asked the Minister for the Public Service if he will give details of the increases in salary, and the timing of such increases, received by civil servants at the lowest salary level in the following grades over the period 1970 to 1980 (a) clerical officer, (b) executive officer, and (c) principal officer; and if he will indicate which increases were the result of national wage agreement increases and which were the result of separate agreements with the relevant civil service unions.
Written Answers. - Civil Servants' Pay Increases.
354.
The information requested is set out in the following table.
|
Date of increase |
Nature of increase |
Grades affected |
Amount of increase |
|
1/4/70 |
Separate revision |
Clerical Officer |
Approx. 5% |
|
1/4/70 |
12th Round, 1st Phase |
All |
7% (minimum increase of £78 per year) |
|
1/10/70 |
Separate revision |
Executive |
Approx. 5% |
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Officer |
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Principal Officer |
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1/1/71 |
12th Round, 2nd Phase |
All |
10% (minimum increase of £91 per year) |
|
1/4/71 |
Separate revision |
All |
Approx. 5% |
|
1/1/72 |
13th Round, 1st Phase (1970 National Agreement) |
All |
£2 per week |
|
1/1/73 |
13th Round, 2nd Phase (1970 National Agreement) |
All |
4% plus £33 per year |
|
1/6/73 |
14th Round, 1st Phase (1972 National Agreement) |
All |
9% on first £30 per week, 7½% on next £10 per week, 4% on remainder plus £10 per year (minimum increase of £2.50 per week). |
|
1/4/74- |
Separate revision |
Executive |
5% |
|
1/6/74 |
Officer |
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Principal Officer |
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1/6/74 |
15th Round, 1st Phase (1974 National Agreement) |
All |
9% on first £30 per week, 7½% on next £10 per week, 6% on next £10 per week, 5% on remainder plus £31 per year (minimum increase of £2.40 per week). |
|
1/12/74 |
15th Round, 2nd Phase (1974 National Agreement) |
All |
4% + £31 per year plus ¼ of 14th Round, 2nd phase. |
|
1/3/75 |
15th Round, 3rd Phase (1974 National Agreement) |
All |
10% |
|
1/6/75 |
16th Round, 1st Phase (1975 National Agreement) |
All |
8% (minimum increase of £2 per week) plus ¼ of 14th Round, 2nd Phase |
|
1/9/75 |
16th Round, 2nd Phase (1975 National Agreement) |
All |
5% (minimum increase of £1 per week) |
|
1/12/75 |
16th Round, 3rd Phase (1975 National Agreement) |
All |
¼ of 14th Round, 2nd Phase. |
|
1/3/76 |
16th Round, 4th Phase (1975 National Agreement) |
All |
2.8% |
|
1/6/76 |
All |
Remainder of 14th Round, 2nd Phase |
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1/8/76 |
17th Round, (1976 Interim National Agreement) |
All |
3% plus £2 per week (minimum increase of £3 per week; maximum increase of £5 per week) |
|
1/4/77 |
18th Round, 1st Phase (1977 National Agreement) |
All |
2½% plus £1 per week (minimum increase of £2 per week, maximum increase of £4.13 per week). |
|
1/11/77 |
18th Round, 2nd Phase (1977 National Agreement) |
All |
2½% plus £1 per week (minimum increase of £2 per week, maximum increase of £4.23 per week). |
|
1/3/78 |
19th Round, 1st Phase (1978 National Agreement) |
All |
8% (minimum increase of £3.50 per week). |
|
26/6/78 |
Separate revision |
Principal Officer |
8.5% |
|
1/7/78- |
Separate revision |
Clerical Officer |
Approx. 8-9% |
|
1/1/79 |
Executive |
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Officer |
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1/3/79 |
19th Round, 2nd Phase (1978 National Agreement) |
All |
2% |
|
1/6/79 |
20th Round, 1st Phase (1979 National Understanding) |
All |
9% |
|
26/6/79 |
Separate revision |
Principal Officer |
7.6% |
|
1/3/80 |
20th Round, 2nd Phase (1979 National Understanding) |
All |
7% plus £2.40 per week. |
|
26/6/80 |
Separate revision |
Principal Officer |
7% |
|
1/10/80 |
21st Round, 1st Phase (1980 National Understanding). |
All |
8% plus £1 per week. |