The Pay & Conditions of The Waterguard

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The Commission asked for a detailed note on the proposals outlined by Treasury witnesses in answer to questions about Hours and Leave. The Whitley National Staff Side submitted the note accordingly. The Preventive Staff Association copied the submission in a Confidential Circular to Members - No. 24 - in December 1954, which can be seen by selecting the appropriate 'button' on the right.

The Report, dated 10 November 1955, can be seen by selecting the appropriate 'button' on the right.

Select Grade to see Pay & Conditions:

DATES

Coast Preventive Man

1952

£6-7-0 rising to £7-4-6 per week in 3/- annual increments.

48 hours per week of 6 days. One day off per week, not necessarily a Sunday or Bank Holiday, and to vary from week to week and not follow a regular sequence.

First 6 hours at time and a quarter, next 6 hours at time and a half and after that double time.

Minimum credits between 06.00 and 20.00 = 2 hours and between 20.00 and 06.00 = 3 hours.

1955

£7-6-0 rising to £8-6-0 per week in 4/- annual increments.

1956

£7-16-0 rising to £8-16-0 per week in 4/- annual increments.

1958

£9-17-0 rising to £10-19-0 per week

1961

£10-5-0 rising to £11-8-0 per week

1962

£10-13-0 rising to £11-17-0 per week

1963

£10-19-6 to £12-14-0 per week in 6 annual increments.

1964

£11-6-0 to £12-11-6 per week in 6 annual increments.

1965

£12-15-0 to £14-2-6 per week in 6 annual increments.

1966

£13-4-0 to £14-12-6 per week in 6 annual increments.

1961

£530 rising to £718

1962

£551 rising to £747

1964

£605 rising to £900 in 8 annual increments.

1965

£626 rising to £932 in 8 annual increments.

1966

£648 rising to £965 in 8 annual increments.

Preventive Man

1906

18/- rising to 33/- (£0.90 - £1.65) a week in 10 annual increments.

Plus 1/- a week after 10 years, 2/- a week after 15 years & 3/- a week after 20 years, paid as a Good Conduct & Efficiency allowance.

48 hours in six weekdays whenever required - night or day.

Overtime payment at the prescribed rate was allowed for all attendance in excess of 48 hours in six week-days, and on Sundays.

Woman Search Officer

1961

£605 rising to £820

1962

£629 rising to £853

1963

£648 rising to £879

The 1923 & 1931 pay awards were agreed as part of  Waterguard reorganisations. The 1923 agreement also introduced the change of title from Preventive Man to Assistant Preventive Officer. PDF copies of all the changes can be seen by selecting the appropriate 'button' on the right.

1923

27/- rising to 54/- (£1.35 - £2.70) a week in 2/- (10p) annual increments.

1931

£75 rising to £145 in £5 annual increments.

1945

£130 rising to £250 in 10 annual increments.

Plus a war bonus of 13/6 a week at age 19 rising to £60 a year at age 21 and over.

48 hours, consisting of six 8 hour shifts, Monday to Saturday.

If traffic permitted on Saturday, staff could take the afternoon off.

Each hour worked between 8pm and 6am earned an additional credit of 1/6th of an hour.

1946

£150 rising to £250 in 6.5 annual increments - excluding war bonuses.

1947

London - £180 rising to £300 in annual increments of £18

Provincial - £175 rising to £290 in annual increments of £18

Provincial - £170 rising to £280 in annual increments of £18

1948

£260 rising to £380

The APO maximum was the same as the PO minimum. This was to emphasise that the APO grade was a training grade, and that promotion to PO was guaranteed subject to success at written exam and interview.

For those on APO maximum at promotion, there was a special increment.

Weekday overtime was 3/- per hour (15 pence)

Sunday was paid at 4/6d per hour - (22.5 pence)

There was no link with rates of pay.

1949

£290 rising to £450

1951

£310

London - £320 rising to £420

The revised pay notification to Charlie Beckett following OWO 36/1951 - 14 December 1951 - can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

Another revised pay notification to Charlie Beckett - 1953 - can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

1953

£370 rising to £570

Hours were reduced to 88 hours during the 12 week-days within each fortnight, and pay was firmly linked to the lower half of EO grade pay scale.

Shift workers achieved this by having one weekday off per fortnight.

May 1954

Salary not exceeding £570:

• Weekdays at time and a quarter
• Sundays & Public Holidays at time and a half.

Salary exceeding £570:

• Weekdays at plain time or 6/3 (32p)whichever is the greater
• Sundays & Public Holidays at plain time plus 1/- (5p) or 7/6 (37p) whichever is the greater

1958

£555 rising to £840

An interim pay award was granted from 1st July 1954 pending the report of the 'Priestley' Royal Commission on Civil Service pay and conditions then in session. A PDF copy of the PSA's announcement in the Custom Journal of December 1954 can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

1960

£555 rising to £840

1961

£577 rising to £874 in 9 annual increments.

Plus London Weighting at:

• £55pa within 3 miles of Charing Cross.

• £35 - £40pa - within 15 miles of Charing Cross.

Weekday overtime was paid at time and a quarter up to 9/- (45 pence) and thereafter 9/- or plain time rate, whichever was the greater.

Sundays & Bank Holidays were paid at time and a half up to 10/10d (54 pence) and thereafter 10/10d or plain time rate plus a shilling, whichever was the greater.

More details of the above schemed time off and overtime changes can be seen in item 3 of OWO 19/1961 dated 10 May 1961. A PDF copy of this OWO can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

1962

£600 rising to £909 in 9 annual increments (plus London Weighting if applicable).

1963

£618 rising to £936 in 9 annual increments (plus London Weighting if applicable).

1964

£637 rising to £964 in 9 annual increments (plus London Weighting if applicable).

1st December 1964

Introduction of an 86 hour fortnight to accommodate the 43 hour week - 10 shifts of 8 hours plus 1 shift of 6 hours OR 9 shifts of 8 hours plus 2 shifts of 7 hours.

This reduction in hours was announced by the Board of Customs & Excise by OWO. A PDF copy of the OWO can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

1965

£659 rising to £998 in 9 annual increments (plus London Weighting if applicable).

1966

£630 rising to £1100 in 11 annual increments (plus London Weighting if applicable).

Prior to August 1967

£630 rising to £1100 in 11 annual increments.

Plus London Weighting at:

• £125pa within 3 miles of Charing Cross.

• £75pa - within 15 miles of Charing Cross.

From August 1967

£643 rising to £1100 in 11 annual increments.

Plus London Weighting at:

• £125pa within 3 miles of Charing Cross.

• £75pa - within 15 miles of Charing Cross.

1968

£914-? in 9 annual increments - plus London Weighting

The maximum rates for weekday overtime from January 1968 were determined as follows:

(a) Inner London

Overtime rate applicable to the Executive Officer max (£1559) plus Inner London Weighting (£125) based on a 41-hour week. New rate 15s 10d, old rate 14s 10d per hour.

(b) Outer London

Overtime rate applicable to the Executive Officer max (£1559) plus Outer London Weighting (£75) based on a 41 hour week. New rate 15s 4d, old rate 14s. 4d per hour.

(c) Elsewhere

Overtime rate appropriate to the Executive Officer max (National rate) on 42 hour week. New rate l4s 3d, old rate 14s 2d per hour.

AC Hooper APO's 'pay slip' for November 1968 can be  seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

DA Bowman APO's 'pay slip' for April 1970 can be  seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

1971

£870 rising to £1530 in 11 annual increments.

Plus London Weighting if applicable

The 1898 pay rates were introduced by General Order 18/1898 as part of a Waterguard establishment reorganisations. A PDF copy of GO 18/1898 can be seen by selecting the appropriate 'button' on the right.

1898

£90 rising to £150  in £5 annual increments.

1898

£160 rising to £200 in £7/10d annual increments.

1906

£150 rising to £200

1923

£160 rising to £250 in £10 annual increments.

The 1923 & 1931 pay awards were agreed as part of  Waterguard reorganisations.

PDF copies of all the changes can be seen by selecting the appropriate 'button' on the right.

1931

£160 rising to £250 in £10 annual increments.

1945

£275 rising to £400 - excluding war bonuses.

48 hours, consisting of six 8 hour shifts, Monday to Saturday.

If traffic permitted on Saturday, staff could take the afternoon off.

Each hour worked between 8pm and 6am earned an additional credit of 1/6th of an hour.

1946

- £450 - excluding war bonuses.

1948

£380 -

1947

London - £325 rising to 525 in annual increments of £18

Provincial - £310 rising to £510 in annual increments of £18

1951

1953

£570 rising to £800

Hours were reduced to a 88 hours during the 12 week-days within each fortnight, and pay was firmly linked to the upper half of EO grade pay scale.

Shift workers achieved this by having one weekday off per fortnight.

Weekdays at plain time or 6/3 (32p) whichever is the greater

Sundays & Public Holidays at plain time plus 1/- (5p) or 7/6 (37p) whichever is the greater.

1958

£840 rising to £1110

An interim pay award was granted from 1st July 1954 pending the report of the 'Priestley' Royal Commission on Civil Service pay and conditions then in session. A PDF copy of the PSA's announcement in the Custom Journal of December 1954 can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

1961

£874 rising to £1154

Weekday overtime was paid at time and a quarter up to 9/- (45 pence) and thereafter 9/- or plain time rate, whichever was the greater.

Sundays & Bank Holidays were paid at time and a half up to 10/10d (54 pence) and thereafter 10/10d or plain time rate plus a shilling, whichever was the greater.

More details of the above schemed time off and overtime changes can be seen in item 3 of OWO 19/1961 dated 10 May 1961. A PDF copy of this OWO can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

1st December 1964

Introduction of an 86 hour fortnight to accommodate the 43 hour week - 10 shifts of 8 hours plus 1 shift of 6 hours OR 9 shifts of 8 hours plus 2 shifts of 7 hours.

This reduction in hours was announced by the Board of Customs & Excise by OWO. A PDF copy of the OWO can be seen by selecting the 'button' on the right.

1965

£1033 rising to £1308 in 9 annual increments (plus London Weighting if applicable).

1966

£1150 rising to £1457 in 8 annual increments (plus London Weighting if applicable).

1968

The maximum rates for weekday overtime from January 1968 were determined as follows:

(a) Inner London

Overtime rate applicable to the Executive Officer max (£1559) plus Inner London Weighting (£125) based on a 41-hour week. New rate 15s 10d, old rate 14s 10d per hour.

(b) Outer London

Overtime rate applicable to the Executive Officer max (£1559) plus Outer London Weighting (£75) based on a 41 hour week. New rate 15s 4d, old rate 14s. 4d per hour.

(c) Elsewhere

Overtime rate appropriate to the Executive Officer max (National rate) on 42 hour week. New rate l4s 3d, old rate 14s 2d per hour.