SECURITY INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Minimum Wages (Security Industry Employees)

Interpretation

2. In this Order—

“canine security guard” means an employee whose duties wholly or mainly consist of providing protection with the assistance of a dog;

“clerical worker” means an employee whose duties wholly or mainly consist of clerical work, but does not include a clerk/typist;

“clerk/typist” means an employee whose duties consist principally of typing, dealing with correspondence and other related clerical work;

“dog handler” means an employee whose duties are to attend to, groom and assist in the transportation of dogs;

“off-day” in relation to an employee, means a period, other than on a public holiday, during which he is not normally required to work;

“part-time employee” means an employee whose normal weekly hours of work are less than forty hours;

“pay” means in the case of full-time or part-time employees, the hourly rates of pay that they usually receive;

“receptionist” means an employee who receives callers, ascertains their needs and assists accordingly, receives and relays telephone calls and assists with typing and other related clerical duties;

“secretary” means an employee engaged in secretarial duties and matters ancillary thereto;

“security industry” means the group of security organisations operating in Trinidad and Tobago;

 “security industry employee” or “employee” means a person employed in the security industry in any of the categories of employees listed in the Schedule, whether employed on a full-time or part-time basis;

“security organisation” means any firm, body corporate or other organisation engaged in the provision of protection, at a fee, to persons and property within the territorial boundaries of Trinidad and Tobago;

“telephone operator” means an employee who is responsible for the operation of a telephone switchboard;

“unprecepted security guard” means an employee whose responsibility is to provide protection and who has not been precepted by the Commissioner of Police.

Minimum remuneration. Schedule

3. The minimum remuneration payable to a security industry employee shall be as set out in the

Hours of work.

4. (1) Except in cases of emergency no employee shall be rostered to work for more than twelve hours in any twenty-four- hour

• No employee shall be required to work for a continuous period in excess of sixteen hours in any twenty-four- hour