Resort operator Sands China said in a statement earlier this week that it will distribute a “discretionary allowance” equivalent of one month’s salary to over 25,000 non-senior management full-time staff members on January 17, “in appreciation of their dedication and contributions in 2021.”
The statement pointed out that 99 percent of Sands China’s total number of employees are benefiting from either the discretionary allowance or other incentive schemes.
The statement quoted Sands China President Wilfred Wong Ying-wai as saying that “since the start of the [COVID-19] pandemic, our team members have demonstrated their care for the community by taking the initiative to get vaccinated, by volunteering to support our 24-hour nucleic acid test [NAT] station during two community-wide mandatory testing drives, and by providing hotel services for medical observation, among so much more.”
Therefore, Wong said, “it is Sand China’s pleasure to award this discretionary allowance to our team members for their tireless dedication and service-minded attitude.”
