F&B salaries up 20% in 2 years and set to rise further

Singapore

FOOD and beverage (F&B) operators are steeling themselves to raise pay further when minimum qualifying salaries for S Pass and Employment Pass holders kick in this September, even after border curbs and tighter quotas have driven wages up by some 20 per cent over the last 2 years.

Martin Bem, founder and managing director of upscale microbrewery LeVeL33, expects the work pass changes to drive at least a 10 per cent increase in total employment expenses this year.