The following report of the General Manager was presented to, and accepted by, the Bank's General Purposes Sub-Committee on January 11th 1926:
With the object of bringing the scheme more into line with the developments and prospective developments of the Bank, and to bring about the grading of Branches which could not be affected at the time the scheme was adopted, the Chairman and General Manager, after giving careful consideration to the matter, submit proposals to give affect thereto.
|
Grade
|
Number of Annual Transactions |
Branches to be
graded
|
|
C(1)
|
Exceeding 80,000 | Small Heath |
|
C(2)
|
Over 65,000 but not exceeding 80,000 |
Spakbrook
Aston
|
|
C(3)
|
" 50,000 " " " 65,000 |
Handsworth,
Balsall
Heath,
Rotton Park,
Duddeston and
Aston Cross
|
|
C(4)
|
" 35,000 " " " 50,000 |
Lozells,
Saltley,
Erdington
and
Ladywood
|
|
C(5)
|
" 20,000 " " " 35,000 |
Kings Heath,
Bearwood,
Sparkhill,
Selly Oak,
Stirchley,
Harborne
and
Hockley
|
|
C(6)
|
Under 20,000 |
Acock's Green,
Hay Mills and
Spring Hill
|
Branch Managers and Clerks-in-Charge will remain at the Branch to which they are graded under the above scheme until promoted to a higher graded Branch. The adoption of this principle will avoid the consistent changing of officers which takes place under the present scheme.
Branch Managers and Clerks-in-Charge will be required to take duty at Head Office for a month at a time as and when the General Manager considers it desirable, and their places will be taken by the Superintendents. This will give the latter a better opportunity of finding out how the work of the Branch is being conducted, and enable more valuable checks to be obtained than is possible under present conditions.
Payment of tram fares to Branch Officers will cease in all cases except Junior Clerks, who for training purposes may have long distances to travel from home to Branch. In these cases the expense over and above a 3d. car fare will be paid by the Bank.
| Grade A |
To be intituled "Chief Clerks and Chief Superintendent of Branches".
Establishment strength to be 4.
|
| Grade B |
To be intituled "Superintendents of Branches; Chief Cashier and
Branch Managers with long and approved service".
Minimum
basic salary £400; maximum £500.
|
| Grade C |
To be intituled "Branch Managers and Clerks-in-Charge",
and divided into six
divisions. Basic salaries to be:
minimum £200 rising by £25 per division to £325;
maximum £275 rising by £25 per division
to £400.
These basic rates are already in force.
Establishment strength to be 30.
|
| Grade D | for Clerks-in-Charge and Relief Branch Managers, to be deleted. |
| Grade E |
for Cashiers, to become Grade D.
Establishment strength to be 20.
|
| Grade F |
for General Clerks, to become Grade E.
Minimum basic salary to be £85 - Maximum £200.
These are in force to-day,
but the £85 rate is at present for
clerks over 21 years of age on probation. This separate grading will
now be abandoned.
Establishment
strength, in conjunction with Junior Clerks, to be 60.
|
| Grade G | for Clerks on probation, to be abolished. |
| Grade H |
for
Junior Clerks, to become Grade F.
Establishment strength, in conjunction with General Clerks, to be 60.
|
| Ex-Grade |
Chief Cashier. This will only remain so long
as the
present holder is in the service, when it will go out.
|
| Grade A |
1st Class General Clerks.
Minimum basic
salary £120; maximum £150.
|
| Grade B |
2nd Class General Clerks.
Minimum basic salary £100; maximum £130.
Establishment
strength to be 12.
|
| Grade C |
3rd Class General Clerks.
Minimum basic salary £80; maximum £110.
Establishment strength,
in conjunction with
Clerks on probation, to be 22.
|
| Grade D |
Clerks on probation for one year.
Basic
salary £70.
Establishment strength, in conjunction with
3rd Class General Clerks, to be 22.
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