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SINGAPORE – Nearly half of the employees of Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre (Suntec Singapore) have been retrenched amid the ongoing decimation of the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) industry.
The venue said on Thursday (Aug 27) the 85 workers, consisting of 60 Singaporeans and permanent residents and 25 foreign staff members, were employed in food production, sales and events, human resources, and finance.
With the retrenchment exercise, Suntec Singapore will have a remaining workforce of 89 local staff and four foreign staff.
“Due care has also been taken to ensure an ageless workforce, maintaining staff across the various age groups,” said Suntec Singapore in a joint statement with the Building Construction and Timber Industries Employees’ Union (Batu).
Suntec Singapore said the MICE industry has been severely impacted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and events have been suspended since April.
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