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Retrenchments likely to go up this year: Lim Swee Say
Published Mon, Nov 7, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
THE number of layoffs this year is likely to be higher than last year's, but there is no sign that "disguised retrenchments" are on the rise, Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say told Parliament on Monday.
Replying to questions raised by Members of Parliament Seah Kian Peng and Tan Wu Meng, Mr Lim noted that preliminary figures show 11,890 workers …
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