job cuts
Uber cuts 23% of people division as new president takes charge
The layoffs represent less than 1% of the ride-share company’s global workforce
Australia jobless rate jumps to 4½ year high as RBA bets fade
Traders are now wagering about an even chance of a rate hike in August
QAF-owned Gardenia axes 141 staff in Singapore, shifts production to Johor Bahru
The city-state will still be the bread maker’s central hub, with about 250 employees
Ikea franchiser slashes 850 jobs in cost-cutting drive as consumer spending falls
It has been squeezed by rising costs and US tariffs
Retrenched at 22: What it’s like to be laid off in your first job
[SINGAPORE] In 2023, 22-year-old H Wong was relocated to her company’s New York office, excited to grow her career in a new city.
Job market for recruiters shows UK weakness, US strength
[LONDON / NEW YORK] As recruitment firms shed large parts of their workforce across the globe, growing demand for recruiters in the US points to a stronger-than-expected job market.
Estee Lauder to cut 3,000 more jobs as CEO pushes overhaul
As many as 10,000 roles will now go, up from its previous target of 7,000 announced a year ago
AI-exposed firms cut 4% of jobs; car sector hardest hit: Morgan Stanley report
The automobile and components sector has the highest net job loss, at 10%, across five industry sectors
DBS, OCBC, UOB shed nearly 3,000 jobs in 2025 amid restructuring, productivity push
Combined, the three lenders employed 104,266 people at end-2025, down 2.6% from the year before
Budget 2026: Raise jobseeker support scheme’s S$5,000 income cap to cover more retrenched PMEs, says NTUC chief
Income cap can be pegged to PMET median monthly income, which was around S$7,600 in 2025: Ng Chee Meng
