SECURITY INDUSTRY’S 5 PER CENT PAY RISE

MBABANE – Employers within the security services industry will have to dig deeper into their pockets to cater for a five per cent pay rise.

Minister of Labour and Social Security Winnie Magagula, in exercise of powers conferred by Section 11 of the Wages Act of 1964, announced that the new rates came into effect on June 2, 2018. She explained that all employers would be expected to pay the basic minimum wage calculated at the new rate. “Any employee who, at the date of commencement of this order is in receipt of a higher wage, or enjoys better conditions of employment than those prescribed by the order shall not suffer a reduction in such wage or condition by reason of this order coming into operation,” said Magagula in the legal notice number 85 of 2018 which revoked legal notice number 89 of 2017.

Consist

In the gazette, it was pointed out that the basic week would consist of 72 hours spread over a period of six days. It was explained that any employee who would be required to be on duty and work in excess of the 72 hours would be entitled to be paid for such overtime at the rate of one and a half times the employee’s normal hourly rate of wages.

Overtime

“Payment shall be calculated on the basis of the overtime worked each day in excess of the daily working hours. Normal hourly rate shall mean the employees’ monthly rate of wages divided by 312,” reads the gazette in part.
It was stipulated that on completion of each 12 months’ continuous service, an employee would be entitled to an annual leave of 12 working days with full pay. Employees with four or more years of service with an employer would be entitled to 15 days working days with full pay.

Compensation

It was also stated that 12 days with full pay in compensation for public holidays worked would be added if it was not paid in the month which such holidays fall in. Further, it was emphasised that these holidays would not be in lieu of an employee’s days off. “Where employment of an employee is terminated after a period exceeding three months but not amounting to one year from the date of its commencement, or after a period of employment following a year in respect of which the paid annual holiday has been taken, the employer shall, on or before the date of such termination, pay to the employee a sum equal to not less than one day’s wages for each completed month of such period,” it was added.

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