SINGAPORE: According to a union statement made on Friday( Oct 13 ), Flash Coffee’s employees who are affected by & nbsp, the sudden closure of the business’ operations in Singapore, are owed outstanding salaries, Central Provident Fund ( CPF ) contributions, and prevailing leave entitlements.
In Singapore, Flash Coffee has closed all 11 of its locations.
According to a statement released on Friday night by the Food, Drinks, and Allied Workers’ Union( FDAWU ), salaries owed to employees make up the remaining 75 % of their September salaries as well as wages for work completed up until October 12.
The federation added that it also includes the payment of any remaining keep days.
On Tuesday, employees were informed that Flash Coffee locations had shut down on Wednesday.
On Thursday night, they went to a meeting where it was announced that the business had been put on temporary settlement on Monday and that their employment with the company would end on Thursday.
The coalition claimed that it first learned about the salary owed to Flash Coffee people on Friday following the closing of the locations.
The FDAWU stated that the union’s employees” shared that there were no obvious plans to put up any planned activity following companies’ sharing of the situation at hand.”
A sign in one business at Jurong Point announced that employees were” on attack” due to past salary payments.
Flash Coffee told CNA on Friday afternoon that” Contrary to reports, our staff in Singapore are not on” strike.”
” We stopped operating at our 11 stores, so our staff are not required to report to operate ,” the statement reads.
It continued by saying that affected crew members were being” actively assisted.”
The majority of the employees in our Singapore mind office have received offers to work with our local team or in other markets. We are also actively attempting to link our staff to employment opportunities at other coffee bars, according to the business.
To inquire about the unpaid wages owed to employees, CNA has contacted Flash Coffee.
The coalition claimed that it is helping people who are affected with salary-related claims. Additionally, it will support work help by utilizing both its system of unionized businesses and the” wider labor movement network.”
” For employees that FDAWU had now hired, they had been linked to open positions in the service industry right away.”
It continued,” FDAWU will continue to keep an eye on the situation and provide any additional assistance to people as needed.”
With its recognizable golden shop, Flash Coffee, which was introduced in 2020, also sells in Indonesia, Thailand, and Hong Kong. & nbsp, it had nearly 30 outlets in Singapore in 2021.