5,280 Singaporeans retrenched in first half of 2020
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IN THE first half of 2020, 5,280 Singaporeans were retrenched, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo in Parliament on Friday, during a sitting which saw multiple Members of Parliament raising concerns about employment issues and fair consideration.
The retrenchment numbers are preliminary figures from survey data, said Mrs Teo. In the first half of the year, there were also 11,000 citizens affected by temporary layoffs, compared to 33,000 non-citizens, she said, responding to a question from Workers' Party MP He Ting Ru.
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