Paid company more than she was getting paid: Masseuse at Tampines massage parlour pays $50k to 'buy extra vacation days'

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When it comes to the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we all crave a little bit of time off to relax and recharge. But for one masseuse at a Tampines massage parlour, the cost of a few extra holidays came at a steep price - a whopping $52,000 to be precise. The 26-year-old woman surnamed Li first joined the...

Ms. Li worked as a masseuse for the first time, and spent money to "ask for leave" from the massage parlor within a year and a half in order to take more rest.When it comes to the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we all crave a little bit of time off to relax and recharge.

Li said: "I spend about five or six hours a day massaging clients, and up to nine hours if more. If the work is not up to standard, the company will deduct $800 a month, so my monthly income is about $2,200." She further elaborated that because the parlour charges customers around $105 per two hours, which was later increased to $108, if she wanted to be absent from work for one day, she would have to pay the company a 12-hour service fee, which was $648.

Li said: "I resigned on Jan 17 this year. During my tenure, 'buying back time' cost more than the money I earned."Li revealed that at the time when she signed the contract, she was not made aware of how much she had to pay for extra vacations until she started working at the parlour.

 

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