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California's Employees to Get Still
Higher Pay Schedule
In the August-September issue of
The California State Employee the new
pay schedule for; ¿California state em
ployees was discussed»
"Although it was felt that the adop
tion of a systematic Uniform pay range
plan was a step in the right direction
and in line with CSEA’s long range
salary campaign,” the article states, "it
did not provide uniform ity in the pay
grades” for, two ranges "in that only
four steps were included, whereas other
grades contained five steps. Disappoint
ment was felt also in the fact that the
lower salary ranges were not given
graduated increases so that the employee-
with the longer service in a class would
receive a larger increase.
"Despite imperfections, which are
bound to occur in such a large under
taking, the general reaction to the
State Personnel Board plan has been
favorable. A number of employees have
been affected adversely by thé mechan
ics of the change and the Association
is working with the Board and its Staff
in the correction of these discrepan
cies.”
CSEA Sponsors Measures
The pay. increases provided by this
plan were made possible by the CSEA
sponsored SB 437, This measure appro
priated $10,655,700 out of the general
fund and necessary amounts out of the
special funds to finance salary increases
for all employees. All of the July-
approved increases will be retroactive
to April, 1947. There is a small balance
of funds stilt available in this fund
for salary increases. It is expected that
this money • will’‘be available for further
necessary adjustments,
The old salary ranges had inequitable
range spreads ; some ranges gave as little
as a 16.6 7, per cent increase from the
minimum to the maximum, while others
gave as much as 26 per cent. Employees
in the $240-$280 received only 16 67
per cent range increase, while the next
step covered a 26 per cent spread from
$2 50 to $310.
The old salary range had overlapping
and uneven steps which resulted in in
equities. Upon promotion some em
ployees received between one-half and
one-step increases in salary;, others re
ceived as much as a step and one-half
increases.
These salary increases will become
a permanent part of the salary range
and are not considered an "emergency”
salary adjustment. Approximately 90
per cent of state civil service employees
are employed in ranges having entrance
salaries below $300 a month. They will
receive approximately 90 per cent of
the money required for these salary in
creases.
Pay Adjusted to Service
Following are a few of the salary
changes printed in the "Conversion
Table,” by which an employee can
figure his new salary range in relation
to his present òhe. Those now receiving
$12O-$15O will increase to $140-$ìÌrÒ;
$150-$ 190 will advance to $170-$210;
$20.0-$230 salaries go to $220-$268;
$250-$310 will receive $268-$325,;
$325-$385 advance to $341-$415.
The State, Personnel Board gives five
basic objectives in adopting this new
pay schedule. 1. To see that all state
civil service employees receive a salary
increase and that no employees, receive
ari unjustifiably large increase. 2. To
provide, a reasonable salary increase in
terms of prevailing rites. 3. To provide
fpr equitable and uniform range spreads
wherein each employee is eligible for an
annual salary increase of approximately
5 per cent until he reaches his'm axi
mum. 4. To establish, a sound structure
upon which future adjustments in
ranges or pay scales may be based. 5.
To provide that, Where possible within
the new.- plan, employees w ith greater
service receive the larger amounts of
increase granted within any one range.