Layoffs

NTUC’s Deputy Secretary-General Desmond Tan on jobs, AI and layoffs

2026-08-05T21:00:00.000Z
FalconX is the latest cryptocurrency company to trim its workforce, as the industry faces a prolonged bear market, mounting cost pressures and advancements in AI. 

FalconX cuts 10% of workforce amid crypto downturn; half of Singapore staff laid off: sources

2026-08-04T01:54:16.000Z
Borneo Motors distributes cars from Toyota and Lexus in Singapore.

Borneo Motors lays off workers amid restructuring exercise

2026-08-03T12:17:26.000Z
Porsche has been hit particularly hard by the collapse in Chinese demand for German luxury cars.

Porsche to shed 5,000 jobs by 2035 under German factory pact

2026-07-27T15:27:59.000Z
In June, Uber cut 23% of its so-called people division, representing less than 1% of its 34,000 global employees, after a new president took over.  

Uber cuts 10% of customer service jobs, citing ‘embrace’ of AI

2026-07-23T00:24:43.000Z
Seattle’s median home price has fallen 2.3% year over year, according to Redfin data from May, compared with a 2% rise nationally.

Seattle’s wave of layoffs hampering housing market: DR Horton

2026-07-22T09:24:55.000Z
What manageable financial win can one achieve in their first week of being retrenched to reclaim a sense of agency and control?

Loss of income, not identity: navigating the psychology of retrenchment

2026-07-19T21:00:00.000Z
It might be tempting to take GovTech’s layoffs as a sign of economic trouble, but its detailed explanation should dispel such attempts at generalisation.
COMMENTARY

GovTech layoffs: ‘No one is safe’ or ‘No one is to blame’?

2026-07-16T23:00:00.000Z
Citi expects to incur more severance expenses in the second half and accelerate investments it set out at its May investor day.

Citi shares drop as CEO Fraser plans deeper job cuts this year

2026-07-15T03:43:30.000Z
Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume’s challenge reflects long-standing difficulties in implementing structural change without the support of unions.

Volkswagen CEO faces acid test from unions over swingeing job cut plans

2026-07-06T14:45:22.000Z