ISF welcomes pay hike for security professionals
View(s):The Industrial Security Foundation (Sri Lanka-ISF)) Inc. representing the commercial and industrial security trade, has welcomed the pay hike granted to security personnel (private security).
ISF said that the decision made by wages boards representing 37 trades to increase the minimum wages by 30 – 40 per cent, approved by the Minister of Labour and Labour Relations, came into effect from 01st January’ 2013.
Accordingly, minimum wages for personnel covered by the Wages Board for Security Services Trade has been increased by 30 per cent. Thus the revised minimum wage for operational staff is Rs.8,820 and supervisory staff Rs.9,440.
In addition, the Budgetary Relief Allowance of Rs.1000 granted to workers by Act No. 36 of 2005 and applied for Security Services Trade with effect from 01st Jan’2006 will continue to be in effect.
Close to 100,000 people employed in the commercial and industrial security services trade, will receive their enhanced pay packet
Welcoming the government decision, Ajith Jayasekera, spokesman of the ISF said, “The timely pay hike is a great relief and morale booster for the rank and file. Right now the security industry facing a manpower crisis with 25,000 job vacancies existing, without takers.
Wage increase and the expedition of the de-regularization of deserters from arm services are bound to improve the situation”, he said
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