Mustafa Centre reportedly will not be renewing the work passes of its foreign workers and wil be sending them home as the company has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The workers will be given a month’s basic salary as a token and the company will be paying for their ticket home.
Mustafa will also stop paying a “sustenance allowance” of about $300 a month to employees who have not been working.
They are advised to get a second job for their sustenance.
Business at Mustafa has dropped about 80 percents since the pandemic, said a manager.
The managing director and founder of Mustafa, said that they will waive the notice period.
The Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers’ Union (SMMWU) said that they have been working closely with Mustafa to redeploy the excess manpower to avoid retrenching the workers.
NTUC’s Hospitality and Consumer Business Cluster (HCBC), NTUC’s e2i (Employment and Employability Institute), and NTUC Job Security Council (JSC) have also been involved.
Workers will receive career coaching assistance as well as access to jon interview opportunities.