Retrenchment

MOM weighs ‘action’ against firms that can afford retrenchment benefits but refuse to pay: Jasmin Lau

Of the 12% of employers that did not pay retrenchment benefits to their employees, only about a fifth said they had financial difficulties, said Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau.

‘What am I getting wrong?’: Losing a job at 40 isn’t the same as in your 30s

Singapore cannot afford to let decades of accumulated career capital vanish overnight. Learning to redeploy this expertise is an imperative not just for the individual, but also for the economy.

ST Explains

Crystal Jade’s receivership: What happens next and what it means for staff

The Crystal Jade outlet at Jurong Point on Sept 17, 2026.

Singapore’s labour market has a new vulnerable group – credentialled workers

Many PMETs and degree holders have been getting retrenched and many don’t find it easy to land new jobs, says the writer.

Britain’s Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs over next two years

Jaguar Land Rover, which has major sites in central England, said it was targeting £1.7 billion (S$2.9 billion) of savings.

US adtech giant The Trade Desk lays off 15% of global workforce; Singapore team affected

Affected employees left the firm on Sept 4.

CNBC to shutter Hong Kong office, cancel some daily live shows

CNBC has ended the Inside India, The China Connection and Europe Early Edition shows as well as feature programmes CNBC Meets and Built for Billions.

CapitaLand Investment retrenches 90 Singapore staff in 2026 as part of restructuring

CapitaLand Investment retrenches 4 per cent of the Singapore workforce.

Uber to lay off 10% of its workers in biggest cuts since Covid-19

Uber is flattening management layers to simplify organisational complexity, its CEO says.

Hours after retrenchment: How to stretch your dollar and avoid cash flow issues

Retrenched employees can strengthen their finances while still being employed to reduce the stresses of losing one’s income.

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