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ing pay ranges with suitable spreads,
each spread is divided into salary incre
ments of pay steps.
The number and amount of pay
steps in a pay scale and the spread of
the scale are, of course, mathematically
related. Given a fixed minimum rate
and a fixed maximum rate, it follows
that as we increase the number of steps,
the smaller will be the amounts of the
steps. Consequently, the establishment
of pay steps requires a nice balancing
between the desirability of a sufficient
number of steps and the undesirability
o f steps which are too small in dollars.
The steps should be sufficient in num
ber to permit rewarding employees with
reasonable frequency for increasingly
effective service. They should also be
large enough in dollars to represent
substantial recognition each time they
are granted. Moreover, it has been sug
gested that substantial salary steps will
have a tendency to encourage supervi
sors to refrain from casual recommenda
tions for the granting of such steps to
employees whose performance requires
careful appraisal.
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T H E R E T IR E M E N T AGE
I do not feel that I am old,
I am so keen, alive.
Retirement though, is drawing near
For I’ll be sixty-five.
I’ll have a pension, small no doubt
Enough so I’ll survive.
For people think a small amount
Will do for sixty-five.
N o matter how I paint my face,
N o matter how I strive
T o keep the public ignorant,
I’ll still be sixty-five.
But I’ll not have an aged mind
If I can keep alive
I still could do my daily work
When I’ll be ninety-five.
— Jessie Callvert Singleton
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