Number of Resident Life and Escalator Workers in Progressive Wage Model Job Roles

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked 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.

Mr Desmond Lee: 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.

More than 40 L&E firms, maintaining about 95% of the L&E in Singapore, have adopted the L&E PWM. In December 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 June 2023 to register with BCA under the new registration conditions.