Debated in Parliament on 21 Oct 2013.
Mr Zainal Sapari asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the number of traffic wardens required by LTA in their existing and upcoming contracts; (b) what is the average basic and gross salary of these traffic wardens; and (c) whether LTA is willing to consider engaging service providers that adopt a progressive wage model for parking/traffic wardens with a salary structure that commensurates with their skills, productivity and career.
LTA contracts about 120 traffic wardens to enforce against illegal parking and bus lane offences. Open tenders for the contracts were called recently in June 2013. Tenderers were not required to disclose salary figures to LTA; however, MOM's Occupational Wage Survey data indicates that the basic and gross median wages for car park attendants in 2012 were $1,100 and $1,150 respectively.
The Government announced in May 2013 that it will strongly encourage service providers to adopt the National Wage Council's recommendations. LTA will consider favourably service providers that adopt a progressive wage model for traffic wardens with a salary structure that is commensurate with their skills, productivity and career.
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