It is not doom and gloom on the jobs front for some sectors in Singapore, eight months into the Covid-19 pandemic.In the security industry, for instance, demand for officers in some locations such as dormitories has pushed up salaries quite a bit.
The president of the Security Association Singapore, Mr Raj Joshua Thomas, said wage rates for security officers had risen sharply, especially at sites with a heightened risk of exposure to Covid-19 such as"red zone" dormitories - those that have yet to be cleared of Covid-19. "However, as we expect that temperature screening, mandatory SafeEntry registrations and declarations are likely to continue for some time, there is potential for ad hoc positions to be converted to full time - with the caveat that persons employed in this roles must be prepared to be redeployed once their positions are made redundant."
To help the industry meet the increased demand, the National Environment Agency enhanced the Environmental Services Productivity Solutions Grant last month. It supports up to 80 per cent of the cost of cleaning solutions to raise the operational efficiency and productivity of commercial businesses, capped at $350,000 per company.Said Mr Bryan Goh, the company director of A1 Facility Services:"We did put out more job ads, but very few Singaporeans want to do this kind of job.
The pandemic has spurred more logistics companies to transform their business in the face of these challenges, he added.
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