Why does the paycheck come from Foodcourt operator?

[hockbeng]

If one is the tenant, that means you are the business owner.

So why does the paycheck come from the foodcourt operator?

Shouldn't the tenants collect their own daily takings and then pay the rent?

Otherwise, what is the point of starting your own business when your LL/main con takes your money first, then calculate what your share is?


Horizon Food Mall remains closed but tenants receive their pay cheques
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Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, December 22

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[Horizon Food Mall remains closed but tenants receive their pay cheques] Horizon Food Mall remains closed but tenants receive their pay cheques

SINGAPORE: Two days have passed and Horizon Food Mall in Causeway Point shopping centre still remains closed.

Its tenants have suffered losses amounting to thousands of dollars due to the closure over the busy Christmas period.

Steven Ong, tenant, Horizon Food Mall, said: “I have received news that he will be calling us to open on either Tuesday or Wednesday. But we have not considered this yet. This is because we want to pursue our compensation from the day he closed down and also these few days when we were closed for business."

The food court unexpectedly halted operations a day before the stall owners received one of their pay cheques.

And because of this, some feared they would not receive their hard—earned cash.

But Mr Ong said the operators handed him his pay cheque on time.

“I feel a bit happy, but not totally as I need to see if the cheque goes through or not. We have received a call from the other tenants saying that they have already received their cheques."

The stall owners will be organising a meeting to discuss their next plan of action.

That’s because some of their leases will expire at the end of the month and they are worried the operators will not return them their security deposit.

Leonard Loo, lawyer, said: “They can sue the landlord for the return of the security deposit. They can get a lawyer to issue a letter of demand and if payment is not made within a certain time, they can file a claim in court."

Despite repeated attempts, MediaCorp was unable to contact the food court operator.

But a spokesperson from Causeway Point said the food court closure is due to some unresolved issues between the operator and its cleaning service provider. — 938LIVE/vm

 

[yuelao]

This is Sinkieland system. They don't like dealing with the smalltime businesses/hawkers (aka peasants). They will only rent out the entire place to a single operator, simplifies things for the mall as they deal with only one party. As the rent for the whole place is quite hefty, most peasants can't afford it and are at the whims of the foodcourt operator.

Sounds similar? Same thing happened to the taxi industry. That is why the food standard has been going down all these years. There is simply no motivation when you don't get to enjoy the fruits of your labour directly.

The middleman provides no useful function to the customers. His sole purpose is to make things easy for the mall management. He even puts up cctv to watch the cash register at each stall.

It used to be easy to just start and run your own small business or be a hawker but things have certainly changed.

 

[darthboy]

THe Banquet foodcourt is getting more business now. What a surprise.