A Facebook post that was posted by a Thai lady who resides in Singapore shows that a pub is recruiting girls to work at Jalan Besar.
A netizen took screenshots of the post and send us one of the chat logs.
The Facebook was captioned in Thai words which roughly translates to:
“A friend told me that they just opened a new bar around jalan besar. Any girls looking for a new running shop can try it. She told the customers that the shop was already packed. Not enough staff. Find it urgently.”
The screen shots also indicated that the pub will pay the girls 90% for “LD”(Ladies’ Drink) and “10% table comms”.
This means that the hostess will ask customers to buy them drinks and they will earn 90% commission from the drink. So if the Ladies Drink is $20, the hostess would yield a commission of $18. Tables comms is the amount of money the customer spend on a table/night via booking from the hostess.
In another words, there is intermingling between staff and customers on the premise. As the hostess/staff needs to entertain the customers in exchange for the ladies drink.
The netizen said that he has since reported the incident to the relevant authorities and hope they will take action soon.
Many outlets caught recently
The police said in a statement that the enforcement operations were conducted from 12 December 2021 to 23 January this year, with about 103 establishments under investigation.
The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment ordered 56 business to shut down after flouting COVID-19 rules.
Potential Penalties:
F&B outlets which are found breaking COVID-19 rules can face suspension or even a fine.
Breach of safe distancing measures
First-time offenders who breach safe distancing measures are fined $300.
For non-compliance with safe management measures under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020, offenders may be jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$10,000, or both.