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Deliveroo cuts staff, Grab pushing no-pay leave to slash costs

Deliveroo axes a quarter of Singapore staff; Grab asks staff to take no-pay leave

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Claudia Chong

Claudia Chong

Published Thu, Apr 30, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    TECH firms Deliveroo and Grab are trimming costs by cutting staff and getting workers to go on no-pay leave, as the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to batter their businesses.

    Deliveroo is laying off a quarter of its employees in Singapore amid the downturn. This comes after its general manager in Singapore, Siddharth Shanker, left the company to pursue other opportunities; The Business Times (BT) understands his departure is unrelated to Covid-19.

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