It's sad but not the worse.
We all have been hit hard by the pandemic and without profits from our employers, there is no way they could pay every employee.
You cannot blame them for that. They can provide but they need a share from the government.
Imagine giving away money for a year. How could they start over without capital left in their pockets?
Then, employees will have no jobs to go back to.
This is one of the reasons why I started working from home.
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By checking info about Macau gaming enterprise, i was surprised to see that the company is running since more than 20 years (1999) : Economic growth and development in Macau (1999–2016)
So it's almost strange how it can't support its workers during a temporary pandemic. Is this the only solution they found to reduce the damage? We all know about casinos who lunch a gaming app or platform in order not lose their custmers by keepping the company running during crisis .
So it's almost strange how it can't support its workers during a temporary pandemic. Is this the only solution they found to reduce the damage? We all know about casinos who lunch a gaming app or platform in order not lose their custmers by keepping the company running during crisis .
The weird thing was : If the Worker have worked for too long the casinos takes them for granted and they are more likely to loose their payment.
If it's weird for you then try to look at other industries. It's not just in gambling but almost the majority of businesses as well have to force their employees to leave without pay due to the obvious reason that they got struck hard by the pandemic. Obviously, those who work for long will be those who will be considered for leave, as for new employees, they might get forced to resign especially those in probation period even they are bound to become a regular employee prior to the pandemic. The best example is restaurants and some of my friends (under probation and regular employee) experienced this.
Several months after the lockdown, and fortunately, some employees who got forced to leave now seen in action although on a skeletal workforce which is good compared to a long period of absence without pay.
It's fortunate that companies implemented the force-leave for their regular employees instead unlike terminating them completely to somehow cut their losses.
Not only casino workers are suffering from this kind of change.
There are other businesses that are forced to implement this strategy to their employees in order to survive.
For the employees that will experience this kind of change, just be understanding that this is really going to happen.
Look for other alternative jobs while on leave. Employers can't really pay their workers if they are not earning income.
There are other businesses that are forced to implement this strategy to their employees in order to survive.
For the employees that will experience this kind of change, just be understanding that this is really going to happen.
Look for other alternative jobs while on leave. Employers can't really pay their workers if they are not earning income.
~ The weird thing was : If the Worker have worked for too long the casinos takes them for granted and they are more likely to loose their payment.
What's weird about that? Those who worked with them for a short period of time were probably forced to resign and not a forced leave. Companies are trying to make ends meet too and they need help from the Government to assist their employees.
I know of a company that recently forced employees to take a one week leave each month. They could have done that as early as March but they didn't.
Now the steps taken to tackle that :
*Proposals*Quote
Macau government could regulate the unpaid leave, measures could be implemented for an economic rebound, employees could be offered additional training, and the foreign employment quota should be adjusted to protect the local workers.
Macau continues to suffer the effects of the ongoing pandemic, despite some of the slight recoveries taking place in the industry.
Macau continues to suffer the effects of the ongoing pandemic, despite some of the slight recoveries taking place in the industry.
At the same time we saw the boost in the gaming revenues:
That's comparing Sept and October only. How about losses suffered from March?Quote
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) dropped by 90% in September but rose by 229% month-on-month in October. The Individual Visit Scheme resumed mid-September and helped boost the economy in a small way, however, the country expects the tourist arrivals for 2020 to drop by 90%.
It also says there that projected tourists arrivals (casino players) are going to drop by 90%. That further justifies the cost cutting by casinos.
The Macau gaming enterprise have reported that more than 60% of the Workers working in casinos have been Forced to take Unpaid leave.
The weird thing was : If the Worker have worked for too long the casinos takes them for granted and they are more likely to loose their payment.
Now 8% of them are thinking of switching to new jobs.
Now the steps taken to tackle that :
At the same time we saw the boost in the gaming revenues:
Source : https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/10359/60-of-macaus-casino-workers-furloughed-without-pay
The weird thing was : If the Worker have worked for too long the casinos takes them for granted and they are more likely to loose their payment.
Now 8% of them are thinking of switching to new jobs.
Now the steps taken to tackle that :
Quote
Macau government could regulate the unpaid leave, measures could be implemented for an economic rebound, employees could be offered additional training, and the foreign employment quota should be adjusted to protect the local workers.
Macau continues to suffer the effects of the ongoing pandemic, despite some of the slight recoveries taking place in the industry.
Macau continues to suffer the effects of the ongoing pandemic, despite some of the slight recoveries taking place in the industry.
At the same time we saw the boost in the gaming revenues:
Quote
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) dropped by 90% in September but rose by 229% month-on-month in October. The Individual Visit Scheme resumed mid-September and helped boost the economy in a small way, however, the country expects the tourist arrivals for 2020 to drop by 90%.
Source : https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/10359/60-of-macaus-casino-workers-furloughed-without-pay
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