The store is closed! Seesaw employees refuse customer orders!

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Recently, when a Shanghai citizen passed by the Seesaw store that was open at the International Financial Center, he noticed a notice in white and black paper posted on the counter.

Judging from the pictures taken, the notice said "Store is closed today" in Chinese, English, Korean and Japanese. The reason is explained in Chinese below,"Due to the company's salary arrears, the company does not deliver to the stores. All materials are lacking, including GB beans, milk, cups, etc. Orders are not accepted."

The netizen who posted the post said that in order to avoid being fired by the brand for absenteeism and failing to repay the arrears of salary as promised, Seesaw employees had to attend work on time every day to maintain the daily operations of the store. But at the same time, employees had no choice but to refuse customers 'orders and suspend the takeout business due to the lack of corresponding materials for making drinks in the store.

Witnessing the clerk strike, netizens who knew about Seesaw's current situation were all sad about the chain brand. Since Seesaw was exposed to negative news last year, such as store closures in many places across the country, lawsuits, multiple height restrictions imposed on its founder, and the company's arrears in employee wages and supplier payments, the company's development situation has gone from bad to worse.

Previously, many suppliers interviewed by the media said that after cooperating with Seesaw, they were owed tens of thousands to millions of dollars by the brand, so that they had to use legal means to try to recover the losses. However, after court mediation and a payment plan was reached with Seesaw, the brand did not fulfill the promise, and those suppliers who wanted to recover the arrears had never been able to get the money they deserved.

The same goes for former employees who have legal disputes with Seesaw. The migrant worker who was forcibly dismissed said that the labor arbitration ruled that the company violated regulations to terminate the labor contract and required it to pay the salary it owed, but the brand party had never fulfilled the agreement. A certain migrant worker applied to the court for enforcement, but the results were minimal and the arrears of salary had not yet been received.

Sky Eye inspection shows that there have been more than 60 economic disputes related to Seesaw-, most of which have failed to perform and pay in time. This has also led to the brand founder being restricted by the court many times, and has received 10 height restriction orders so far. In addition, some netizens noticed that another legal representative of Seesaw was also restricted from high consumption because the company failed to fulfill its payment obligations determined in legal documents.

More than ten years ago, Seesaw opened its first store on Yuyuan Road in Shanghai City, and its stable and delicious coffee was once favored by consumers. Later, the brand became famous and attracted coffee lovers from all over the world to visit it, becoming the white moonlight in their hearts.

I never imagined that Seesaw, which used to have the aura of "Whampoa Military Academy in the coffee industry" and "one of the representatives of boutique coffee", would one day be reduced to a situation where employees were forced to strike due to wage arrears. Many fans looked at the struggling "coffee star" and couldn't help but feel filled with emotion,"I really liked to drink it back then","No wonder I couldn't order takeout anymore. It's a pity","The last cup of Seesaw in my life was probably the last cup of my life."

While regretting, some netizens deeply sympathized with the current employees who had no choice but to post the notice. In their view, since it is no longer possible to continue to maintain the normal operations of the store, the brand should return the remuneration due to the workers and "close down with dignity." Instead of using this to restrain the current employees and make them have to "refuse customers 'orders" to express their helplessness and dissatisfaction.

Picture from: Xiaohongshu

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