The Oregon state employee. (Salem, Oregon.) 1944-195?, September 01, 1947, Page 23, Image 23

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to policy and procedure before being state. Likewise the old differentials be-
tween different departments for the
put into operation.
In developing I the pay plan, oncér fame type of work were eliminated.
class-concepts- weçe evolved, principal| While the resultant salary scale’s were
consideration was given to' relating the not completely to the satisfaction? of
plan with salary scales paid in private all employees -or- department heads,
employment in the state under similar generally it was agreed that the stand­
working conditions. Internal class com­ ardization had been an important step
parisons, of course, served as the basic toward resolving I the-.- salary problem#
guidé. \ Pay data iwëre ’ also obtained The - extent to which the salary plan
from other public jurisdictions, labor will be able . to meet, changing condi­
unions, and other f sources. These latter tions has yet to be determined. The
data?however were, used principally for commission avoided, however, setting
ayreference,rather than as a basis for up -a .technical salary adjustment pro­
establishing the absolute values inythe gram based upon o,ost of living indices^
pay plan.
Three of
principal problems
which had to be faced w e r e ^ ï ) Pay
scales« fo r^ ^ ^ ty ^ o f the state depart­
ments, I particular®? those in general-,
fund departments., were low in terms
of any outside comparisons §W24 - gen­
eral state pay scales were abnormally
influenced jby a statutory ' ceiling of
$5,000 which represented most depart­
ment head salary; rates. Salary Jr'aCte dif -
ferentials as betwe.én’>routine .and re­
sponsible -positions were thus*'' com­
pressed- within a narrow range.^0?)^
There were many disparity's * between
salary rates paid for similar types of
.work asy= between those department!
which operated; on general fund rpve-
.nues and .those which were self-sus­
taining. ■
The pay plan finally p r o p o s e d
brought the stdte paylevels more near­
ly J n linjjfwith private economy in the
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