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SINGAPORE – Preliminary data showed that 5,280 Singapore citizens were retrenched between January and June this year, Manpower Minister Josephine Teo told Parliament on Friday (Sept 4).
Responding to questions by Workers’ Party MP He Ting Ru (Sengkang), Mrs Teo added that about 11,000 citizens were placed on unpaid leave compared with 33,000 non-citizens in the same period.
Ms He also asked about Singaporeans who have had their pay cut by more than half since the start of circuit-breaker measures.
In response, Mrs Teo said that employees who had their pay reduced by more than half formed a “small minority” as of Aug 20.
Employers with more than 10 staff are required to notify the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) within one week of implementing cost-saving measures, such as shorter work hours or no-pay leave, that result in a more than 25 per cent cut in gross monthly salary for local employees or basic monthly salary for foreign employees since April 6.
Mrs Teo said: “We are not able to provide the breakdown between Singapore citizens and permanent residents as the distinction was not made in the notification by employers.”
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