All about retrenchment

[ApronMama]

kiasimom:

Hi apronmama,


All the more, it is not logical for the employer to retrench the employee based on request.

I think it depends. For example if a job has been outsourced and instead of lay-off the employee, a mismatch job is given. Hoping that the employee might eventually choose to resign...and so on. Instead of accepting another job, can the employee request for a golden hand-shake?

[ApronMama]

BlurBee:

If the company is having this retrenchment exercise, then ur friend can talk to her boss & request to put her name in the list. There is no guarantee that her will be chosen.

Do they need to justify ?

[BlurBee]

ApronMama:

BlurBee:

If the company is having this retrenchment exercise, then ur friend can talk to her boss & request to put her name in the list. There is no guarantee that her will be chosen.

Do they need to justify ?

Not very sure about the actual procedure. This is a confidential issue so this should be between she & her boss only. She should talk to her boss.

[MMM]

Saw in the organisations that I worked before that depending on the trust between the employee and their bosses, there can be a open communication where an employee express their desire to be retrenched.


Provided that the relationship between the employee and his/ her boss is fine, the boss will actually recommend the employee for retrenchment.

It really depends on the situation. In alot of retrenchment exercise, there is usually a headcount reduction target. Sometimes, it’s driven by number of heads to retrench rather than cost impact. So to meet the numbers, the boss might "gladly" retrench someone who has the desire to be retrench.

Meanwhile for the package, it really depends on the company. In some org that believed in treating employees fairly, they will not stinge on those retrenchment benefits.

[starlight1968sg]

Retrenchment carried out in 'a responsible, transparent and sensitive manner': RWS

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sin ... 62622.html

[Hope21]

Dirty ticks to say goodbye to old staffs:

-This month retrench staffs then the next month employ younger cheaper staffs.Now we need people again.
-Transfer staffs to another subsi company, all benefits restart. If retrench these staff no need to pay as much.
-Make retrench staffs sign resignation letter, so no need to pay retrenchment benefits.

[raysusan]

Hope21:

Dirty ticks to say goodbye to old staffs:

-This month retrench staffs then the next month employ younger cheaper staffs.Now we need people again.
-Transfer staffs to another subsi company, all benefits restart. If retrench these staff no need to pay as much.
-Make retrench staffs sign resignation letter, so no need to pay retrenchment benefits.

sounds very familiar

[janet88]

Hope21:

Dirty ticks to say goodbye to old staffs:

-This month retrench staffs then the next month employ younger cheaper staffs.Now we need people again.
-Transfer staffs to another subsi company, all benefits restart. If retrench these staff no need to pay as much.
-Make retrench staffs sign resignation letter, so no need to pay retrenchment benefits.

heard this happening several times.

[MMM]

What I hope to see is government mandate the minimum compensation for retrenchment.


So far the company that I worked for have been rather ethical and compensation is usually 1 month for 1 year of service. There is usually a cap on max. number of years.

But recently, I heard of 1 week for 1 year of service as the company mentioned that there is no legal requirement in Singapore to pay retrenchment. So 1 week is already considered as goodwill.

There are a couple of countries in Asia pac region that mandates retrenchment benefits so why not Singapore.

[janet88]

if only the union here is very strong to protect employees. hubby said the union in France is very strong and it is almost impossible for companies to fire. his counterparts there are easily in their late 50s to early 60s.