Inside Asian Gaming

IAG APR 2020年4月 亞博匯 13 GENTING SINGAPORE REDUCES MANAGERIAL WAGES AMID DIRE PROFIT GUIDANCE 雲頂新加坡削減管 理人員薪水以應時艱 GENTING Singapore, operator of Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), says it has slashed the pay of its executive and management teams due to falling revenues amid the global coronavirus pandemic. As part of new cost control measures, the company said it has implemented an 18% reduction in the base salary of Executive Directors, 15% reduction in non- executive directors’ fees for 1Q20 and reduction in salary of between 9% and 18% for all managerial staff. Employees have also been encouraged to take either no-pay leave or annual leave. News of the salary cuts formed part of a dire profit outlook published by Genting Singapore as tourism industries across the world continue to feel the impact of travel restrictions. “Our property, Resorts World Sentosa, has experiencedasignificant decrease invisitorattendance and correspondingly revenue across all its facilities, including our attractions, hotels, restaurants, MICE facilities and the casino,” it said. “While the extent of the impact on the Group’s financial performance and operations for the full year 2020 cannot be determined at this stage as the duration and extent of the spread of COVID-19 is uncertain, the Board wishes to issue a profit guidance note that the Group expects that its financial results will be significantly and adversely impacted for the first quarter ending 31 March 2020 and the half year ending 30 June 2020, as compared to the corresponding periods in the previous year.” 聖淘沙名勝世界 （RWS）的營運商雲頂新加坡宣佈，由於全球新型 冠狀病毒大流行導致收入下降，該公司已大幅削減了高管和管理 團隊的薪酬。 作為新的成本控制措施的一部分，雲頂新加坡表示已將執行 董事的基本薪金下調18％，將一季度的非執行董事費用降低15％ ，及將所有管理層基本薪金下修9％至18％。並且鼓勵員工休無 薪假或年假。 雲頂新加坡是在發佈盈利預警時公佈上述措施。目前，全球 旅遊業仍在繼續受到旅行限制的影響。 雲頂新加坡稱：「我們的物業聖淘沙名勝世界的訪客人數大 幅下降，包括景點、酒店、餐廳、會展及賭場在內的所有設施的收 入也相應地大幅下降。」 「由於COVID-19傳播的持續時間和影響範圍目前尚未可知， 現階段無法確定疫情對2020年全年集團財務業績和營運的影響 程度，但董事會希望發佈盈利預測，集團預計與去年同期相比，截 至2020年3月31日的第一季度和截至2020年6月30日的上半年財 務業績，將受到重大不利影響。」