What to do if you get retrenched | CNA Explains

00:00 Introduction
00:24 What’s going into my severance package?
01:57 Are there other options besides retrenchment?
03:21 Are non-compete clauses enforceable?
04:18 Can you get outplacement services?

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[jamsbong]

Why would I work for the same company again after being fired? Always carry yourself with dignity and professionalism. Pick a workplace that values you.

[ECOSAM_]

It's more important than ever to support each other. Buying local helps all of us in Singapore thrive. Let’s do this together! 🌟

[martindawn]

Without any opposition to push the gov to do more this country is done for

[martinarchie]

The irony is that the harder they try, the more apparent it is that they have become out of touch with realities on the ground.
Can the Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat still be considered CPF a golden nest egg?

[tankman]

The voice tone already told you. New citizen😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.

[astarothgundam]

You think companies care for you. They value you only for the fact that you generates a value which in turns money for them. Always remember that you don’t sell or own the company in anyway. Family and one’s health is way more important than gathering money for companies.

[mrtienphysics]

Retrenchment is good for Singapore. If there is no retrenchments, then I worry.

[martinarchie]

“Not only do PAP MPs work part-time, they use residents’ money to outsource to managing agents the work they are supposed to do. Managing agents are private, profit-making agencies. They add another layer of expenses for residents, ” Dr Chee said.

[martinarchie]

If the flat declines in value with age, potentially plummeting to zero value, it becomes a constant source of worry.
Minister Desmond Lee also came out with out of touch comments about Singaporeans accepting high-price BTO flats in mature estates.

[vincecarlo]

OPEN Leg Policy
JOBS for FOREIGNERS
NS for Sinkies

[martinarchie]

PAP isn’t that great as a gov like some people are saying

[jironghuang]

Non compete after retrenchment? Double whammy. Crazy!

[vincecarlo]

10M Coming
MORE OVERCROWDING
HIGHER PRICES

[wahkaoz]

Why is an India foreigner working as HR here?? These jobs should be for Singaporean only!

[lesliesia]

I was hoping to learn what techniques can be used to negotiate/defend for better package (or not to be short change like having a worst off severance package than previous cases) 😅

[lohti]

Everyone seasoned employees who worked for more than 5 years in a company know that poor performance is just an excuse for lay offs.

[LonganLee]

Since reported unemployment rate almost full employment, what's the issue?

[martindawn]

We also see sharply dissonant scenes: of the elderly picking up cardboard or selling tissue packs or clearing plates at hawker centers, of an underclass of workers who live in dingy, overcrowded rental flats and rely on food handouts, of people who quip that in Singapore you can be poor or you can be sick or you can die, but you cannot stop working.

[kengleetan]

94.5% jobs goes to FTs in 2023!
Even the HR talking here is, with that accent...FT!
Recuriters..FT!
Local can complain all they want!😆😆😆

[martinarchie]

Chee Soon Juan said: “This unfortunate description gives us an insight into his thinking – that an MP’s role is only a part-time gig.”