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The Committee notes with regret that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee notes with interest the information supplied by the Government in its report including copies of the "Tokelau Public Service Manual", "Tokelau Public Service, Classification List of Staff - 1 April 1988", and the report entitled "Inspection of the Tokelau Public Service: January/February 1988".

More particularly, the Committee notes comments made in the inspection report document suggesting that efforts were needed and, in fact, are being made, to improve the personnel management function in the Tokelau Public Service. The Committee notes with interest that a thorough and complete pay grading exercise was expected to be completed by 1 April 1988. The Committee asks that the Government, in its next report, supply information on this exercise and, on any changes made as a result of it which may have a bearing on the Convention. In particular, the Government is asked to supply information on any steps taken by the State Services Commission (responsible for remuneration grading under section C.1 of the Tokelau Public Service Manual) in this exercise to ensure that remuneration levels are established on the basis of objective appraisals of job content.