

Rather sad , Uncle tell me that he is quitting on Friday , its their last day of business.
Its the best Fishball noodle place within sensible walking distance.
I dont know if its rent up or business down thats caused it.
Sad all the same!!
With the amount of new office space opening up around Ubi Ave 3/Ave 2/Paya Lebar Road, there must always be a market.earthfriendly wrote:Oh no, another one bites the dust. I wonder if the hawkers get subsidized rent? They operate on thin margin, rely on business volume and have to endure longs hours on their feet. The lack of work-life balance is a turn off for many of us interested in this line of work. It is difficult to hire extra help due to their low margin business model. They are sacrificing their own quality of life and subsidizing the entire nation with low cost cook-to-order meals. Something that Singaporeans have come to count on for affordable dining options.
about half of all hawkers pay subsidized rent to the government. they are usually pretty old (from the original hawker scheme, or the "hardship" scheme which has ended many decades ago) and pay about $160-$320 a month, provided they fulfill certain conditions (no sub-let, personally operated, etc).earthfriendly wrote:Oh no, another one bites the dust. I wonder if the hawkers get subsidized rent? They operate on thin margin, rely on business volume and have to endure longs hours on their feet. The lack of work-life balance is a turn off for many of us interested in this line of work. It is difficult to hire extra help due to their low margin business model. They are sacrificing their own quality of life and subsidizing the entire nation with low cost cook-to-order meals. Something that Singaporeans have come to count on for affordable dining options.
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