case of m a n y ’ of th e d e p a rtm e n ts w ith
th e idea th a t th is re d u c tio n fcfould be
m a d e u p b y n o t fillin g som e re q u e ste d
n ew po sitio n s a n d b y e ffe c th g o th e r
econom ics in sa la ry a n d w ag e costs.
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sta te m e n ts w h ich h av e b een m ad el M l I
n ew p a y p la n does n o t in v o lv e a
b la n k e t a c ro s s -th e -b o a rd in c re a se of
e q u a l a m o u n t to all em p lo y e e s. A s H
re s u lt of sa la ry d a ta g a th e re d b y th e
C om m issio n , it w as e v id e n t th a t som e
ty p es of w o rk in th e s ta te serv ice w e re
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cases sa la rie s w e re v e ry d isp ro p o rtio n
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lim its to p re se rv e p ro p e r re la tio n sh ip
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■ ‘t th e ^ a m e tim e p ro v id e scales w h ich
w o u ld be m o re re a listic . As a re su lt,
m a n y tech n ical, la b o r a n d tra d e s class
ra te s w e re in c re a se d m o re th a n w ere
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■ S p la n a p p ro v e d by th e J o in t W ays
and M eans C om m ittee, em ployees
w hose sa la ry ra n g e s h av e b een in
creased w ill go to th e co rresp o n d in g
step of th e n e w ra n g e td n J u ly 1. T his
o v e ra ll a d ju s tm e n t w ill a m o u n t to an
avew g e' in c re a se of a 9 o u t $13 p e r
m o n th p e r em ployee, in ad’c iftion H
th e c o n tin u a tio n of th jjB B & fen t $20
g ra n te d as an e m e w n c v a d ju stm e n t.
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a b o u t th e e ffe c t w h ic h th is a d ju s t
m en t, as w e ll as som e of th e b u d g e t
yzill h a v e ^ o n m e rit sa la ry
in c re a se s. A n n u a l m e rit s a la ry in -
creases h a v e n e v e r b een a u to m a tic b u t
h a v e been lim ite d b y f u n ( H b ^ a n te d
fo r th is p u rp o se a n d th e re la tiv e w o rk
p e rfo rm a n c e of em ployees: B ecause of
a h ig h ra te of tu rn o v e r it h a s been
p ossible fo re m o st d e p a rtm e n ts to g ive
m e rit in c re a se s to a^high p e rc e B B I |j o f
em ployees w ho re m a in in th e sta te
service, using fu n d s m a d e a v a ila b le by
tu rn o v e r a n d re c ru itm e n t conditions.
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a '111 to -
w id e basis only a b o u t 50-60 p e rc e n t of
elig ib le em ploy ees h a ve b een g ra n te d
such in creases. U n d e r conditions of
h ig h em p lo y m e n t sta b ility a p p ro p ri
atio n s w ould b ^ g t h th a t p p S I b lv
only a b o u t 40-50 p e rc e n t of ® ig ib le
em ployees w ould receiv e sa la ry in -
creases b ased on a re la tiv e m e B o r io u s
P erfo rm an ce.
A lm ost afT d e p a rtm e n t h e a d s a re
sin c e re ly i n v e s t e d i n . sée l B I B h .e m -
ployees get as fa ir sa la rie s as possible.
It is th e C om m ission’s belief, m©K$|wer|
th a t a p lan such as th a t ou tLined above
is th e only one w h ic h , if fa irly I a d m in -
iste re d , w ill sa tisfa c to rily re fu te th e
m a n y p u b lic c o m p lain ts th a t sta te e m
ployees can get sa la ry in c re a se s w ith
o u t re f eren ces to th e m w o rk p e if o rm -
ance, and a t th e sam e tim e p ro v id e a
w h e re b y th e conscientious
em ployees can rec e iv e p ro p e r re c o g -
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Analysis of Recent Amendments to
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I B eg in n in g w ith th e n e w fiscal y g g a
e ach e m p io ffl is r e q u ire d tq
H n tr ib u te on th e <®sU $3000 p e r y e a r
of e a rn in g s a n d th e em p lo y e r is r e
q u ire d to m a tc h such' co n trib u tio n s.
E m ploye is n o t p e rm itte d to c o n trib u te
on e a rn in g s in excess of th e f ir s t $3000
E m ployes
o th e r th a n
g iv en c re d it
em p lo y m e n t
of p o litic a l sub d iv isio n s
school d istric ts, m a y b e
fo r a c c u m u la te d se a so n a l
fo r th e su b d iv isio n if he