Supermarket operator Sheng Siong offering some employees up to 16 months' bonus, with eight months' bonus for most staff in general, appears to be an exception rather than the norm, observers noted.
Many firms are likely to be more prudent in the next few years, amid a highly uncertain economic outlook caused by the Covid-19 crisis.
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