HC Deb 28 May 1962 vol 660 c106W
81. Dr. Stross

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will ensure that the request of the Institution of Professional Civil Servants, that it be recognised as the representative body for Research Fellows in the Civil Service, be accepted.

Sir E. Boyle

No. Research Fellows are employed on 3-year contracts, and their conditions and terms of service are so unique, that they cannot be regarded as civil servants for the purposes of the normal Whitley negotiating machinery.