APPENDIX A
STANDING COMMISSION ON
CIVIL SERVICE
SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
TERMS OF REFERENCE
I. To advise and make
recommendations to the Chief Executive in respect of the non-directorate civil service,
other than the Judiciary and the Disciplined Services, on :
| (a) | the principles and practices governing grade, rank and salary structure; | ||
| (b) | the salary and structure of individual grades; | ||
| (c) | whether overall reviews of pay scales (as opposed to reviews of the salary of individual grades) should continue to be based on surveys of pay trends in the private sector conducted by the Pay Survey and Research Unit, or whether some other mechanism should be substituted; | ||
| (d) | the methodology for surveys of pay trends in the private sector conducted by the Pay Survey and Research unit, subject to advice under I(c) and having regard to the advice of the Pay Trend Survey Committee; | ||
| (e) | matters relating to those benefits, other than salary, which the Commission advises as being relevant to the determination of the civil service remuneration package, including the introduction of new benefits or proposed changes to existing benefits; | ||
| (f) | suitable procedures and machinery to enable staff associations and staff to discuss with management their views on matters within the terms of reference of the Commission; | ||
| (g) | the circumstances in which it would be appropriate for the Commission itself to consider any issue, and how staff associations and management might present their views to the Commission in such circumstances; and | ||
| (h) | such matters as the Chief Executive may refer to the Commission. |
II. The Commission shall keep
the matters within its terms of reference under continuing review, and recommend to the
Chief Executive any necessary changes.
III. The Commission shall
give due weight to any wider community interest, including financial and economic
considerations, which in its view are relevant.
IV. The Commission shall
give due weight to the need for good staff relations within the Civil Service, and in
tendering its advice shall be free to make any recommendations which would contribute to
this end.
V. In considering
its recommendations and advice, the Commission shall not prejudice the 1968 Agreement
between the Hong Kong Government and the Main Staff Associations (1982 Revised Version).
VI. The staff associations
making up the Staff Side of the Senior Civil Service Council and the Model Scale 1 Staff
Consultative Council may jointly or individually refer matters relating to civil service
salaries or conditions of service to the Commission.
VII. The heads of departments
may refer matters relating to the structure, salaries or conditions of service of
individual grades to the Commission.
VIII. The Commission shall not
consider cases of individual officers.
IX. The Commission may
wish to consider in the light of experience whether changes in its composition or role are
desirable.
X. In carrying out its terms of reference, the Commission should ensure that adequate opportunities are provided for staff associations and management to express their views. The Commission may also receive views from other bodies which in its view have a direct interest.