On the World Cup clock
It’s day seven of the FIFA World Cup, and the night staff at Phnom Penh’s popular Score Sports Bar and Grill are looking a bit sleep-deprived. … Score is paying its staff “very well” in extra wages during the World Cup for the long nights they are working, according to manager François Lamontagne, who says he is also offering a bonus and a free trip to Sihanoukville at the end of the tournament. But some bars and beer gardens catering to the Kingdom’s football fans may be breaching the labour law by failing to pay extra wages for the night-shift work, a union that represents service workers said. “The problem is that the employers do not pay staff working during night shifts in accordance with the labour law,” Sar Mora, president of the Cambodian Food and Service Workers’ Federation, said. …
Kevin Ponniah
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