Gym operator group behind several Anytime Fitness, BFT outlets to be charged over late CPF payments to employees

The parent company of a firm that owns several Singapore outlets of Anytime Fitness and Body Fit Training (BFT) will be charged with failing to pay the Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions of its employees on time.

According to CNA, the parent company of gym operator ReFormd, Watchtower Holdings, will be facing 14 charges for allegedly failing to pay 13 employees their CPF contributions on time between July 2025 and January 2026.

ReFormd owns 16 BFT outlets, 14 Anytime Fitness outlets and five personal training gyms in Singapore.

There are 55 BFT franchise outlets in Singapore, including those that are set to open, reported CNA.

Watchtower Holdings previously convicted

According to CPF Board documents, Watchtower Holdings was previously sentenced on Dec. 18, 2025, on two charges of late payment of CPF contributions for employees.

The company was fined S$2,400.

The CPF Board told CNA that investigations and the recovery of outstanding payments started in August 2025.

It received four reports related to the company from April 2026 to June 2026, three of which have been resolved, reported CNA.

A portion of the outstanding CPF payments have since been recovered.

In a statement to CNA, the CPF Board said: "We will continue to follow up with the company and its director to recover any remaining arrears."

Company in process of settling remaining outstanding payments

The director of Watchtower Holdings, Monica Angkodjojo, told CNA that the company is in the process of settling the remaining outstanding amounts payable to the CPF Board.

"We acknowledge the seriousness of the matter and take our obligations to our employees very seriously."

Angkodjojo declined to comment on case details and said the company expects to settle all outstanding amounts by Jul. 7, ahead of the agreed Jul. 10 deadline.

She said: "Since identifying the issue, we have strengthened our internal compliance processes and implemented additional safeguards to ensure this does not happen again."

Penalties

According to CPF, enforcement action will be taken against employers who fail to make CPF contributions by the 14th of the following month (or the next working day if the 14th falls on a weekend or public holiday).

Employers may be fined between S$1,000 and S$5,000, jailed for up to six months, or both, for failing to make CPF contributions on time.

Repeat offenders can be fined between S$2,000 and S$10,000, jailed up to 12 months, or both.

Directors of the company can also be charged, and face the same court fines and/or imprisonment.

The next court hearing has been scheduled for Jul. 30, according to CNA.