115 - Policy of the state.

§ 115. Policy  of  the  state. In  order  to attract unusual merit and  ability to the service of the state of New  York,  to  stimulate  higher  efficiency  among  the  personnel,  to  provide  skilled  leadership  in  administrative departments, to reward merit and to insure to the  people  and  the  taxpayers  of  the  state  of  New  York the highest return in  services for the necessary costs of government, it is hereby declared to  be the policy of the state to provide equal  pay  for  equal  work,  and  regular  increases  in  pay in proper proportion to increase of ability,  increase of output and increase  of  quality  of  work  demonstrated  in  service.