CNA Should Singapore introduce penalties for companies that mishandle layoffs? | Deep Dive

When local bakery chain Twelve Cupcakes abruptly announced it was closing and going into liquidation, about 80 employees were suddenly left jobless.

Can more be done to strengthen Singapore’s employment laws without hurting our competitive edge? Steven Chia and Tiffany Ang sit down with Patrick Tay, assistant secretary-general of NTUC and Amarjit Kaur, head of employment at Withers KhattarWong on tightening safeguards when companies fail their employees.

01:45 Why aren’t early retrenchment notifications mandatory in Singapore?
05:26 When employers try to sidestep the notification process
06:49 Why early notification is a good thing
012:43 What about companies that are not unionised?
18:44 When unionised companies behave badly
22:06 Is it a good idea to sue the company?
23:37 Is there any recourse when foreign-owned companies go bust?
24:35 What’s keeping us from making the necessary changes?
27:45 Know your rights as an employee

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