BreadTalk Group is also cutting senior and middle management’s pay by 10 to 50 per cent for three months until June, affecting about 137 employees across Southeast Asia.A survey conducted in March by human resources consultancy Mercer Singapore showed 3 per cent of firms here having cut workers' salaries and another 5 per cent mulling this option.
Touching on how the pay cuts were derived, Aon’s top boss said they were based on “a set of criteria, including the cost-of-living” in the countries the company operates. Another who spoke to CNA on condition of anonymity said employees have been told to wait for more details. Aon employs about 808 people in Singapore.Over at Grab, staff in Singapore have been encouraged to go on voluntary no-pay leave, and the salaries of its senior management have been cut by up to 20 per cent.
The six-month-old restaurant remains open during this period, although for shorter hours, so as to keep the new brand going and earn whatever it can from deliveries to cover operating costs.