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Deep Dive Podcast - Should Singapore introduce penalties for companies that mishandle layoffs?

31:56 Min

When local bakery chain Twelve Cupcakes abruptly announced it was closing and going into liquidation, about 80 employees were suddenly left jobless.

Can more be done to strengthen Singapore’s employment laws without hurting our competitive edge? Steven Chia and Tiffany Ang sit down with Patrick Tay, assistant secretary-general of NTUC and Amarjit Kaur, head of employment at Withers KhattarWong on tightening safeguards when companies fail their employees.

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Deep Dive Podcast - Should Singapore introduce penalties for companies that mishandle layoffs?

18 Dec 2025 11:39am

When local bakery chain Twelve Cupcakes abruptly announced it was closing and going into liquidation, about 80 employees were suddenly left jobless.

Can more be done to strengthen Singapore’s employment laws without hurting our competitive edge? Steven Chia and Tiffany Ang sit down with Patrick Tay, assistant secretary-general of NTUC and Amarjit Kaur, head of employment at Withers KhattarWong on tightening safeguards when companies fail their employees.

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