'Even if you lose, you will still get a reward!'

So this year, how much bonus do restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City give their employees?

Keep all employees, no salary cuts

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Ban (35 years old), owner of Thanh Dat noodle chain with 19 branches in Ho Chi Minh City, said that he currently manages 600 employees. Of these, besides 100 seasonal employees, the rest are official "full-time" employees.

The owner said that this year the business situation has faced many difficulties and challenges.

The owner said that last year was an extremely difficult year when business was not as favorable as previous years, due to the general difficulties of the economy . "From March 2023, the restaurant's revenue began to decrease, peaked in June, decreased again, and continued to decrease in September," the owner said.

In the current situation, he said that the restaurant's revenue through food delivery apps has decreased by 50% compared to last year, and the number of dine-in customers has also decreased by 10-15%. However, the restaurant owner feels lucky compared to many other restaurants or industries, when many restaurants have closed.

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What he was proud of throughout 2023 while "steering" his passionate noodle shop was that, in addition to serving his customers well, he also maintained the number of employees, did not cut staff or reduce salaries.

The staff at my restaurant are all manual laborers, many of whom have difficult family circumstances, some of whom still have to support their families and relatives in the countryside. Now that salaries have been cut or staff has been reduced, it is a pity. I would rather do business with less profit, or even bear a loss, but still be able to keep all the food for everyone, I feel very happy!

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Ban, Owner of Thanh Dat Nam Vang noodle chain

Anh Ban, the owner of the noodle shop, is proud that he has not cut staff or employee salaries in the past year.

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Instead, the restaurant owner and staff find ways to attract customers during difficult times such as promoting many combos, improving the quality of noodle bowls, organizing lucky money programs during Tet...

According to Mr. Ban, last year, business was stable, in addition to giving 13th month salary to all employees, the restaurant also organized a year-end gala program, lucky draw with gifts such as gold, motorbikes... or gave lucky money to employees. That was also a way for him to share and show gratitude to his subordinates for a year of hard work, building the restaurant together.

This year is difficult, how about the bonus?

Thanh Dat noodle shop representative said that this year, despite the difficult situation, no matter how difficult it is, Mr. Ban still tries to give his employees a one-month salary bonus. In addition, he plans to organize a gala like last year so that employees can welcome the new year, draw lucky numbers for special gifts and give lucky money envelopes...

“This year, many branches of the restaurant will be open during Tet. We plan to increase the salary of employees working during these days, like every year, so that they will not be disadvantaged,” said the owner.

Unlike the same period last year, the restaurant's revenue is currently down. Customers eating in have decreased by 10-15%, while customers ordering through food delivery apps have decreased by up to 50%.

Meanwhile, Mr. Doan Van Minh Nhut, co-founder of the Ma Hai bread brand, said that 2023 is a difficult year for the economy in general, including his bread system.

However, with the advantage of selling a popular dish for many Vietnamese people to serve their daily essential eating needs, the representative of this 10-year-old sandwich chain said that business is still stable compared to the general situation. Although, Mr. Nhut described that it cannot be compared to previous years.

Mr. Minh Nhut, co-founder of Ma Hai bread, said that this year the brand faced many obstacles due to the general difficulties of the economy.

Up to now, according to Mr. Nhut, Ma Hai bread has thousands of partners nationwide and abroad, along with 4 stores in Ho Chi Minh City directly managed by the company with 60 official employees and 40 seasonal employees.

This bakery chain said that this year, despite the difficult economic situation, the board of directors still made efforts to develop the brand, without having to cut staff or reduce employee salaries.

Up to now, even in the most difficult times such as the pandemic season when we had to bear losses, we still tried to maintain our staff and give them Tet bonuses. To us, our employees are like brothers and relatives. Only when our brothers go up can the company go up. That is why people at Ma Hai Bread play an extremely important role...

Mr. Doan Van Minh Nhut, Co-founder of Ma Hai Bread

Mr. Nhut said that even though over the past 10 years, there were years when he had to bear losses, every year he still set aside a sum to give Tet bonuses to employees.

Mr. Nhut said that in years of favorable business, the company always sets aside a sum to prevent risks, used to support salaries and bonuses for employees during these difficult business times. The representative of Ma Hai Bread also "revealed" that this year, the company still maintains the 13th month salary bonus of 1 month's salary for employees. In addition, to express gratitude for the achievements of the entire team that has worked together and made efforts in the past year, the company also organized an intimate party to look back on the past journeys.

The owner of a famous beef noodle chain in Ho Chi Minh City also said that this year, despite having to bear losses for many months, and the business situation is extremely difficult with revenue decreasing "unimaginably", she still tries to give a bonus to her employees.

“This year, the bonus probably won’t be as good as last year, but no matter how little or how much, there must be a bonus to make our employees happy. Everyone has worked hard this past year. We will see how the business is in the last months before Tet and then decide on the bonus level,” the owner shared her plan.

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