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Government Accepts Security Tripartite Cluster’s Recommendations for Sustained Wage Increases for Part-Time Security Officers
10 December 2024
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1. The Government has accepted the recommendations by the Security Tripartite Cluster (STC) in the STC Report on the Security Progressive Wage Model (PWM). This will lead to the introduction of a three-year schedule of sustained wage increases for security officers [1] employed by security agencies on Part-Time [2] and Ad-Hoc Work Arrangements [3] , from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028. Since 1 January 2024, the Security PWM has provided a wage ladder for security officers employed by security agencies who are not working full-time.
2. The updated schedule of part-time hourly rates is reflected in the table below.
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Job Level | 1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 | 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 | [New] | [New] | [New] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Senior Security Supervisor | $13.55 | $14.40 | $15.25 | $16.05 | $16.90 |
Security Supervisor | $12.40 | $13.25 | $14.10 | $14.90 | $15.75 |
Senior Security Officer | $11.25 | $12.10 | $12.95 | $13.80 | $14.60 |
Security Officer | $10.10 | $10.95 | $11.80 | $12.65 | $13.45 |
3. The STC will conduct a further review of the Security PWM in 2025. For more details, please refer to the reports issued by STC at www.ntuc.org.sg/tripartiteguidelines. Security officers with enquiries may contact the Union of Security Employees at 6291 5145 (for union members) or NTUC’s U Care Centre at 1800-2255-796.
Ministry of Manpower
Ministry of Home Affairs
[1] The term “security officer” refers to security officers as licensed under the Private Security Industry Act (2007).
[2] Under the Employment Act (EA), part-time employees are under a contract of service to work less than 35 hours a week.
[3] Ad-hoc Work Arrangements refer to cases when security officers are hired to work on an ad-hoc basis such as for specific demands or events. Such a worker will be deemed as a part-time worker under the EA if their working hours are less than 35 hours a week.