Got in contact with 5 of my previous FT/PT staff to check they can help either PT/FT during the upcoming peak period (a few of them contacted me themselves. :D). Out of these 5, chose 2 of them - 1 to work FT & the other who has an office admin job to work PT on christmas & new year weekends. Didn't get the others to come back as their schedule doesn't match our schedule. Have hired another 2 fr LYL zone to work PT on weekdays until CNY eve. Having to plan the schedule while taking into consideration the cutting down on costs & the time needed to train new staff is really tedious brain work. But thank God it's all settled! With the additional PT/FT staffs, + me (so as to cut down cost and training time), that makes 8 of us.
1 of my current FT is going on a 5 days leave for a holiday starting this sun. As our weekend PTs are having their exams next week they're not able to help out this weekend as such I'll have to help out in the shop this weekend. But I cannot split myself and be in both outlets at the same time. Thus arranged for our previous staff who's back to work FT to start work on this wed. When the other FT is back from her leave, the 2 of them will work tgt until CNY eve. After which, other arrangements will be made. Have also arranged for 1 of the weekday PT fr LYL zone to start work nxt week & the other to start 2 weeks later. As for me, I'll be in either 1 of the outlets on the staff's off days (mondays, tuesdays & wednesdays) and on fridays, saturdays & sundays fr christmas eve onwards. That will mean that fr christmas eve I won't be able to fellowship with CG or serve in Attributes until after CNY. :(
This year's christmas has yet to "heat up" for the retail sector. Usually when it's nearing end of Nov we'll need 2 people to work in each shop and then will need 3 in FEP and 2 in Iluma nearing the end of Dec. But up until now with christmas just 19 days away, 1 in each outlet is enough (2 in only FEP on fri & weekends). Where's the crowd? Sian-ed! >_<
A couple of weeks after CNY marks the end of the contract for our FT staff from China. She has been working for 2 years & 8 mths ++ (extended her permit/contract once but govt gave her an extension of only 11 mths). After she leaves, we'll be down to 2 FT & 1 PT. Will be leaving Iluma once the contract there ends in Feb nxt year or maybe earlier (i.e. after CNY). This means after that we'll be down to only 1 outlet - FEP. Not considering opening new outlets in other locations as yet. Shall let FEP settle down 1st. Thinking of going into trading (i.e. wholesaling be it either OEM or not) instead of focusing on just retail. Others have taken over the shop beside & opp. our FEP shop. The aunty who used to be in the shop opp. us has been in FEP for over 20 years already. She decided to close it down as retail is getting really difficult to do. So sad & demoralising to see her close down her business after so many years. :(
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