Workers who lose roles due to redundancies considered retrenched, even if they're asked to reapply: MOM, NTUC
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Even when employers offer new or similar roles for workers after their jobs have been made redundant, these employees are considered to have been retrenched, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) told AsiaOne on Friday (Workers who lose roles due to redundancies considered retrenched, even if they're asked to reapply: MOM, NTUC
Even when employers offer new or similar roles for workers after their jobs have been made redundant, these employees are considered to have been retrenched, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) told AsiaOne on Friday (June 5).Both the ministry and labour movement also asked that companies treat retrenchments as a last resort.There has been a trend of some businesses asking workers to reapply for roles under the guise of «new opportunities», either locally or overseas, after their existing one have been made redundant.Under the law, employers with at least 10 workers must submit a retrenchment notification to MOM within five working days of notifying affected staff. Retrenchment benefits, however, are not currently mandated.Retrenchments as last resortNTUC told AsiaOne it recognises that firms may undertake various measures as a result of the evolving business environment. But it urged employers to «cut costs to save jobs, and not cut jobs to save costs». Read more














