On average, a security guard’s salary is around RM1500 a month including allowance and overtime by working 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. How many households they have to support with this amount of salary? How many percentage the inflation rate has increased as compared to percentage of salary increment for security guards on an annual basis? When was the last time their salary reviewed?
With the current economy slowdown, many companies have taken the advantage to cut the pay of security guards by about 20%. How are they going to support their family? Many of them are breadwinners of the family. With this kind of situation, do we still expect them to be committed in their work and ensure our security? You must be insane if you expect so.
Lets take the recent robbery case in Taman Maluri, Cheras. Assuming there is security guard patrolling that area at that time. With the huge parang in the hand of the robbers versus a baton held by the guard, RM1500 salary a month which can barely support his household, do you think this guard will march forward and fight the robbers just to protect the victims and risk his life as the breadwinner of his family? Obviously not.
If we want to have a safer place to stay, we need to revise the salary of security guards seriously. Alternatively, companies can choose to provide subsidies.
Another ‘fantastic’ issue about security guards is, some of them look like criminals themselves. They do not dress properly (I think criminals dress much better than the guards) to the extend of unbuttoning the top of their uniform. As for their shoes, I guess their companies are training them to chase criminals with slippers or sandals. I see no reason why companies allow security guards to dress like that to guard the assigned area. When a security guard is well dressed, any criminal that targets the area will think first before they attack the target, hence may reduce the chances of crime happening though it does not prevent. It is the responsibility of the company to provide a full set of uniform to the guards from top to toe in order for them to perform properly.
Have you ever wonder how fit are our security guards? How often do they exercise or go for training? Will they be able to chase the criminals the distance of a football field?
Now folks, with all the above conditions of security guards, do you think we are staying or working in a safe area? Unless improvements are made, we will always live in fear even after paying our monthly maintenance fee.
RTC Wenn
Selangor
With the current economy slowdown, many companies have taken the advantage to cut the pay of security guards by about 20%. How are they going to support their family? Many of them are breadwinners of the family. With this kind of situation, do we still expect them to be committed in their work and ensure our security? You must be insane if you expect so.
Lets take the recent robbery case in Taman Maluri, Cheras. Assuming there is security guard patrolling that area at that time. With the huge parang in the hand of the robbers versus a baton held by the guard, RM1500 salary a month which can barely support his household, do you think this guard will march forward and fight the robbers just to protect the victims and risk his life as the breadwinner of his family? Obviously not.
If we want to have a safer place to stay, we need to revise the salary of security guards seriously. Alternatively, companies can choose to provide subsidies.
Another ‘fantastic’ issue about security guards is, some of them look like criminals themselves. They do not dress properly (I think criminals dress much better than the guards) to the extend of unbuttoning the top of their uniform. As for their shoes, I guess their companies are training them to chase criminals with slippers or sandals. I see no reason why companies allow security guards to dress like that to guard the assigned area. When a security guard is well dressed, any criminal that targets the area will think first before they attack the target, hence may reduce the chances of crime happening though it does not prevent. It is the responsibility of the company to provide a full set of uniform to the guards from top to toe in order for them to perform properly.
Have you ever wonder how fit are our security guards? How often do they exercise or go for training? Will they be able to chase the criminals the distance of a football field?
Now folks, with all the above conditions of security guards, do you think we are staying or working in a safe area? Unless improvements are made, we will always live in fear even after paying our monthly maintenance fee.
RTC Wenn
Selangor
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