Frozen yogurt chain llaollao under invx for turning away Singaporean from job

[makapaaa]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/frozen-yogurt-chain/1591164.html?cid=FBSG

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SINGAPORE: The Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) is looking into a case of a local Punjabi woman purportedly being turned away from a part-time job at a frozen yoghurt shop in West Mall because she could not speak Mandarin.

Ms Karish Kaur had written in a Facebook post last Wednesday (Jan 7) that an assistant manager at llaollao turned her away because she was told the manager could only speak Mandarin.

“I got turned away from a part-time job I am adequate for ... Why is it that the onus is now on me to learn a whole new language just so I am able to attain a part-time job at an F&B outlet?” she added, in the post which has since been circulated.

But the frozen yoghurt business’ country manager Edwin Ferroa told TODAY the person who had attended to Ms Kaur was actually not a staff.

“We started our investigations last Saturday and found out that the person who turned Karish away was just the wife of one of the franchise owners (of the West Mall outlet),” said Mr Ferroa. “What the wife did is totally wrong. She should have referred Karish to the franchise owners instead of turning her away.” He added that the llaollao management has issued a stern warning to all franchisees to restrict the entry of unauthorised personnel into their kitchens.

Responding to TODAY’s queries, a TAFEP spokesperson said that they were alerted to the incident through a complaint received on Monday, and started obtaining more details from the franchisee the following day.

“According to the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices, if a job entails proficiency in a particular language, employers should justify the need for the requirement. In this case, there was a potential contravention of the Guidelines,” the spokesperson added.

Llaollao Singapore has since issued a public apology via a Facebook post on Jan 13. “We have been in touch with Ms Kaur to understand more about the incident, and are seeking her kind understanding and patience in giving us a chance to turn her experience with (us) into a positive one.”​

 

[eatshitndie]

llaollao is going liaoliao.

 

[gingerlyn]

Singaporeans who cannot speak mandarin got rejected.

Chinese PRC bastards who cannot speak english are welcomed to work.

PINOY bastards who cannot speak mandarin are welcomed to work.

SINKIES are screwed big time by PAP

 

[eatshitndie]

sinkies can either speak english nor mandarin nor tagalog nor hindi nor burmese.

 

[looneytan]

sinkies can either speak english nor mandarin nor tagalog nor hindi nor burmese.

That's old generation Sinkies

they should stay away from new generation Sinkies

 

[Reddog]

Where is John Tan aka KopiUncle ? Your pap masters really screwed Singaporeans !!

 

[JOKERCHEW]

That's old generation Sinkies

they should stay away from new generation Sinkies

Old generation is from which year, until which year?

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

punjabi shit skinned sinkie complain of discrimination when they are the biggest racists.

 

[tonychat]

Singaporeans who cannot speak mandarin got rejected.

Chinese PRC bastards who cannot speak english are welcomed to work.

PINOY bastards who cannot speak mandarin are welcomed to work.

SINKIES are screwed big time by PAP

That is what i have been saying all along.

 

[yourlaubu]

what kind of lanjiao name laolao...at least call laolan or lanlan sound more familiar to local market

 

[Brahmadachod]

Another shit skin indian Karish Kaur whining and complaining and as expected using the race card when things don't go her way. If you are the boss and your clienteles are majority chinese, is it a sin to look for someone who can understand mandarin? The only fault is llaollao used the wrong excuse to turn her away.

This is a front line f&b job. Other than language deficit, what advantage can Karish Kaur offer to llaollao compare to other mandarin speaking local applicants? Even if you were to employ a non-mandarin speaking staff, even foreign pinoy who can't speak mandarin will have an advantage over this Karish Kaur since foreigner can accept lower pay.

 

[master]

Where are you tan chuan jin??????????? Paging for tan chuan jin!!!!!!!!!! Are u in the orbit???????????

 

[Somebody]

Singaporeans who cannot speak mandarin got rejected.

Chinese PRC bastards who cannot speak english are welcomed to work.

PINOY bastards who cannot speak mandarin are welcomed to work.

SINKIES are screwed big time by PAP

Somebody ! Quick call the police !

 

[looneytan]

That is what i have been saying all along.

Who give fuck what you have been saying all along!!!

 

[Papsmearer]

I guess these idiots sold the franchise to a Tiong from China, that is why all the employees must speak Mandarin. Their yogurt is shit anyway. Yami yogurt is better.

 

[songsongjurong]

you want punjabi serving you dessert? she might have moustache like this...

 

[Papsmearer]

you want punjabi serving you dessert? she might have moustache like this...

This kind of hairy face does not scare sinkie away from buying yogurt from this store. After all, they are already used to seeing Whore Jinx's face.

 

[eErotica69]

Even if she does not speak Chinese, but if she speaks Malay, she would have gotten the job..

Reason being there are many Malaysians living in Jurong and the western part of Singapore.