Cleaners, guards to get pay hike under new system

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The fight to raise salaries in two sectors plagued by stagnant wages achieved a breakthrough yesterday.

The Government has announced the implementation of the progressive wage model as a mandatory licensing condition for all companies providing cleaning and security services.

Starting in September — after legislative changes are introduced later this month and passed by Parliament — cleaning companies must pay an entry-level salary of S$1,000 each month, up from the current median gross monthly wage of about S$850, and subsequently give increments in tandem with skills upgrading.

The impasse on this matter in the security sector drags on, but once the tripartite partners reach a consensus on the details of the progressive wage model to be implemented, it will be tagged on as an additional requirement in its existing licensing framework overseen by the police. Both sellers and buyers of the two services who do not comply will face penalties.