VPRS 10618 Salary History Cards

Salary History Cards provided an ongoing record of each employees classification, salary, salary deductions, entitlements, and work location. They provided evidence of employee and employer rights and obligations, both during and after the period of employment, and would have been subject to audit. They were maintained by the Education Departments Accounts Branch.Information on the cards includes:Name and date of birth;Personal Record Number;School number where employed (or location number for non-school based employees);Position title (usually in abbreviated form eg. HT for Head-Teacher);Classification;Annual and fortnightly salary; andAny allowances, salary additions or deductions (gross and net pay totals are shown).Detailed sections exist for recording:Additional information regarding salary deductions.Leave details - study leave, leave without pay, long-service leave, etc. (this section was not always completed).Insurance payments.Provision was also made for recording:Departmental file and correspondence numbers associated with any salary, position, or classification changes recorded on the cards (only occasionally filled in).Auditors initials.VPRS 10618 includes records for the following Education Department employees:Primary Teachers;Post-Primary Teachers;Professional Officers; andPublic servants.VPRS 10618 provides the only known record in P.R.O. custody relating to the employment of the following Education Department staff:Primary Teachers;Post-primary teachers post 1925/1926; andProfessional officers post 1946.Background to the Education Departments Personnel FunctionOver time responsibility for classifying and determining employment conditions for staff working within the Education Department shifted between the department and the Public Service Board/Public Service Commission (VA 886). Responsibility for maintaining service history records for different categories of staff has shifted accordingly.The Public Service Act 1883 established separate provisions for the classification and employment of teachers (including junior assistants, assistants, pupil-teachers, sewing mistresses and students in training) as distinct from public servants (clerical and professional officers) working within the department. The Education Department is believed to have assumed responsibility for maintaining Service History records for the teaching body. Responsibility for maintaining Service History records for staff other than teachers was assumed by the Public Service Board (although the situation is not so clear cut for post-primary teachers see below).In 1946 a teaching-service was established, independent of the public service under the control of a teachers tribunal (Teaching Service Act 1946). The teaching service was defined to include professional officers as well as primary and post-primary teachers. The Education Department is believed to have assumed responsibility for maintaining the records of professional officers from this time. Classification and employment conditions for clerical/administrative staff working within the department continued to be determined by the Public Service Board/Public Service Commission (and their records maintained accordingly).There is some uncertainty surrounding the circumstances of post-primary teachers prior to the establishment of a separate secondary classification system by the Teachers Act 1925. The Public Service Board is known to have maintained records for post-primary teachers until their transfer to the Classified Roll (Secondary) in 1926. However, responsibility may have varied between the department and the board depending on individual circumstance. The department is believed to have assumed responsibility for maintaining the records of post-primary teachers after 1926 (trade inspectors, however, appear to have remained the responsibility of the Public Service Board until 1946).With the passing of the Education Service Act 1981 the distinction between the teaching service and the public service within the Education Department was removed. The act established an Education Service defined to include teachers, principals and all other persons necessary to provide effective administration and services for the Education Department [Part II, Division 1, Section 3]. The Teachers Tribunal was abolished in late 1982. The implications of this change have not been researched.Employment History Records in P.R.O custody for Education Department EmployeesPublic servantsVPRS 4402 Registers of Officers, 1884-1924VPRS 9889 Record Cards of Public Servants, 1925-1977Professional officers (prior to 1946)VPRS 4402 Registers of Officers, 1884-1924VPRS 9889 Record Cards of Public Servants, 1925-1977Employment history records for professional officers, post 1946 are not in P.R.O. custody.Post-primary teachers (prior to 1926):VPRS 4402 Registers of Officers, 1884-1924VPRS 9889 Record Cards of Public Servants, 1925-1977Employment history records for post-primary teachers, post 1926, are not in P.R.O. custody.Other Salary Records in P.R.O. custody for Education Department employeesThe P.R.O. maintains several series of salary history cards for Emergency Teachers, Casual and Relief Typists, and Adult Migrant Education Teachers for the period 1960s to c1981. Researchers are advised to consult the series recorded for the Education Department (VA 714) in the List of Holdings or the Summary Guide for details.For the period up to 1929 salary records for public servants working in the Department may be found in registers maintained by the Auditor General (VA 1031); for example, VPRS 1986 Salary Registers C2, 1879-1929. Researchers are advised to consult the series recorded for the Auditor General in the List of Holdings or the Summary Guide for details. Researchers should note, however, that these records have not been fully researched in relation to the maintenance of salary records for Education Department staff.

薪资历史卡片（Salary History Cards）会持续记录每位雇员的岗位定级、薪资、薪资扣款、应享权益与工作地点。此类卡片可作为雇佣期间及雇佣关系终止后雇员与雇主双方权利义务的证明依据，且需接受审计，由教育部会计科（Education Departments Accounts Branch）负责维护。
卡片所载信息包括：
1. 姓名与出生日期；
2. 个人记录编号；
3. 受聘学校编号（非校内雇员则对应工作地点编号）；
4. 职位头衔（通常采用缩写形式，例如HT代表校长（Head-Teacher））；
5. 岗位定级；
6. 年薪与两周薪；
7. 各类津贴、薪资增补或扣款（表格会列明薪资总额与实发总额）。

卡片设有专属详细栏位用于记录：
- 薪资扣款相关补充信息；
- 休假详情——涵盖进修假、无薪假、长期服务假等（该栏位未必完整填写）；
- 保险缴费。

此外，卡片还预留了以下内容的记录空间：
- 与卡片所载薪资、职位或岗位定级变更相关的部门档案及函件编号（仅偶尔会填写此项）；
- 审计员姓名首字母。

VPRS 10618档案系列收录了以下教育部雇员的相关记录：小学教师、中学教师、专业职员与公职人员。
VPRS 10618是目前公共档案办公室（Public Record Office，以下简称P.R.O.）所藏中，仅存的与以下教育部雇员雇佣情况相关的记录：小学教师、1925/1926年后的中学教师，以及1946年后的专业职员。

## 教育部人事职能沿革
随着时间推移，教育部内部雇员的岗位定级与雇佣条件认定职责，在教育部与公共服务委员会（Public Service Board/Public Service Commission，VA 886）之间多次转移，不同类别雇员的服务历史记录维护职责也随之调整。
1883年《公共服务法案》为教师（含初级助理、助理教师、见习教师、缝纫女教师及受训学生）的岗位定级与雇佣关系制定了独立条款，将其与教育部内的公职人员（文书与专业职员）区分开来。据信，教育部此后承担了教师群体服务历史记录的维护职责，而公共服务委员会则接手了非教师类雇员的服务历史记录维护工作（不过中学教师的相关权责划分较为复杂，详见下文）。
1946年，依据《1946年教学服务法案（Teaching Service Act 1946）》，独立于公共服务体系、由教师法庭管辖的教学服务体系正式设立。该体系涵盖专业职员、小学教师与中学教师。据信，自此时起教育部承担了专业职员的记录维护职责；而教育部内的文书/行政人员的岗位定级与雇佣条件，仍由公共服务委员会负责认定，相关记录也按此要求维护。
在1925年《教师法案》建立独立的中学岗位定级体系之前，中学教师的权责划分存在一定不确定性。据了解，1926年中学教师转入二级定级名册前，公共服务委员会一直负责维护其相关记录；不过根据具体个案情况，相关职责可能在教育部与委员会之间有所变动。据信，1926年之后教育部承担了中学教师的记录维护职责（不过贸易检查员的相关记录直到1946年仍由公共服务委员会负责）。
1981年《教育服务法案》通过后，教育部内部教学服务体系与公共服务体系的区分被取消。该法案设立了教育服务体系，涵盖教师、校长以及所有为教育部提供有效管理与服务所需的其他人员（详见第二部分第一分部第3条）。教师法庭于1982年末被撤销，此次变革的具体影响尚未得到研究。

## 公共档案办公室所藏教育部雇员雇佣历史记录
- 公职人员：VPRS 4402《职员登记册》（1884-1924年）、VPRS 9889《公职人员记录卡片》（1925-1977年）
- 1946年前的专业职员：VPRS 4402《职员登记册》（1884-1924年）、VPRS 9889《公职人员记录卡片》（1925-1977年）
1946年后的专业职员雇佣历史记录未被公共档案办公室馆藏。
- 1926年前的中学教师：VPRS 4402《职员登记册》（1884-1924年）、VPRS 9889《公职人员记录卡片》（1925-1977年）
1926年后的中学教师雇佣历史记录未被公共档案办公室馆藏。

## 公共档案办公室所藏其他教育部雇员工资记录
公共档案办公室藏有1960年代至约1981年间的应急教师、临时与代班打字员、成人移民教育教师的多组薪资历史卡片。研究人员可查阅《馆藏清单》或《概要指南》中教育部系列（VA 714）的相关内容以获取详细信息。
1929年之前在教育部任职的公职人员薪资记录，可在审计总长（Auditor General）维护的登记册中查询，例如VPRS 1986《C2薪资登记册》（1879-1929年）。研究人员可查阅《馆藏清单》或《概要指南》中审计总长系列的相关内容以获取详细信息。但需注意，针对教育部雇员工资记录维护的相关研究尚未完全覆盖此类档案。