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Progressive Wage Model for the Cleaning Industry
Introduced to help cleaners achieve sustainable real wage increases
Improve productivity through skills training and use of technology
PWM provide cleaners with clarity on how they can achieve career progression
Mandated under Cleaning Licensing Regime
Progressive Wage Model (PWM) for the Cleaning Industry
June 2012
• Labour Movement mooted the idea of Progressive Wage Model
(PWM)
August 2012
• Tripartite Cluster for Cleaners (TCC) was formed to look into
PWM for the cleaning industry
October 2012
• PWM for the cleaning industry was launched
November 2012
• PWM was incorporated as a requirement in NEA’s Enhanced
Clean Mark Accreditation Scheme
Key Milestones
2012
Key Milestones
2013
April 2013
• All government cleaning contracts called on or after 1
April 2013 to be awarded only to accredited cleaning
companies
Key Milestones
2014
1 April 2014
• Amended Environmental Public Health (EPH) Act & new
EPH (General Cleaning Industry) Regulations 2014 came
into force
1 September 2014
• All cleaning businesses offering general cleaning services
must have a license to operate.
• All cleaners under cleaning contracts signed on and after
1 April 2014 must be paid according to the PWM
Key Milestones
2015
1 September 2015
• All cleaners under cleaning contracts signed before 1
April 2014 must be paid according to the PWM
Licensing of Cleaning Businesses
As of 31 July 2015,
• 1,219 cleaning businesses have
received their licenses.
• Employ a total workforce of 52,500 cleaners
– 38,500 resident cleaners
73%
27%
52,500 cleaners employed in licensed companies
Resident Non-Resident
4 Key Components of PWM
1) Salary Progression
2) Skill Upgrading
3) Career Advancement
4) Productivity Improvement
*basic wages
General / Indoor
Cleaners
≥ $1,000
Outdoor Cleaners /
Healthcare Cleaners
≥ $1,200
Multi-Skilled Cleaners
cum Machine Operator
≥ $1,400
Supervisor
≥$1,600
Table-top Cleaners
≥ $1,100
Multi-skilled Cleaners
cum Machine Operator
≥ $1,400
Dishwasher / Refuse
Collector
≥ $1,200
Supervisor
≥ $1,600
General Cleaners
≥ $1,200
Multi-skilled Cleaners
cum Machine Operator
/ Refuse Collector
≥ $1,400
Group 1:
Office & Commercial
Cleaners e.g. Office, Schools, Hospitals and
Polyclinics Cleaners
Group 2:
F&B Establishment e.g. Hawker Centre,
Foodcourts
Truck Drivers (Class
4/5)
≥ $1,700
Supervisor /
Mechanical Drivers
≥ $1,600
General Cleaners
≥ $1,000
Group 3:
Conservancy e.g. TCs, Public Cleansing
Supervisors
General/ Indoor
Cleaners
e.g. Offices, Schools,
Hospitals and
Polyclinics
Outdoor
Cleaners/
Dish Washers
Multi-skilled
Cleaners cum
Machine
Operators
≥ $1,600
≥ $1,400
≥ $1,200
≥ $1,000
*Team Leader will receive additional wage allowance (starting from $100).
• Attained at least 2 WSQ Higher Certificate in EC modules or equivalent
Recommended Training for Cleaners
Attained at least 2
WSQ Certificate in
EC* modules or
equivalent
Attained at
least 2 WSQ
Advanced
Certificate in
EC modules or
equivalent
*EC: Environmental Cleaning
Under Licensing, cleaners are required to obtain at least 1 module under EC WSQ
Framework.
Advantages of PWM
• For Workers – Provide clarity on how to achieve wage progression;
– Motivates them to upgrade themselves, work more effectively and progress to higher value-added jobs
– Create a sense of pride and professionalism
• For Employers – Assurance of a higher skilled and more productive
workforce
– PWM puts in place a career progression that helps to attract and retain workers
• For Service Buyers – Enjoy higher quality and standards of cleaning services
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