SINGAPORE: For the first time in its 25-year history, Swee Kee Eating House has shut its doors. It was a poignant moment for its owner, Mr ...
Under the measures, there would be no dine-ins at Singapore's 4,800 restaurants and only takeaways and deliveries will be allowed from Tuesday until May 4.
READ: How F&B outlets, markets and food suppliers will operate amid COVID-19 'circuit breaker' measures Most of the employees who work at the restaurants are seniors, and forcing them to learn how to use delivery apps overnight would be unfair to them, said Mr Tang, who is also founder’s grandson.at the Amoy Street branch have been put on unpaid leave, while six others have been transferred to the other two branches.Similarly, restaurant Grain Traders closed at the start of this week as deliveries and takeaways would not be enough of a bolster, said its general manager Mr Joel Ong.
Two of the brand’s 15 staff members have been asked to take annual leave, while others will be transferred or kept at the Shenton Way branch. “They are my family," he said."I'm responsible for them. They have kids, they have families of their own." The weak economy has caused sales to steadily decline since last year, he said. By end-March, it was down by 85 per cent to 90 per cent.
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