Jollibean allegedly owes nearly S$200,000 in CPF contributions, faces 28 charges

Jollibean Foods, the company of local soy milk brand Jollibean, reportedly owes over S$199,000 in contributions to the Central Provident Fund (CPF) and faces multiple charges in relation to this.

Jollibean has closed all but five of its outlets in Singapore

Earlier in July this year, it was reported that Jollibean had closed all but five of its outlets in the country over the past year.

Following the closures, 29 Jollibean employees filed claims that they were owed months of salaries and CPF contributions.

In response to Mothership's queries, MOM stated that investigations are ongoing and added that it had been working with the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM) to assist those who were affected.

Jollibean faces 28 charges

According to CNA, company director Shahrul Nazrin Mohd Dahlan attended a further mention of the case against Jollibean Foods, brought by a CPF prosecutor, in court on Aug. 27. He was unrepresented.

The company faces a total of 28 charges.

CNA reported that Jollibean Foods is accused of failing to pay CPF contributions to five of their employees in Dec. 2024, Jan. 2025 and Feb. 2025.

According to the CPF prosecutor, a final adjournment was granted at a previous hearing for the payment of CPF arrears of S$199,301, which was supposed to have been paid in full by Aug. 27.

However, the company has yet to make any payment.

Adjourned for another 4 weeks

As reported by CNA, Nazrin asked the court for one last adjournment.

In response to the judge's queries regarding the arrears that were supposed to be paid, Nazrin stated that the company "is in the final lap of negotiation for a buyover."

"It's supposed to be concluded by the end of this month, or this mention date, however, we are already at the contractual stage," he said.

He affirmed that the funds would go into the company once the buyover is complete and that Jollibean Foods will repay what is owed after this.

Nazrin further added that though the company is currently unable to make some form of payment as they have "no funds", he was "very confident" that everything could be concluded in four weeks.

The CPF prosecutor subsequently agreed to adjourn the case for four weeks.

Nazrin stated that if the company does not settle the arrears in full by the stipulated deadline, he would plead guilty to the charges on behalf of Jollibean Foods.

According to the CPF prosecutor, the company faces a minimum fine of S$2,000 and a maximum of S$10,000 per charge as Jollibean Foods had a previous conviction in 1998.

The case has been adjourned to September.

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