{
  "id": 10217230,
  "title": "Owner of Haus Coffee apologises, steps down over late salary payment & mismanagement allegations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/owner-of-haus-coffee-apologises-steps-down-over-late-salary-payment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T12:09:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/09/haus-coffee-owner-apologise-steps-down/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The owner of Haus Coffee, Tan Junyu, has apologised and stepped down from the business following allegations of mismanagement, including repeated late payments of staff salaries and misappropriation of company funds. In a Sep. 26 Instagram post, Tan admitted to his \"reckless lifestyle and habits\" which caused \"great inconvenience and disappointment\" to employees, customers, collaborators, friends and family. He also admitted to late payment of employee salaries despite several reminders and mismanagement of supplies leading to employees having to use their own money to pay for stock. Tan expressed regret for the poor service and apologised to customers. Following the apology, new management has been installed to oversee recruitment and finances. Prior to the apology, allegations of late payment to staff and suppliers had surfaced on social media, including Reddit and Instagram. One Instagram post alleged that most of Haus Coffee's staff were students and another user accused the owner of unethical business practices, misappropriating company funds, cheating on business trips and being unable to pay staff salaries and supplier invoices. Upon seeing Tan's apology, users complained that he should not use the pronoun \"we\" if it was he alone who erred, and questioned the lack of a clear timeline for internal management change.",
  "summary": "He allegedly misappropriated business funds, despite not paying staff and suppliers on time.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}