{"id":121918,"date":"2021-09-09T02:42:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T19:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/condo-managing-agent-apologises-for-discriminatory-security-tender-document\/"},"modified":"2021-09-09T11:20:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T04:20:01","slug":"condo-managing-agent-apologises-for-discriminatory-security-tender-document","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/condo-managing-agent-apologises-for-discriminatory-security-tender-document\/","title":{"rendered":"Condo managing agent apologises for 'discriminatory' security tender document"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSAS has\u00a0raised the issue with the Ministry of Manpower, and Savills Property Management has removed the clause and will\u00a0review the terms and conditions.
\nAfter being called out for discriminatory clauses in its tender document for security services, the managing agent of Hillview Heights condominium has apologised for the \u201cconfusion\u201d caused by such documents, reported Channel News Asia (CNA).
\n\u201cThis is an unfortunate situation created by historical tender documentation language from 2000,\u201d said a spokesperson for Savills Property Management, Hillview Heights\u2019 managing agent.
\n\u201cWe sincerely apologise for any confusion caused and have taken steps to ensure all tender documentation reflects current Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices (TGFEP),\u201d the spokesperson told CNA.
\nOn Monday (6 September), the Security Association Singapore (SAS) called out Savills for two \u201cdiscriminatory\u201d clauses in its tender.\u00a0
\nOne states that a $100 penalty will be imposed on the security agency should it fail to provide \u201ca Chinese-speaking guard\u201d for over six shifts per month.
\nAnother clause provides that the management may impose a $100 fine to the agency every time a guard older than 60 years old or younger than 21 is deployed without the management\u2019s prior approval.
\nSavills revealed that it has been \u201cinvited by the Singapore Police Force to introduce Outcome Based Contracts and will be reviewing the terms and conditions for our clients\u2019 approval\u201d.
\n\u201cWe also welcome a constructive dialogue between the SAS and the Association of Strata Managers to ensure we are all aligned in the future.\u201d
\nIn responding to Savills\u2019 reply, SAS said it also wanted to highlight the \u201cimmediate removal\u201d clause in the same tender document as well as \u201cin many security contracts\u201d which allow the managing agent to demand the immediate removal of officers from the site for \u201creasons that are almost catch-all, and without due process\u201d.
\n\u201cThis is not in the spirit of fair employment or fair consideration and allows security officers and security agencies to be held in terrorem by managing agents and service buyers, because of their unfettered ability to simply reject or dismiss officers without recourse,\u201d said the SAS as quoted by CNA.
\nSAS pointed that such reasons for immediate termination may be discriminatory like against older workers or \u201ccompletely frivolous\u201d.
\n\u201cSAS had previously received a complaint that an officer was asked to be removed because he had his back turned to a condominium MCST\u2019s chairman when the chairman was driving into the premises and had failed to greet the chairman,\u201d shared the association.
\n\u201cThe security agency refused to do so, and very quickly lost the contract,\u201d it added, noting that the condominium was not Hillview Heights.\u00a0
\nWith this, SAS hoped such stipulations would also be considered by Savills in its review.
\n\u201cIn the meantime, SAS will continue to closely scrutinise tenders put out by Savills, other managing agents and service buyers, for discriminatory and unfair clauses and stipulations, and highlight provisions of concern,\u201d it said.
\nSAS also revealed that they have raised the issue with the Ministry of Manpower, while giving assurance that it will work to ensure the employment of officers is protected and \u201cnot subject to anyone\u2019s mere whims and fancies\u201d.
\n\u201cWhile stipulations on race and age in tenders have now been put in the spotlight, the reality is that these stipulations are the tip of the iceberg,\u201d said SAS Executive Director Ikhsan Suri as quoted by CNA.
\n\u201cAll stakeholders in the industry should sincerely review the form and spirit of security tenders in totality, in order to effect meaningful industry transformation.\u201d
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\nCheryl Chiew, Digital Content Specialist at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact her about this story, email:\u00a0cheryl@propertyguru.com.sg.\u00a0
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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