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The base/floor salary scale for the Professional and higher categories is adjusted periodically to reflect increases in the comparator salary scale. This upward adjustment is made by taking a fixed amount of post adjustment and incorporating or “consolidating” it in the base/floor salary scale. If the scale is increased by consolidating 5 per cent of post adjustment, the post adjustment classification at all duty stations are then reduced by 5 per cent, thus ensuring, generally, no losses or gains to staff. However, on rare occasions – based on margin calculations – real salary increases are granted and the no loss/no gain rule is not followed)