NRS-12922 | Railway Personal History Cards - Employees born before 1900

These cards detail the service history of railway employees born prior to 1900, and were kept by the Finance Branch to record rates of pay, leave, and superannuation entitlements. Most cards relate to permanent employees, but some cards for construction and casual employees are also included. The cards do not provide details of persons whose employment had ceased prior to the introduction of the Railway Service Superannuation Act, effective from 1 October 1910. The consistency of handwriting on cards for employees working from the late 1800s through to the end of 1910 suggests that prior information may have been transferred onto a new card system following the introduction of the new Act.Cards for permanent employees record name and date of birth, date of probationary and permanent appointment, staff number, date of commencing contributions to the Railway Service Superannuation Fund (or the preceding Civil Service Superannuation Fund), position held, railways branch employed by, name of railway station(s) employed at, rate of pay, and a “remarks” column where qualifications, award variations, leave taken, medical conditions affecting employment, military leave, information regarding dismissal, retrenchment, resignation or retirement, and details of superannuation entitlements were recorded.Cards for construction employees list name, date of birth, marital status, address, previous military service, usually a specimen signature, place of employment, position held, staff number, rate of pay, details of time worked, with award variations, resignation, re-employment, and dismissal details listed in the remarks column. Cards for casual employees list similar details, but do not include information regarding marital status, address, or military service.Cards for later employees are held in NRS-19333 Railway Personal History Cards - Employees born between 1900 and 1962.本批档案卡详细记载了1900年之前出生的铁路雇员的供职履历，由财务部门（Finance Branch）留存，用于记录薪资标准、休假情况及退休金权益。 绝大多数档案卡对应长期合同制雇员，同时也收录了部分建筑及临时雇员的档案。 本批档案卡未收录1910年10月1日正式施行的《铁路服务退休金法案》（Railway Service Superannuation Act）出台前已离职雇员的相关信息。 19世纪末至1910年底就职的雇员档案卡笔迹高度统一，这表明新法案出台后，此前的供职信息可能已被迁移至新的档案卡系统中。 长期合同制雇员档案卡记录内容包括：姓名、出生日期、试用任职及正式任职日期、雇员编号、开始缴交铁路服务退休金基金（或此前的公务员退休金基金（Civil Service Superannuation Fund））的日期、所任职务、供职的铁路分局、任职的火车站名称、薪资标准，以及"remarks"栏。该备注栏用于记载任职资质、薪酬调整情况、已休假期、影响供职的健康状况、军事休假、解雇、裁员、辞职或退休相关信息，以及退休金权益详情。 建筑雇员档案卡则列明：姓名、出生日期、婚姻状况、住址、既往兵役情况、通常附签名样本、供职地点、所任职务、雇员编号、薪资标准、工作时长详情，备注栏中会记载薪酬调整、辞职、复职及解雇相关信息。 临时雇员档案卡记录的信息与之类似，但不包含婚姻状况、住址及兵役情况相关内容。 后续雇员的档案卡则收录于编号为NRS-19333的《铁路个人履历档案卡——1900年至1962年出生雇员》卷宗中。