Sands China announces pay raise for 28,000 staff

Sands China may be late in the “bonus” game, but it is making sure that it’s worth the wait.

On Thursday, the Macau casino operator announced that it is giving not just a pay raise, but also a special bonus to eligible staff, GGRAsia reported.

In its announcement, Sands China said eligible full-time employees will receive a salary increase by an average of 2 percent to 6 percent starting March 1. Eligible full-time employees earning up to MOP12,000 (USD1,500) per month—representing about 5 percent of the company’s workforce—will receive a pay increase of MOP600 per month, the company said. Employees earning more than MOP12,000 per month will receive between 2 percent to 2.5 percent average increment.

Sands China currently has about 28,000 employees, and an insider said “the pay rise would cover nearly all of the firm’s workforce,” according to the news outlet.