§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister for the Civil Service what percentage pay increases were granted for Civil Service clerical officers, senior executive officers and assistant secretaries, respectively (a) in the last year for which pay research operated and (b) in the last available year.
§ Mr. HayhoeI have been asked to reply.
The last year in which pay research operated was 1980, when clerical officers, senior executive officers and assistant secretaries received pay increases averaging 18.2 per cent., 17.7 per cent. and 15.0 per cent. respectively. The last pay increase was in April of this year when the Government implemented the award of the Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal. This gave 4.75 per cent. for those on 424W the minimum of their scale or on age points up to and including 20, 6.2.5 per cent for those on the maximum of their scale and 5.5 per cent. for those on other scale points. The resulting increases for clerical officers. senior executive officers and assistant secretaries averaged 5.8 per cent., 6.1 per cent. and 6.0 per cent. respectively.