Amid a meeting on Friday evening in Macau between the Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tak, lawmaker José Coutinho, and Stephen Lan, issues were talked about spinning around the retirement framework, the expanding number of non-occupant specialists, and proposals for the Gaming Mid-term Review. The meeting was started by Lan, the President of Power of the Macau Gaming Association. A hopeful perspective is held by Lan for the gaming area in Macau. He asked administrators to expand work advancement opportunities, and additionally the measure of preparing specialists is given. After the meeting, Lan told columnists, “The Gaming Interim Review should closely observe the details of operations of the six gaming companies in terms of local worker promotion opportunities and internal transfer work opportunity within the companies.”
The retirement framework was likewise talked about amid the meeting. Lan included, “While the Gaming Interim Review is in working progress and gaming revenue shifts, workers should not only rely upon the Social Security Fund. Casino companies offer Provident Funds to their employees but it will not be guaranteed once the workers are sacked.”
José Coutinho said, “Although the gaming industry has showed a decrease in revenue, it is still generating a profit. So far, by now, only one gaming operator has increased its employees’ salary, whilst the other five operators have not increased their workers’ salary yet, which is unfair.” Coutinho added, “Over 15 years, the employees have sacrificed a lot in terms of the work scheduling shifts. According to one European report, it proves that 24-work shifts do the most damage to employees’ wellbeing. Without any compensation, it is very unfair from the very beginning.”
Lan additionally uncovered that Leong said the Gaming Mid-term Review would be balanced in like manner. The audit will fundamentally be investigating whether the six administrators in Macau are in consistence with their agreement. In the event that considered essential, important recommendations will be added to the survey.
In related news, work bunch, Macau Gaming, reported that individuals from the work gathering are worried about conceivable cutbacks, particularly in the table merchant segment. In the event that no change betting income are seen, workers trust cutbacks are prominent. It is the conviction of the work association that merchant’s vocation way is dubious, not at all like amid the nation’s gaming blast. Gaming administrators are attempting to decide how to draw in card sharks to the battling gaming industry. A Macau gaming firm trusts that while value wars between gaming administrators may not be coming soon, hotel costs might start to rise. Numbers discharged by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau show the gross gaming income in Macau dropped 21.4% in January.
