POLICY ADDRESS ON GOJ’S CONTRACTED SECURITY GUARD SERVICES WITH PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS

The government is moving to change the status of security guards from independent contract workers to regular employees for guards providing services within the public sector.

Hon. Nigel Clarke, DPhil., MP, Minister of Finance and the Public Service during his Policy Address on GOJ’s Contracted Security Guard Services with Private Security Firms, announced that a task force has been set up to engage with private security companies that have contracts with the government to better position them to access the full benefits of entitlements under the law.

The task force is expected to negotiate with scores of security guard firms who are counterparties to these contracts for an adjustment to the required rates for service.

• The effective date of the new contracts will be April 1, 2023.