Singapore’s Constellar announces 21 job losses due to impact of Covid
Constellar Holdings, the recent rebrand of SingEx-Sphere Holdings, has announced 21 job losses as it rightsizes due to prolonged impact of Covid-19. The redundancies affect 12% of all employees in the Singapore headquarters and come just days before new
Events in Singapore have been largely suspended during the pandemic and were only allowed within strict capacity limits and safe events protocol from October 2020, with travel and border restrictions effectively in place.
Constellar reports a 95% drop in physical events held at its managed venue, the Singapore EXPO & MAX Atria.
Constellar said saving jobs had been a priority and that it had implemented cost reduction and a freeze on wages and hiring. In addition to tapping Government support such as the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS), the company says it has also focused on job redeployment, retraining and upskilling for hybrid events.
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It comprises three programmes which encourage companies to redesign jobs with the help of mentors; equip existing staff from other roles with skills to take up a security role; and more.
The Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) in Singapore has rolled out a Hospitality Training Support Package, comprising a series of training support programmes to help multi-skill and redeploy hospitality workers, thereby safeguarding their employment in the hard-hit sector.
The package consists of three programmes, as follows:
Mentor Assistance Programme
The Mentor Assistance Programme (MAP) was created in February 2020 to counter the impact on jobs as a result of COVID-19.
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Singapore s unemployment rates continue to fall in May
Singapore s unemployment situation continued to improve in May in what authorities said was a good sign, although the road to recovery was expected to be long. Lisha Rodney reports. 2 related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery.
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SINGAPORE: Singapore s unemployment situation continued to improve in May in what authorities said was a good sign, although the road to recovery was expected to be long.
The overall unemployment rate edged down to 2.8 per cent in May from 2.9 per cent the previous month, according to the Ministry of Manpower s (MOM) latest monthly unemployment situation report.