The Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Tribunal (SOORT) has in its annual review of executive remuneration determined a maximum three (3) per cent increase for SES office holders on and from 1 October 1995, subject to certified satisfactory performance (refer guidelines for definition). The level of increase is consistent with the increase agreed earlier this year between the Public Service Association and the Government for the remainder of the public service.

The Tribunal in determining increased remuneration for office holders has taken account of the Governments reform to the existing SES structure. This new structure absorbs the existing general management, finance, legal, data processing and engineering markets into a single stream with (4) four bands. The former medical markets (general and specialist) have been retained and are not affected.

The incorporation of the former specialist markets provides a new uniform structure for all positions in the SES. The new structure now consists of two (2) streams, the Executive and the Medical (general and specialist). The existing Cullen Egan Dell (CED) job evaluation methodology will be retained.

Attached is an information package to assist agencies with the implementation of this new structure. This package includes:

• details of your agency's SES position profile under the former and new structure;
• a copy of the 1995 Annual SOORT Determination for the SES;
• guidelines to assist your agency in determining remuneration movements
• for office holders;
• a pro forma letter to office holders for distribution by agencies.

The purpose of the pro forma letter is to outline the major changes to the existing structure and advise office holders of their position classification details under the revised structure. Chief Executive Officers (CE0s) have the flexibility.to alter the pro forma to meet their requirements.

The revision of office holders' remuneration in the context of the determination is a matter for CE0s, or for Ministers in the case of CE0s.

Your SES Administrators will be receiving a copy of this information package. These officers should familiarise themselves with the revised position classification details and remuneration guidelines. The Public Employment Office (PEO) will provide telephone support to them in handling enquiries regarding the new structure. Where further clarification is required, the PEO is available to conduct workshops for SES Administrators upon request

It is requested that enquiries from affected office holders be dealt with by agencies in the first instance.

If it would further assist agencies, officers from the PEO would be available to speak with office holders affected by the Band structure, where required. This would be undertaken jointly with the agency SES Administrators.

Enquiries may be directed to the contact officers listed in the attached guidelines (Annexure A).

Yours sincerely

Ken Baxter
Director General