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Old 16-01-2012, 05:26 PM
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here's my take

govt instr manual (hr section), which is an open document accessible for all civil servants via intranet, states how to pay a new hire.

basically find his base salary level + number of years of relevant working experience. relevant years of working experience may include full time post graduate studies.

above formula ensures that new hires are paid fairly (vs private sector) and consistently (across civil service). note that stat boards and special services (legal, intelligence, AO) may have a different, usually much higher payscale than the MX track.

hence what some of you have mentioned "based on CEP, you can almost calculate you net worth 30 year later when you retire".

the point i want to make is while salary is one thing, job satisfaction and job security are two other important factors too. by job satisfaction i also mean how bearable a civil service job is compared to many privated sector jobs. how many private sector jobs have the numerous team bonding, town halls, innovation day, etc (non-work events) per year? in fact many backend finance jobs, engineering or even medicine (GP) are specialised and well paying but very very boring and monotonous.

by job security, how many in private sector are pretty sure they will not be made redundant in next 30 years? job security enables you to plan for holidays, children, property, etc.

my conlcusion is that civil servants are paid fairly. those who do not think so think that they are better performers than are recognized. however the only way this group can confirm this is to search and receive a better paying job outside and for similar working conditions (9 - 6pm, no shift work, 13mths basic + 3 mths almost guranteed PB + other bonuses).
How about DXO scheme, DX10-DX15 salary, any different to MX scheme?

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