SUPPORT FOR RETRENCHED WORKERS
In regard to retrenchment, the authorities have trodden carefully. Companies in Singapore have always had the right to release workers on grounds of reorganisation or redundancy.
However, providing timely job assistance to retrenched workers is a priority. Since November 2021, the Ministry of Manpower has mandated that all companies with at least 10 employees inform MOM within five days after notifying employees of retrenchment, regardless of the number of workers retrenched. This is to give MOM and relevant agencies sufficient time to extend support to affected workers.
