Unionist says gap with private sector is not alarming
Civil servants are paid more than private sector counterparts, a trade union source said, citing a government consultant's preliminary survey figures. But the gap was not alarming and some civil servants were underpaid, the source said.
Secretary for the Civil Service Denise Yue Chung-yee yesterday unveiled pay figures to staff representatives and members of a steering committee on a wage adjustment in closed-door briefings.
Sources said the pay level survey had shown that in April, most of the civil service salaries were higher than in the private sector, although the gaps were not 'alarming'.
'The figures are generally higher. But the gap is not huge. The results are not very alarming,' the union source said.
The figures are subject to further adjustment by the government. Civil servants will meet officials again next month.