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- 1984 (Creation)
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This file contains correspindence between Observer staff and Roger Harrison in 1984.
Key themes of this file are: salary reviews and increases, bonus payments, budget review meeting notes, editorial costs, retainers, business targets, performance reviews, editorial control, staff appointments, personnel department end of year report, new clerical rates, merit increases, meeting with Jim Warren, NUJ 1984 Claim, NUJ merit awards, retiring staff, updates to clerical grading structure, sick pay scheme.
Also includes: christmas pay arrangements, freelance contributors becoming subject to PAYE and national insurance contributions, Lonrho share option scheme, christmas holidays, personnel adverts, house award to canteen staff, request for extension of time for copytakers on friday evenings, letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, request for an additional secretary to work on the Colour Magazine, memo on bus and tube strikes, Welcome to the Observer booklet.
Key correspondents: Roger Harrison, Jean Atkinson, David Bishop.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
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