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IAG JUL 2021年7月 亞博匯 16 STAFF CUTS AT NAGAWORLD CONFIRMED 金界控股確認金界娛樂城裁員 HONG KONG-LISTED NAGACORP has confirmed recent reports of substantial staff cuts at its Cambodian integrated resort NagaWorld, citing a need to maintain operational and financial flexibility. The news follows media reports suggesting NagaCorp was laying off around 600 employees due to financial hardships brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, with NagaWorld having now been closed for four months due to the nation’s worsening pandemic situation. In a filing, the company said it has taken “proactive measures to manage the situation” including a rationalization program to improve cost efficiency. While it didn’t outlinehowmany employeeswouldbeaffected, NagaCorp said it was providing affected employees with “enhanced termination compensation over and above payments required by the applicable Cambodian laws to assist their transition into other career or business interests.” The majority of affected employees have signed mutual separation agreements, it added. NagaCorp is looking to save up to US$2 million per month in run-rate operating costs, which the company said stood at around US$8.6 million prior to the suspension of operations on 1 March 2021 – almost half of NagaWorld’s average monthly expenditures of US$19.7 million in January and February. Aside from the reduced workforce, it is scaling back hotel and food and beverage operations and closing other facilities as required. 香港上市公司 金界娛樂城證實了近期有關其柬 埔寨綜合度假村金界娛樂城大幅裁員的報道，其 理由是稱有必要保持營運及財務的靈活性。 此前曾有媒體報道稱，由於新冠疫情導致財 務困難，金界娛樂城將裁員約600 名員工。由於該 國疫情不斷惡化，金界娛樂城現已關閉4個多月。 該公司在一份文件中表示，「已採取積極措 施以應對此狀況」，包括推出一項重組計劃以提 高成本效益。但其未能明言該計劃將影響多少僱 員。金界控股表示，「為減少該等必要改變對僱員 的影響，本公司將為受影響僱員提供超過柬埔寨 適用法律所規定的更高離職補償，以幫助他們轉 投其他行業或創業。」 其補充稱，「大多數受影響僱員已簽訂相互 遣散協議。」 金界希望通過此舉可以每月節省約 200 萬 美元的運營成本。該公司表示，在 2021年3月1日 暫停運營之前，其平均 每月支出為1,970萬美元。 該等支出包括推算營運成本860萬美元。 除了裁員之外，其還計劃縮減酒店和餐飲業 務，並將根據需要關閉其他設施。