L.S. 452.75(R) Ordni tal-Kunsill tal-Pagi li jirregola l-Pagi għas-Settur li jipprovdi Servizzi ta Sigurtà Imħassar bl-Avviż Legali 112 tal-2026

(1)The title of this Order is Private Security Services Wages Council Wage Regulation Order. Title, commencement and application.

(2)This Order shall come into force on the 1st January, 2002 save for the provisions of article 8 which shall come into force on the 1st January, 2003: Provided that during the period between the 1st January, 2002 and the 1st January, 2003, the applicable overtime rates for whole-time employees shall be at a normal flat rate for each hour of work or part thereof.

(3)The provisions set out in this Order shall apply to all employees in respect of whom the Private Security Services Wages Council operates. 2. In this Order unless the context otherwise requires - "Act" means the Employment and Industrial Relations Act; "week" means a calendar week; "day" means a period running from midnight of one day to midnight of the next following day; "weekly day of rest" means a period of twenty-four consecutive hours commencing at the time at which the employee would normally commence his turn of duty; "time-and-a-half" and "double-time" mean respectively one and a half times, and twice, the minimum time rate applicable to the employee; "part-time employee" means an employee whose normal hours of work, calculated on a weekly basis or on average over a period of employment of up to one year, are less than the normal hours of work of a comparable whole-time employee and who is not a whole-time employee with reduced hours; "whole-time employee" means an employee who is deemed to be a whole-time employee in terms of any recognized conditions of employment; "wage" means any financial remuneration or earnings payable in money by an employer to his employee; "period of employment" means the time in any day during which employees are at the disposal of the employer, but inclusive of the *This Order has been repealed by Legal Notice 112 of 2026. Interpretation. Amended by: L.N. 126 of 2010. Cap. 452. 2 [ S.L.452.75 PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION ORDER intervals allowed for meals and rest; "half-day" means a period of twelve consecutive hours; "hours of work" means the time on any day on which employees are on duty in accordance with the normal hours of work described as per article 3; Cap. 252. "customary holidays" means the days (other than Sundays) declared for the time being to be public holidays by or under the National Holidays and other Public Holidays Act. Hours of work. 3. The minimum weekly wage shall be related to an average of forty hours per week calculated initially over a period of six consecutive weeks, and thereafter commencing on the following first Monday, provided that the hours of work shall not exceed forty-eight hours in any one week. Minimum remuneration for whole-time employees. Amended by: L.N. 427 of 2007; L.N. 362 of 2012; L.N. 334 of 2013; L.N. 444 of 2013; L.N. 482 of 2014; L.N. 5 of 2016; L.N.97 of 2017; L.N. 383 of 2017; L.N. 104 of 2019; L.N. 351 of 2019; L.N. 469 of 2020; L.N. 464 of 2021; L.N. 335 of 2022; L.N. 286 of 2023; L.N. 341 of 2024; L.N. 288 of 2025. 4. The minimum weekly wages payable to whole-time employees shall be as follows: Minimum wages for part-time employees. 5. Part-time employees shall be paid pro rata at a basic hourly rate not less than that applicable to whole-time employees, that is, the rate per week shown in article 4 divided by forty: (

1. a)Wardens .........................................€261.17 (
2. b)Other employees: at age 18 years and over .........................€229.44 under 18 years of age ............................ €226.23 Provided that (
3. i)S.L.452.62 S.L.452.62 those part-time employees who work an average of more than thirty hours per week but less than thirty-five hours per week spread over a sixweek period are entitled to a pro rata of the bonus granted to whole-time employees according to the Act and of the weekly allowance granted to whole-time employees in terms of article 4 of the Weekly Allowance National Standard Order; (
4. ii)those part-time employees who work an average of thirty-five hours or more per week spread over a six-week period are entitled to the full bonus granted to whole-time employees according to the Act and to the full weekly allowance granted to whole-time employees in terms of article 4 of the Weekly Allowance National Standard Order. PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION ORDER [ S.L.452.75 3 6. Whole-time employees shall be entitled to intervals for meals and rest of thirty minutes in the aggregate on any one day, taking into account the exigencies of the work. Minimum daily rest. 7. A whole time employee shall be entitled to one day of rest every week provided that - Minimum weekly rest. (
5. a)this day of rest is predetermined by a roster; and (
6. b)this day of rest is given after not more than six consecutive working days. 8. In the case of whole-time employees, overtime rates shall be payable as follows: Minimum overtime rates. (
7. a)for all time worked in excess of thirteen hours in any one day ............................................. time-and-a-half; (
8. b)for all time worked in excess of forty-eight hours in any one week .................................... time-and-a-half; (
9. c)for all time worked in excess of an average of forty hours per week spread over six consecutive weeks .......................................................... time-and-a-half; (
10. d)(
11. i)for all time worked on the first pre-determined day of rest .......................................... time-and-a-half; (
12. ii)for all time worked on the second or only predetermined day of rest ....................... double time: Provided that when an employee is called for work on any day of rest, a minimum of three hours are to be paid at the appropriate rate shown in this same paragraph; (
13. e)for all extra hours worked on a customary holiday, over and above the normal hours ............. double time: Provided that nothing in this article shall be interpreted as conferring a right upon any person to be paid more than once at overtime rates in respect of the same hours worked. 9. Vacation leave entitlement shall be four working weeks and four working days and all customary holidays with full pay. If an employee is required to work on a customary holiday as part of his normal hours of work, he shall be entitled to another day off to be availed of in agreement with his employer. Vacation leave. 10.

(1)For the first six months of employment, a whole-time employee shall be entitled to the equivalent in hours of a maximum of six working days sick leave on full pay, less an amount equal to the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act, and part-time employees shall have a pro rata entitlement to sick leave in hours on full pay, less an amount equal to the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act, which amount is also to be calculated on a pro rata basis: Sick leave. Substituted by: L.N. 126 of 2010. Provided that (

1. a)the first three days of any claim for sick leave shall be paid in full by the employer; Cap. 318. 4 [ S.L.452.75 PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION ORDER (
2. b)a medical certificate covering the period of absence is produced to the employer on the day of return to work or, if such period of absence is longer than seven days, within seven days of the onset of sick leave absence; Cap. 318. Cap. 318. (
3. c)employees in receipt of a social security pension in respect of retirement or widowhood in terms of the Social Security Act shall, for the purpose of calculating the sick leave pay due, be deemed to have received an amount equal to the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act.

(2)A whole-time employee shall in every calendar year be entitled to the equivalent in hours of fifteen days sick leave on full pay, less an amount equal to the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act, and part-time employees shall have a pro rata entitlement to sick leave in hours on full pay, less an amount equal to the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act, which amount is also to be calculated on a pro rata basis: Provided that (

1. a)the first three days of any claim for sick leave shall be paid in full by the employer; (
2. b)a medical certificate covering the period of absence is produced to the employer on the day of return to work or, if such period of absence is longer than seven days, within seven days of the onset of sick leave absence; Cap. 318. Cap. 318. (
3. c)employees in receipt of a social security pension in respect of retirement or widowhood in terms of the Social Security Act shall, for the purpose of calculating the sick leave pay due, be deemed to have received an amount equal to the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act.

(3)A whole-time employee shall in every calendar year be entitled to the equivalent in hours of a further fifteen days sick leave on half pay, less an amount equal to half the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act, and part-time employees shall have a pro rata entitlement to sick leave in hours on half pay, less an amount equal to half the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act, which amount is also to be calculated on a pro rata basis: Provided that (

1. a)the first three days of any claim for sick leave shall be paid at half pay by the employer; (
2. b)a medical certificate covering the period of absence is produced to the employer on the day of return to work or, if such period of absence is longer than seven days, PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION ORDER [ S.L.452.75 within seven days of the onset of sick leave absence; (
3. c)employees in receipt of a social security pension in respect of retirement or widowhood in terms of the Social Security Act shall, for the purpose of calculating the sick leave pay due, be deemed to have received an amount equal to half the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act. Cap. 318.

(4)The employer may require a medical certificate by his own physician to certify incapacity for work during the period of absence.

(5)The sick leave entitlement granted by virtue of this paragraph shall be calculated on the basis provided for annual leave as specified in regulation 8

(1)of the Organisation of Working Time Regulations. S.L. 452.

2. A whole-time employee shall be entitled to a maximum of one year injury leave on full pay, less the full amount of any injury benefit to which such employee may be entitled in terms of the Social Security Act, provided that such injury occurs during the actual discharge of such employee’s duties and is not due to contributory negligence on his part or to any contravention by him of safety rules laid down by the employer or by law. Injury leave.
3. A whole-time employee shall be allowed three working days leave on full pay on the occasion of his marriage and two days leave on full pay on the occasion of the birth of a child to his wife. Special leave.
4. Whole-time employees called for jury service shall be allowed all necessary time-off to enable them to attend to such service in Court without loss of pay. Jury service.
5. A whole-time employee shall be allowed three days leave on full pay on the occasion of the death of any of the following relatives: the wife, husband, father, mother, (or the person who at the time is acting as the father or mother), son, daughter, brother or sister. Bereavement leave. Cap.
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