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Branch	Grade	Annual  Transactions	Manager
Acocks Green	E	72,669	A M Hodgkins
Alum Rock	D	39,371	W L Hannah
Aston	F	85,385	D W S Woodcock
Aston Cross	E	67,658	F FitzPatrick
Balsall Heath	E	58,125	E H Viney
Bearwood	F	86,820	S E Bennett
Billesley	C	24,021	R T Piper
Birchfield	E	71,057	E Price
Bordesley Green	D	37,994	W J R Tooby
Brandwood	C	19,138	A Oldham
Brookvale	C	22,259	C E Harper
Cotteridge	C	27,967	W J Woollons
Duddeston	D	39,154	L H Hurdman
Erdington	F	104,101	H J  Sutherland
Farcroft	D	34,913	W James
Hall Green	E	73,361	S A Guy
Handsworth	F	83,582	J E Chapman
Harborne	E	54,729	S G Brotherton
Hay Mills	C	32,756	J Manners
Heybarnes	C	16,174	G F Lewis
Hockley	D	50,217	J A Duff
Horse Fair	C	33,219	C H Massey
Kings Heath	E	68,938	L E Smallwood
Kingstanding	C	12,557	J C W Brown
Ladywood	D	43,204	A H Read
Little Bromwich	C	28,433	L A Wright
Longbridge	C	18,004	E B Spencer
Lozells	E	56,259	H E Martin
Moseley	C	25,677	F W Hearne
Nechells	C	25,048	G T Edwards
Northfield	D	39,525	G H Humphries
Oldbury	C	14,480	C Danks
Perry Common	D	36,422	J Hastie
Pype Hayes	C	32,310	W K Robottom
Quinton	C	10,198	H G Payne
Rotton Park	E	62,545	J Baker
Saltley	E	63,461	F H Whitehouse
Sandwell	C	25,712	L C Abbiss
Selly Oak	D	51,512	R H Earp
Selly Park	C	22,828	W Buxton
Sherlock Street	C	34,564	G A Harling
Shirley & Solihull	C	19,601	E R Jennings
Short Heath	C	34,019	J A Smith
Small Heath	F	97,572	A F Lambeth
Sparkbrook	E	56,144	J W Raftery
Sparkhill	E	60,017	A N Ling
Springfield	E	62,455	A T Guest
Spring Hill	C	33,828	H J T Bayliss
Stechford	C	29,350	C Selwyn
Stirchley	C	32,982	J Holmes
Sutton Coldfield	C	11,544	S FJones
Ward End	E	52,202	H B Davis
Wheeler Street	C	29,173	E A Howlett
Witton	E	60,904	R H Tafft
Yardley	D	41,555	E J Cope

Revised Grading of Male Staff and Classification of Branches.

 

Your Sub-Committee have given careful consideration to a joint Report submitted by their Chairman and the General Manager with regard to adopting the principle of classification of Branches and making certain amendments in the existing Grading Scheme for male officers.

 

Dealing in the first place with the classification of Branches, your Sub-Committee consider that the time has now arrived when Branches should be classified according to the number of yearly transactions, which mainly determine the number of staff required at the respective Branches and consequential responsibilities. By thus classifying the Branches it will be responsible to synchronise the grading of the Branch Managers to a considerable extent in accordance with the importance of the Branch, so that the Branches having the greater number of transactions would primarily be under the control of the Managers in the highest grades.

 

On the question of the grading of male officers, in January 1933 the Committee adopted a scheme which is identical with the scales now proposed. Such scheme was amended in October 1935 so as to ease the situation in dealing with promoted officers whose salary required a substantial increase to arrive at the minimum rate for the new post. This has not proved sufficient and the re-introduction of the 1933 scheme with different designations will meet the requirements of the Bank, and be in keeping with the scales laid down for the General Corporation grading scheme, after allowing for the slight advantage always allowed to the Bank staff as compensation for duties on two evenings of the week.

 

The present grading scheme, the General Corporation Grading Scheme and the proposed new Bank grading scheme are give below:

 

Grade	Present Grading   per annum	Corporation Grading Scheme per annum	Suggested new Grading Scheme per annum
A	£55 to £260	£45 to £235	£55 to £260
B	£270 to £385	£245 to £300	£270 to £325
C	£400 to £510	£315 to £360	£340 to £385
D	-	£375 to £425	£400 to £450
E	-	£440 to £485	£465 to £510
F	-	£500 to £550	£525 to £575

 

In carrying such suggested new Grading Scheme into affect the following principles would be made applicable:

 

Branch Managers will be placed in Grades C, D, E, and F according to qualification and experience.

 

Chief Assistants in the House Purchase Department and Accounts Department will be placed in Grade E.

 

Second Assistants in the House Purchase Department and Accounts Department will be placed in Grade C.

 

Other Officers in the House Purchase Department, Accounts Department, Secretarial Department and Safe Deposit Department will be placed in Grade A and after approved service into Grade B.

 

Your Sub-Committee consider that the Scheme as above outlined should be adopted and they now make the following recommendations in order to give effect thereto:

 

(1) The Grading scheme for male Officers to be amended as above indicated, subject to the approval of the Salaries, Wages and Labour Committee.

 

(2) The practice of changing Branch Managers every three years, hitherto observed, to be abandoned.

 

(3) The principle of classifying Branches on the basis of the total yearly transactions be adopted as follows:

 

Classification	Transactions
(a)	up to 35,000 transactions
(b)	between 35,000 and 52,000 transactions
(c)	between 52,000 and 78,000 transactions
(d)	over 78,000 transactions

 

(4) The Committee to reserve to themselves the right to appoint any officer they consider most suitable as a Branch Manager, but regard should be given to the following considerations:

 

(a) A professional qualification.

(b) Being married or single.

(c) Being over thirty years of age.

 

(5) Clerks in the House Purchase Department, Accounts Department, Secretarial Department and Safe Deposit Department to be included in the Grading Scheme as indicated in the proposals above mentioned.

 

(6) The present appointments of Inspectors to be determined and in lieu of the two existing Inspectors there be appointed two Audit Clerks, (selected from the members of the present staff of general clerks) such Audit Clerks to work under the supervision of the Controller of Branches.

 

(7) No change to be made in the terms of appointment and designation of Controllers but when a vacancy arises the position to be reviewed.

 

With regard to certain individual members of the staff affected by the above mentioned proposals it is recommended as follows:

 

(i) The present Inspectors and Special Branch Managers, namely Messrs Lambeth, Woodcock, Bennet and Chapman, to be appointed Branch Managers in Grade F at their present salaries.

 

(ii) The appointment of Mr Ladbrooke (Branch Manager) to be determined and that he be offered an appointment as a clerk in the Accounts Department at a salary of £385 per annum. This course is recommended in view of the impaired health of Mr Ladbrooke and after giving full consideration to the special circumstances in his case.

 

(iii) The appointment of Mr W C Baker, (Officer in Charge) to be determined and that he be offered an appointment as cashier at a salary £325 per annum. Reports have been considered with regard to the work of Mr Baker from which it appears that he is not considered efficient to perform the duties of a Branch Manager.

 

(iv) Messrs J C W Brown, L A Wright and G A Harling, to be re-instated as Branch Managers (Grade C of the amended Grading Scheme) and to receive their present salaries, namely £385 per annum, such figure being the maximum proposed for the Grade in question. These Officers ceased to be in charge of Branches in October, 1935, because they had failed to qualify as Associates of the Institute of Bankers, within the time fixed by the Committee, but not owing to their work being unsatisfactory. Reports indicate that they are competent officers and that being so your Sub-Committee feel justified in recommending their re-instatement.

 

(v) Although Mr R T Piper has failed to comply with the condition of his appointment regarding examinations within the time fixed by the Committee, your Sub-Committee in view of the favourable reports received as to the performance of his duties, do not advise his transfer to the grade of a Cashier, but recommend that he be retained as a Branch Manager. He is now receiving £400 per annum, which is £15 beyond the salaries paid to officers mentioned in paragraph (iv). Your Sub-Committee consider he should be treated in a similar manner and they therefore recommend that his salary be fixed at £385, the maximum for Grade C.

 

(vi) In view of the good services and proved abilities of Mr W L Hannah (Branch Manager) and also having regard to his age, the requirements of the terms of his appointment as to passing examinations, should not be enforced, and your Sub-Committee recommend that he retains his post at his present salary viz - £440 per annum.

 

In conclusion your Sub-Committee recommend that the Chairman of your Committee, the Chairman of this Sub-Committee and the General Manager be authorised to fill the vacancies now existing among Branch Managers, reporting in due course their decisions, and that they also be empowered to grade the whole of the Branch Managers in accordance with the Amended Scheme when approved.

 

July 19th 1937

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The Sub-Committee's Report is reproduced below.

 

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