The retrenchment exercise on Tuesday (Oct 1) was conducted “very discreetly”, with employees unsure how many were laid off.
SINGAPORE: Dyson conducted a round of layoffs in Singapore on Tuesday in a “surprise” move that has left employees here feeling shocked and in a state of “low morale”.
Dyson had previously conducted a round of layoffs in Johor Bahru where it has a development centre, one of the employees said. But Tuesday’s retrenchment exercise in Singapore was unexpected, given how the firm had announced it was stepping up investments here. “Suddenly, people are taking their bags. I thought they are going out to other offices for meetings but … they are actually leaving,” the employee recalled, adding that the office atmosphere has been “solemn” all day.
"UWEEI was disappointed that the union was only given one day's notice of the retrenchment exercise, leaving insufficient time for meaningful discussion between both parties. UWEEI has escalated the matter to the Ministry of Manpower ". It also urged companies to observe the guiding principles outlined in NTUC's Fair Retrenchment Framework, which are to protect the Singaporean core of the workforce, to preserve jobs and provide job support.When asked for its response to the union's statement, Dyson told CNA that it had"respectfully informed UWEEI in advance".
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