Diam diam lah Daniel, proffer third rate excuses and jjww so much.......whatever it is you wish to say, go say it to Josexfiend Teo.

Twelve Cupcakes founders Daniel Ong, Jaime Teo charged with underpaying foreign workers

SINGAPORE — The founders of homegrown bakery chain Twelve Cupcakes, former radio deejay Daniel Ong and his ex-wife actress Jaime Teo, were on Tuesday (Dec 29) charged with underpaying eight of their foreign employees from 2012 to 2016.

Ong, 45, and Teo, 43, each received 24 counts of contravening rules under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, including charges of failing to pay their foreign employees on time.

The latest development in the ongoing legal troubles faced by the bakery chain and its owners now brings into the picture the two founders, who had not faced any prosecution until now.

The couple, who divorced in 2016 after nine years of marriage, set up Twelve Cupcakes in 2011 before selling it in 2017 to Indian tea company Dhunseri Group for S$2.5 million.

Three weeks ago, the bakery chain, under its new owners, pleaded guilty to underpaying eight of its foreign employees a total of S$114,150 from 2017 to 2019.

Ong and Teo had allegedly paid their employees less than their monthly wages ranging from S$2,000 to S$2,600.

Court documents did not specify how much they were underpaid.

Ong appeared in court on Tuesday with his wife Fay Tan. His lawyer, Kalaithasan Karuppaya from Regent Law, said that he had just been briefed on the case and was granted a four-week adjournment.

Teo’s lawyer told the court that she intends to plead guilty to amended charges that would reflect her negligence over the matter.

“Unfortunately, she left this in the hands of others,” lawyer Diana Ngiam of Quahe Woo and Palmer said.

Dhunseri Group’s lawyer earlier told the court that the group underpaid its foreign employees because it was continuing a practice put in place by the founders.

The group had, in some instances, paid its employees the correct amounts to their bank accounts but asked them to return some of their pay.

Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/twelve-cupcakes-founders-daniel-ong-jaime-teo-charged-underpaying-foreign-workers

We were not aware of till 2019.

https://danielfooddiary.com/2013/11/27/cupcakes-trs/

Daniel openly shared he had 13 foreign staff out of the 120 plus workers he employed, of which 8 are from the Philippines – and all reflected they were happy to be working with Twelve Cupcakes. A local outlet supervisor would earn about $1,800 to $2,200, while a supervisor from a foreign country would get about $1,400 – that is excluding additional allowance, lodging and the extra MOM levy.

All his workers from China are part-time cleaners and assistant bakers, who get at least $1100 in take-home pay, not including bonus and incentives.

According to Daniel Ong, Twelve Cupcakes pays about $600 in levy per foreign worker, so money-wise; employing a foreign worker can be more expensive than a local staff.

Jaime went for naughty boy, that's why she ended up in court. :P

Jaime Teo Vs Jamie Yeo - who would you take?

Jaime Teo

https://www.instagram.com/jmeteo/?hl=en

Jamie Yeo

https://www.instagram.com/iamjamieyeo/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJW1Lk5ABGc/

Fun facts about us :

Jaime Teo Chai Lin and Jamie Yeo Yi Lin

1) born same day month year (April 17, 1977)

2) in the same hospital

3) became mothers in the same year

4) have 1 daughter

5) same weight

6) same height