Over 3,000 RWS staff to receive special one-off payment
for LNY
SINGAPORE : It is all hands on deck for staff at
Singapore's two integrated resorts to handle the thousands of
visitors over the Lunar New Year holiday.
Resorts World Sentosa has come up with a special
lump sum payment for staff, over and above the overtime pay they
will get for putting in extra hours during this festive
period.
MediaCorp understands that more than 3,000 staff
stand to benefit from this one-off payment.
There is more to the two integrated resorts at Marina Bay Sands and
Resorts World Sentosa than just the casinos.
Marina Bay Sands said the first day of the Lunar New year saw more
than 235,000 visitors passing through the different attractions of
the sprawling complex, including the shopping mall and the food and
beverage outlets.
A spokesman for Marina Bay Sands added that The Shoppes at Marina
Bay Sands was the one of the few retail destinations that opened
throughout the Lunar New Year.
He added that the grand dining options at celebrity chef
restaurants and fine-dining Chinese restaurants boasting
traditional fare over the festive period also made Marina Bay Sands
a destination of choice.
The Sands SkyPark, 200 meters above ground, with breathtaking views
of the Singapore skyline and the fireworks displays over the
weekend, was another popular venue for visitors from Singapore and
around the world.
Meanwhile, Resorts World Sentosa said that nearly 150,000 people
have visited its attractions over the Lunar New Year
holidays.
At Resorts World Sentosa, every effort has been made to encourage
as many staff as possible to return during the long Lunar New Year
holidays, to ensure that all operations proceed smoothly.
One such programme is called the X'tras Programme where corporate
staff, nearly 500 of them, have volunteered to come back and ensure
that all operations proceed with clockwork precision.
Resorts World Sentosa said employees have been highly motivated by
the large crowds and they have all turned up on time to ensure that
the various outlets function effectively.
Last year's experience in handling the crowds has also been useful,
especially in planning for the dietary needs of visitors.
Roger Linehard, senior vice president for food & beverage and
rooms at Resorts World Sentosa, said : "We planned over the last
two months based on the history we had when we opened last year.
Second, we knew we are going to be full from the hotels, 100 per
cent occupancy. We know that we run the Universal Studios Singapore
(USS) full and the casinos as well, so we have split up the food
and beverage component into three components - the casino
component, the USS component and the hotel component.
"The hotels have been very successful. We do nearly 500 breakfast
in every restaurant. We do one to one and a half turn for lunch and
at least two turns for dinner in our Chinese restaurant up to three
and a half turns. And the Universal Studios - with the amount of
crowds that we have now - we will do at least 20,000 meals, just in
Universal Studios alone."
Separately, the casinos at both the integrated resorts saw bigger
crowds turning up on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
Resorts World Sentosa believes the eateries near its casino would
have catered to at least 25,000 visitors on Friday.
- CNA/ms