy
with reference to salary increases.
Findings of Fact"
The report presents a number of
findings of fact" based on an ex-
haustive survey in leading cities, to
Congress. Among them are:
: The Government pay scale for
positions in the custodial service
Is generally somewhat lower than
the average pay for similar non-
Government positions both above
and below the $4,000 level.
The Government pay scale for
g NNAcitfnYNr tho T@r1TncCia~o1
J scientific service compares favor
ably with the average pay for
similar non Government positions
below the $4,000 level. but above
! the $4,000 level the Government
pay scale is lower and the dis
; crepancy becomes greater as the
Importance of the work increases.
Pay Averages Compared
For positions in the clerical,
administrative, and fiscal, and
the Sub-profeSsional services the
Federal pay scale below the $2,-
600 level is more liberal than the
average pay for similar non-G Gov
ernment positions, and for those
/. above the $500 level it is less
= liberal.
However, there is a consider
able number of private business
: employers who pay higher rates
than the Federal scale even in
the lower grades. =,
The salaries paid by private
!. concerns to their major execu-
tiveS exceed those paid by the
: Federal Government from 100 per
cent to 500 per cent.
For professional and scientific
3 positions the Government salary
j scale is generally more liberal
: than the average salaries paid by
colleges and universities.
Hours of work in the Federal
, service compare favorably with
those in general commercial prac-
tice, except that the practice of
not working Saturday afternoons
is more prevalent in private in
duStry.
Leave Privileges Liberal
The beave privileges in the Fed
: eral service are generally more
liberal than those in private en-
ployment.
Non Government employers do
not generally provide retirement
systems, but in some cases syS-
TENS even more liberal than the
Federal retirement plan are pro-
= vided.
g The Civil Service requirements
for employment in the Federal
service are more exacting and
thorough than entrance require
1nentS generally for non-Govern-
rIlent employment.
; Three new classification "Serv-
ices" are recommended-th in
spectional and inveStigational serv-
ice" the "educational service
and a light keeping and depot,
keeping service" The 5oaro also
recommends a revision of the
present custodial service to form
a new crafts and custOdlal serv,
ice"
!. The board recommends little
changes in the general salary
level of the lower grades"
Steward Criticizes
CaHor~, Donor1