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IBM to cut about 3,900 workers, still hiring in ‘higher growth’ areas

The cuts will focus on workers remaining after spinning off the Kyndryl and Watson Health units.
Twitter tells Asia HQ staff to clear desks, work from home - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

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Twitter tells Asia HQ staff to clear desks, work from home

According to sources, Singapore-based staff have now been reassigned as remote workers in Twitter’s internal system.
Salesforce guts Tableau after Spending US$15.7 Billion in 2019 deal - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

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Salesforce guts Tableau after spending US$15.7 bil in 2019 deal

Job reductions at Tableau were greater, proportionally, than Salesforce at large thus far.

Digital Economy

Tech could get worse before it gets better in 2023

Layoffs, crypto winter and the US-China tension, are top challenges for the tech industry this year, but there's still hope.
Amazon to slash more than 18,000 jobs in escalation of cuts - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

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Amazon to slash more than 18,000 jobs in escalation of cuts

Amazon investors gave a positive reaction to the latest belt-tightening efforts.

Sector Focus

StarHub to lay off 300 employees as telco commences strategic review

SINGAPORE (Oct 3): StarHub is embarking on a strategic transformation review that will include laying off an estimated 300 of its full-time staff, primarily those in non-customer facing functions, with those affected to be notified by the end of this mont

Careers & Training

IBM partners IMDA to roll out 'New Collar Apprenticeship' initiative after layoffs in Singapore

SINGAPORE (Aug 16): International Business Machines (IBM) is joining the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s (IMDA) Company-Led Training programme under its TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative to roll out their first “New Collar Apprenticeship

More Singapore workers worry about skill obsolescence rather than layoffs

SINGAPORE (May 4): Singapore’s workers, known for being highly skilled, are well aware and confident of their market power. So much that the majority of employees may not even think twice about jumping ship given the opportunity, should they be displeas

Aviation & Engineering

Boeing to dismiss hundreds of engineers amid sales slowdown

CHICAGO (April 18): Boeing Co. plans to lay off hundreds of engineers in Washington state and other locations -- and may eliminate more jobs later this year as the planemaker contends with slowing aircraft sales.

Singapore registers lowest labour force growth in 2016 in over a decade as layoffs continue to rise

SINGAPORE (Jan 26): Preliminary estimates from the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM’s) latest Labour Market Advance Release have indicated that 2016 was once again a year of increased layoffs and redundancies among Singapore’s residents and citizens as t
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