| I. |
To
advise and make recommendations to the Chief Executive
of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in respect
of the disciplined services on
| (a) |
the
principles and practices governing grade, rank and
salary structures including the creation and abolition
of grades and ranks at all levels;
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| (b) |
salary
levels and structure of individual grades;
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| (c) |
the
evaluation of jobs for the purpose of determining
salaries and conditions of service;
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| (d) |
conditions
of service and benefits other than salary that are
relevant to the determination of remuneration;
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| (e) |
assessment
of levels of, and eligibility for, allowances payable
specifically to disciplined service staff;
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| (f) |
any
matters affecting the disciplined services that
require to be specially considered in relation to
the machinery for the regular overall review of
public service pay below the bottom point of the
directorate in the general civil service;
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| (g) |
annual
pay awards for ranks and grades remunerated at levels
equivalent to or above the bottom point of the directorate
in the general civil service;
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| (h) |
creation
of permanent posts in ranks and grades remunerated
at levels equivalent to or above the bottom point
of the directorate in the general civil service;
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| (i) |
consultative
machinery and procedures to enable management and
staff to discuss matters within SCDS's terms of
reference;
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| (j) |
the
need for special or regular reviews to be commissioned
or undertaken by SCDS itself, on matters within
its purview; and
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| (k) |
matters
referred to SCDS by the Chief Executive, or matters
which SCDS considers appropriate to its terms of
reference. |
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| II. |
SCDS
shall not advise on the salaries and conditions of service
of the heads of the disciplined services unless specifically
invited to do so by the Chief Executive.
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| III. |
SCDS
shall operate through sub-committees: the Police Sub-Committee,
the General Disciplined Services Sub-Committee, the ICAC
Sub-Committee and such other sub-committees as SCDS may
establish. All submissions to SCDS shall be considered
in the first instance by the sub-committees, which shall
be responsible for formulating their own recommendations
separately. SCDS shall oversee the work of the sub-committees,
approve their recommendations (amended if SCDS sees fit)
and submit them to the Chief Executive.
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| IV. |
SCDS
shall participate in the annual pay trend survey exercise
through nominating one or two members to the Pay Trend
Survey Committee.
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| V. |
The
heads of the disciplined services may jointly or individually
refer any matters relating to the pay and conditions of
service of the disciplined services to SCDS. In addition,
the Official Side and Staff Side of the Police Force Council,
the Disciplined Services Consultative Council and the
ICAC Staff Consultative Committee may jointly or individually
refer such matters to SCDS.
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| VI. |
SCDS
shall give due weight to any wider community interest,
including financial and economic considerations, which
in its view are relevant.
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| VII. |
SCDS
shall not consider cases of individual officers nor be
involved in appointments, promotions and discipline matters.
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| VIII. |
SCDS
shall consider in the light of experience whether any
amendments to its terms of reference are desirable and,
if so, recommend appropriate changes.
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| IX. |
In
carrying out its terms of reference, SCDS, through its
sub-committees, shall ensure that adequate opportunities
are provided for staff associations or management to express
their views. SCDS, through its sub-committees, may also
receive views from other bodies which in its view have
a direct interest. |
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