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jobs but no takers The Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers, Act No. 36 of 2005 for the security trade came into effect on January 1, 2006. Under this Act, an allowance of Rs.1000 is payable to those whose monthly remuneration is Rs.20,000 or below. It constitutes part of the wages or salary and shall be deemed for all purposes to include contributions to EPF & ETF, Annual Holiday & Overtime Remuneration, Maternity Benefit Payments and that of the gratuity, according to an ISF statement. Some 65000 personnel, employed in the commercial and industrial security trade received their enhanced pay packet last week. The 36% pay hike will increase the minimum remuneration of a Junior Security Officer, working on an 8-hour shift roster to Rs.6530 month. Security personnel are generally employed on a 12-hour shift roster, thus the average monthly income will now be Rs.10,562, an increase of Rs.2260 per month. The ISF said that according to the Act, “employers who fail to comply with the provision in this act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding Rs 10,000 or to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.” Welcoming the government decision, Ajith Jayasekera the Vice President of the Security Foundation said the pay hike is a great relief and moral boost to the rank and file right across this trade since there is a manpower crisis with 15,000 job vacancies existing but no takers. “The wage increase and the expeditions deregularization of deserters from the armed services is bound to improve the situation,” he said adding that the ISF appeals to all corporate heads and security service providing companies to maintain good administrative ethics and help uplift the profession to greater heights. |
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