Progressive wage at Singapore security sector's door

Singapore

AFTER two years of talks, the proposals for a progressive wage model for the security industry are finally drawn - and accepted by the government. But it will be another two years before workers in the industry see their pay, careers and working conditions improve.

A key proposal made by the NTUC-led Security Tripartite Cluster (STC), the architect of the model, is the mandatory requirement for security agencies to embrace the progressive wage model (PWM) when applying or renewing a licence to operate. The government says this will take effect only from Sept 1 , 2016.