Retrenchment

Forum: Grateful for getting more than job advice at career fair

Forum: Mandating advance retrenchment notification may reduce employers’ operational flexibility

More companies turn to NTUC for support amid AI disruption

NTUC Secretary-General (SG) Ng Chee Meng (left) interacting with SIN Assurance PAC workers during a visit to the SIN Assurance PAC office on Feb 9, 2026.

He was laid off at The Washington Post after working there for 60 years

Martin Weil, one of hundreds being let go at The Post, has worked on local news there since 1965.

US news outlet Washington Post begins layoff, gutting sports and foreign coverage, says source

The layoff comes days after the more than 145-year-old newspaper scaled back its coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics amid mounting financial losses.

About 9 in 10 retrenched eligible workers received retrenchment benefits: MOM

Office workers crossing Market Street near Market Street Hawker Centre within the heart of Singapore's financial centre in the CBD area, 18 February 2025. PMET, employment, commercial space, foreign talent, economy

Amazon bungles layoff plan with misfired internal e-mail

Reuters reported on Jan 23 that Amazon intended to lay off thousands of corporate employees starting this week.

Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post braces for big job cuts in latest retrenchment

As many as 300 people could be let go, according to a former Post reporter.

Early bird gets the sack: Woman in Spain fired after repeatedly arriving early for work

Over a two-year period, the company issued multiple warnings, asking the employee to adhere to established working hours.

Singapore sees more retrenchments in third quarter as job vacancies continued to drop

The Ministry of Manpower said the percentage of firms planning redundancies, resulting in retrenchments, has risen from 1.9 per cent in June to 2.3 per cent in September.

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