{"id":777001274,"date":"2023-01-03T12:44:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777001274"},"modified":"2026-04-23T01:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T04:49:09","slug":"wynn-macau-to-pay-staff-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wynn-macau-to-pay-staff-bonus","title":{"rendered":"Wynn Macau to pay staff bonus\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some 98 per cent of the staff will receive a \u201cspecial allowance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- Wynn Macau has announced that on January 16 a <strong>\u201cspecial allowance\u201d<\/strong> equivalent to one month&#8217;s gross salary, will be paid to eligible Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace team members, representing <strong>98 per cent<\/strong> of the 11,600-strong workforce.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the company, the allowance is being awarded to show \u201cthe company&#8217;s appreciation to all team members for their collective efforts during the past challenging year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a press release, Wynn Macau said: \u201cWith the exceptional level of loyalty, commitment and discipline demonstrated by all Wynn team members, the company has been able to ensure the continuity and enhancement of its renowned service culture and hospitality standards, and helped to protect the health of all colleagues and Wynn guests during the pandemic period.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Linda Chen<\/strong>, vice-chairman of Wynn Macau, Limited said: &#8220;Following the recent award of gaming licences and the removal of pandemic travel restrictions, we are optimistic about our prospects in 2023. We will commence significant efforts to implement non-gaming attractions and introduce visitors from new markets. Our valuable team members will be an important part of these new initiatives.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement comes a day after <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/sands-china-to-pay-staff-bonus-in-january\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/sands-china-to-pay-staff-bonus-in-january\" target=\"_blank\">Sands China made a similar move<\/a>, with over 23,000 members of its staff benefiting from a discretionary allowance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-gaming-revenue-down-51-in-2022\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-gaming-revenue-down-51-in-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Macau gaming revenue down 51% in 2022<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 98 per cent of the staff will receive a \u201cspecial allowance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":25147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Wynn Macau announced a \"special allowance\" equivalent to one month's gross salary for 98% of its 11,600 staff, effective January 16, mirroring a recent move by Sands China. This initiative reflects appreciation for employee resilience during a challenging year and signals optimism for 2023 following new gaming licenses and lifted travel restrictions. The company plans to focus on non-gaming attractions and new market visitor acquisition, leveraging its workforce for these strategic shifts.","focusai_entities":"Wynn Macau, Wynn Palace, Linda Chen, Wynn Macau, Limited, Sands China","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Labour Cost Implications?","query":"What are the projected impacts of these significant employee allowances on Wynn Macau's operational expenditure and EBITDA margins for FY2023, especially as the market pivots towards non-gaming revenue streams?"},{"label":"Non-Gaming Investment Strategy?","query":"Could Wynn Macau elaborate on the specific capital expenditure allocations and strategic partnerships planned for the development of new non-gaming attractions and the cultivation of new visitor source markets, as outlined by Linda Chen?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[23906,20777],"class_list":["post-777001274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-macau-casinos","tag-wynn-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777001274"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777001300,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001274\/revisions\/777001300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777001274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777001274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777001274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}