Sim Ling Zhen, a 31-year-old Singaporean woman, and her husband, Wu Wenchun, a 37-year-old Singaporean, have been convicted of salary-related offences under the Employment Act 1968 (“EA”). On 25 July 2025, Sim Ling Zhen and Wu Wenchun were sentenced to a total fine of $144,000. They were each sentenced to a fine of $72,000, in default 66 weeks’ imprisonment.
2 Sim Ling Zhen and Wu Wenchun were each charged with 24 counts of salary offences under the EA. They each pleaded guilty to 12 charges, with the remaining 12 charges taken into consideration for the purposes of sentencing. Over 103 employees were affected for the salary period from August 2022 to December 2022 across three companies: Royal Cuisine Group Pte Ltd, Yanxi Pte Ltd and Healthy Meals Catering Pte Ltd. Of the approximately $432,000 owed to the 103 employees, only $73,000 was eventually paid.
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3 Sim Ling Zhen and Wu Wenchun were the registered Director and General Manager respectively of the abovenamed companies which operated numerous catering services under the brand names “Royal Cuisine Group”, “Tingkat Singapore”, “Angel Confinement Meals”, “Happy Mamapapa Catering”, “Vegetarian Buffet” and the former restaurant “Yanxi” at Chin Swee Road. These catering brands were earlier reported by members of the public in 2022 over their failure to fulfil meal orders. Sim Ling Zhen and Wu Wenchun had actively managed the operations of these catering brands.
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