Written answer by MND on number of resident life and escalator workers in Progressive Wage Model job roles

Feb 14, 2023

Question No: 2688

Question by: Mr Gan Thiam Poh

To ask the Minister for National Development
(a) what is the breakdown of the number of resident lift and escalator (L&E) workers in the various progressive wage model (PWM) job roles for the last two years; and
(b) what is the number and percentage of L&E firms that have complied with the PWM wages which came into effect from 1 July 2022.

Answer:

          The number of local lift and escalator (L&E) technicians in each progressive wage model (PWM) job level in the last two years is tabulated below.

2        More than 40 L&E firms, maintaining about 95% of the L&E in Singapore, have adopted the L&E PWM. In Dec 2022, BCA mandated the L&E PWM as a registration requirement for all L&E maintenance firms. Firms that currently undertake L&E maintenance works have until 8 Jun 2023 to register with BCA under the new registration conditions.

Issued by:    Ministry of National Development

Date         :   14 Feb 2023