At Macau, a group that represents local casino workers has reportedly announced that it has presented a petition to the city’s Chief Executive asking that he pressure Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited into spending per ‘summer bonus’ to its own employees.
Petition seeks comparable reward:
According to a report from GGRAsia, the New Macau Gambling Staff Rights Association explained it handed its allure to Fernando Chui Sai On yesterday after coordinating a pair of consecutive strikes earlier this month.
The group allegedly stated that its petition for a ‘summer bonus’ is in agreement with the practices of several of the city’s other casino operators including Wynn Macau Limited, that demonstrated early last month it will be offering workers a ‘special bonus’ set to be equal to one month’s salary.
Previous appeal paid off:
The media outlet reported the New Macau Gambling Staff Rights Association was additionally behind an analogous petition last month that led to casino operator, Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited, agreeing to hand a ‘one third special optional bonus’ to 97% of its non-management employees including traders and senior supervisors.
Request about more than cash:
The labour group announced its petition moreover inquires that Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited base it company contribution to Macau’s provident fund scheme on its workers’ ‘complete ’ salary in addition to agreeing to make ‘occupational health and safety’ improvements.
Operator asserts to have ‘responded positively’:
Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited is in charge of the Altira Macau, Studio City Macau and City of Dreams Macau integrated casino hotels in Addition to the Mocha Clubs series of electronic gaming machine parlors. It allegedly told GGRAsia it had ‘responded positively’ into the payment of such an employee bonus during a Friday meeting with representatives from the Macau Gambling Enterprises Staff’s Association and the Macau Federation of Trade Unions.
Labour group disagrees with evaluation:
However, the New Macau Gambling Staff Rights Association disagreed with this evaluation by telling GGRAsia that Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited had not given ‘some positive feedback to the employees. ’
It proclaimed the casino operator bulk possessed by Hong Kong-listed Melco International Development Limited had instead chosen to simply disclose information ‘through particular community and media groups. ’
New Macau Gambling Staff Rights Association into GGRAsia…
“The organization says it is discussing with the authorities how to distribute the bonus [but] how do this discussion last for over six months with no results.