GrabJobs Launches Singapore’s First Job Review App for Part-Timers

Connecting
employers to part-timers becomes easier and more reliable

Singapore – Singapore’s tight labour market has resulted in
F&B establishments and event organizers facing issues of inconsistent
service levels.  To cater to the demand
for reliable and capable part-timers, Emmanuel Crouy, Mark Melo and Ke Liang
co-founded review app GrabJobs which was launched last month. A first in
Singapore, GrabJobs’ objective is to offer a rating and review system for each
part-timer that completes a job with a designated employer.

 “One of the major pain points of
the F&B industry in Singapore is finding reliable staff,’ says Emmanuel
Crouy, co-founder of GrabJobs who has investments in several F&B
establishments and understands the predicament that the industry faces with
regards to hiring part-timers. With this new app, every employer who engages a
part-timer will review their performance once their assignment is completed.

Job seekers can view available jobs in real time and filter them by type
of industry, schedule, salary and location. Upon receiving applications for a
job posted on the app, employers are able to filter out non-performing
part-timers based on reviews and ratings, along with other filters such as
years of experience and visa status.

To incentivize part-timers to perform better, GrabJobs offers cash
bonuses when part-timers complete five jobs that are rated positively. This is
a unique feature of GrabJobs, which similar apps in the market currently do not
offer.

The system works for both employers and job seekers – not only does it
enable employers to hire reliable staff quickly, but it also enables
part-timers to make more money than they normally would when they perform well.

Another key feature of the app is the automatic reposting of jobs when a
staff cancels. “Another pain point in F&B and events is staff not showing
up for work” says Emmanuel Crouy. GrabJobs tackles this issue with regular
notifications sent to hired Part-Timers reminding them of their upcoming job.
In the event that they cancel it, the job is automatically reposted on behalf
of the employer, allowing them to find an immediate replacement.

There are currently over 6,000 restaurants in Singapore and this number
is set to keep growing. Mark Melo, co-founder of GrabJobs says, “One of the major issues we see in the F&B and Events industries is staff
retention and there isn’t an effective solution for the industry to resolve
staffing issues. If a restaurant needed to resolve a staffing issue
immediately, they would be limited to using a job board, which can get costly,
or rely only on their own personal networks. In addition Job boards only work
effectively if restaurants have lead-time in knowing they need extra manpower.
It is this gap in the market that sparked the idea to create GrabJobs. “

With the app now launched in Singapore, Emmanuel, Mark and Ke see big potential
for it to grow regionally in countries such as Australia, Thailand, Malaysia,
Indonesia and Hong Kong that have a vast and dynamic FB and Events scene.

Singapore based companies and job seekers can now download the app for
Android on the Google Play Store. The Apple iOS version is currently in
development and launching in March.

Number of downloads: 2000+

Part-Timers:

Employers: