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Work It - What should you do with a retrenchment payout?

Work It - What should you do with a retrenchment payout?
05 May 2025 07:12AM
23 mins

Some companies offer a “golden handshake” when they retrench their workers. Financial advisory manager Lily Fung, who got a high six-figure sum, shares with Tiffany Ang and Gerald Tan what she did with the money after she was laid off from her company of 20 years.

Work It - Should I disclose that I use AI to a tech-averse boss?

Your boss is not open to AI adoption and doesn’t want to embrace it for work efficiency. How do you approach that conversation? 

Have a work-related question to ask a career counsellor? Email us at cnapodcasts [at] mediacorp.com.sg 

21/05/2025 5 mins

Work It - Retrenched? Here’s how the new jobs support scheme can help you

The recently launched SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support Scheme aims to help those who have been retrenched with tiered monthly cash payments. Lynn Ng, assistant chief executive of Workforce Singapore, explains how to tap into scheme.

18/05/2025 27 mins

Work It - What’s the purpose of a cover letter?

For some people, the task of writing a cover letter feels painful and unnecessary. But how important is it and how to make the best of it?  

Have a work-related question to ask a career counsellor? Email us at cnapodcasts [at] mediacorp.com.sg 

14/05/2025 6 mins

Work It - Self-care tips when your job gets too stressful

Tight schedules, endless tasks and demanding expectations – these are the daily realities for many working professionals. Emergency medicine physicians and authors Dr Adaira Landry and Dr Resa Lewiss share practical strategies on how to stay well despite busy lives.

11/05/2025 28 mins

Work It - When do I escalate a problem at work and whistle blow?

You’ve highlighted several concerns at work to your managers but these have fallen on deaf ears. Should you escalate the issues higher and is whistle blowing an option?  

Have a work-related question to ask a career counsellor? Email us at cnapodcasts [at] mediacorp.com.sg

07/05/2025 5 mins