HOTELS in Singapore, already facing reduced travel demand amid the ongoing virus outbreak, may be hit by another blow - this time, to their manpower.
Kwee Wei-Lin, president of the Singapore Hotel Association , said on Tuesday that the leave of absence has an impact on hotels"to a certain extent", as most of their housekeeping employees and that of their outsourced partners are from China. Travel restrictions on those with recent travel history to China, including a 14-day leave of absence for returning Singapore residents and long-term pass holders, were put in place last Saturday.The Business Times
. SHA is also working together with the relevant authorities, including the Singapore Tourism Board and the Ministry of Manpower, to deal with the labour impact over the immediate term and provide advisories for members. The association had earlier circulated to its members a checklist on precautionary measures to take during this period.
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