S’pore lure makes it harder for Johor hotels to hire

Positions to fill: Johor hotels are facing challenges in recruiting workers.

JOHOR BARU: While hotels around the country are facing a shortage of workers, establishments in Johor are finding it extra hard to recruit as locals are more keen to take up jobs in Singapore due to the high exchange rate.

General manager of a resort in Skudai, Sunny Soo, said his workers would have to juggle with different tasks for the time being as it tries to employ more people.