Section 6
SEC. 6. Guidelines. The following guidelines shall be observed in implementing the plan for rationalizing and upgrading judicial/legal salaries: The principle of equal pay for equal work shall be observed among agencies of the national government, such that salary or compensation increased shall be adopted for all positions of comparable qualifications and work load, for all agencies in which such positions exists Proposals shall be formulated and submitted, taking into account the funds available for salary adjustments in government. No savings in personal service, in maintenance and operating expenditures, or in capital outlays, may be used for the creation of new positions or upgrading of the compensation of positions; Existing vacant positions may be abolished and the amount budgeted for the compensation of the said positions may be used for the reclassification or for upgrading salaries of the remaining positions; Superiors shall enjoy a higher salary than subordinate positions, except where specifically approved by the President for highly technical positions; After adjustment, the salary of Career Executive Service positions shall continue to be higher than those who do not belong to the Service.