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

7 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, the Building and Construction Authority (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.