SINGAPORE, Jan 5 E-commerce firm Lazada’s move to retrench workers without alerting their union days after the New Year festivities was slammed by the labour movement.
Singapore News - That doesn’t look safe. A photo of two women standing on a second-floor ledge of a multi-storey property to fasten decorations has alarmed netizens and sparked safety concerns. In two photos shared to Reddit on Tuesday (Oct 24), the women are seen standing on. Read more at www.tnp.sg
SINGAPORE, Dec 24 Mass layoffs in the technology sector have been happening one after another, with Singapore-based restaurant online reservation site Chope being the latest.
Singapore News - A worker who survived after falling from a height of seven storeys at a construction site was not wearing any fall protection equipment, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Tuesday. The construction company, Soil-Build, has also been instructed to stop all. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Technology firms here reported 1,270 layoffs of resident workers from July to mid-November, said Manpower Minster Tan See Leng on Monday. This is almost five times the 260 resident workers - comprising Singaporeans and permanent residents (PRs) - laid off in the first half. Read more at www.tnp.sg