The Workers’ Union of the Grand Hotel (圓山大飯店) yesterday criticized its employer as “irresponsible” after it said the hotelier plans to lay off 92 employees in an attempt to stem further losses.
Grand Hotel Workers’ Union spokesman David Lee (李煥洋) said the company had already laid off five employees who worked in the Li Bai Lounge at the hotel and planned to lay off another 87 employees at the Yuan Shan Club in Kaohsiung (高雄圓山聯誼會) next month.
“The employees should not take the blame for the Grand Hotel’s losses and failed operating strategy,” Lee said.
Lee said the company had not dared raise its dining and membership fees despite rising commodity prices, for fear of displeasing its upper class customers.
“Any price increase requires approval from the club’s board of directors,” he said.
The Grand Hotel yesterday confirmed it had laid off the five employees in the Li Bai Lounge, but said layoff plans in Kaohsiung were still “uncertain.”
The company justified its actions by saying it was necessary if it was to maintain normal operations. The club in Kaohsiung, which employs around 100 staff, is losing more than NT$5 million per month.
In related news, more than 60 percent of office workers are worried they will become the next to be laid off, online human resource agency 104 Job Bank (104人力銀行) reported yesterday.
A total of 37 percent of respondents believed the construction and real estate industries would be the most affected by the economic slowdown, the survey showed.
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