Comparisons will be made. The right ving of the civil service unions argue in claiming independent' unit, free from 'political' nterference.
degree of independence and mpartiality board lustrated by a quick glance at its nembership.
The chairperson is Lord Malcolm shepherd, a deputy director of the stirling Group of overnment is hardly suggested by revious employment e was a leading light at the Foreign Office, during Wilson's period rovelling support for American policy n vietnam.
Other members of the pay research oard include Sir Derek lirector of Marks and Spencer, and an x-Tory MP, Lady Pike.
All the board members are appointed the government, and government representatives together with ackground.
judgement of it to operate as promised.
can be going rate.
Companies.
cine exercise in une puone sector. his For whatever. of incomes policy imposed by Raynor, unlikely the on the 'independents', would do well to learn.
Civil servants have not had a great deal of recent evidence to base a pay research because the government hasn't allowed From 1976 to 1978 the government didn't allow the pay research unit even to convene. And because of the social contract civil servants had to accept the There is no guarantee that the same won't happen to any 'comparability' Any comparability award given to school caretakers, ambulance workers and due to come into effect in August or the following April, could well be suspended through the terms of the concordat, or through an Tory likely ly the present go teachers accept teachers' comparability demand for 35 per cent this pay round. And in that there will be a lesson which all public sector workers
ON 1 March the Scottish electorate will be asked whether it