Retrenchment
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Don’t Let The CFO Take Over Your Retrenchment
At the launch of Responsible Retrenchment (2nd Edition), Adrian Choo warned HR leaders against letting cost…
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“Why Me?” The Question Every Retrenchment Has To Answer
PMET retrenchments in Singapore have risen every quarter since 2025. Adrian Choo on why the profile…
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The Day Singapore’s Career Safety Net Disappeared
July 11, 2026 For decades, Singapore had an unwritten career rule…If everything went wrong, you could…
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Permission Granted for More Retrenchments in 2027?
GovTech went first with 93 roles cut and ~300 more to come. The CEOs who have…
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GovTech’s Retrenchment: What They Got Right, And The One Group They Forgot
GovTech ran a genuinely responsible retrenchment: honest reasons, fair packages, dignity for the leavers. But the…
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The Reverse Snap: Why Jobs ‘Lost To AI’ Are Coming Back
More than 80% of AI projects failed and US$30 to 40 billion in enterprise GenAI spend…
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Partners Getting Cut Too: The 2026 Layoff Signal Mid-Career Singapore PMETs Can’t Ignore
Recent cuts at Perella Weinberg and UBS show a sharper layoff pattern: even senior, expensive talent…
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A PIP Is Not A Performance Plan. It’s An Exit Plan.
Cecilia was given one month to hit targets that were impossible in four. A blunt look…
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“Don’t Beg Your Company for Your Job!”
I had to re-read the headline again… “Google Employees petition for ‘job security’ ahead of expected…
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How To Tell Potential Employers You Were Retrenched
There is less stigma associated with being made redundant today than ever before because corporate restructuring,…