Source-linked country record

Layoffs in Singapore

This page lists every layoff event we hold for Singapore that still links to its original source. It is a record of what we have verified, not a complete count of layoffs in this country.

Counted by where the jobs were located. The tracker's own results list additionally matches on employer headquarters, so it returns a slightly higher count for the same country. Rollup records and the per-site notices they absorb are counted once. Open this filter in the full tracker.

Industries affected here

• Finance & Insurance 4,030 jobs
• Technology 1,186 jobs
• Energy 1,000 jobs
• Manufacturing 700 jobs
• Media & Entertainment 34 jobs
• Retail & E-commerce 17 jobs
• Logistics & Transport 3 jobs

Recorded events

1. GovTech Singapore · 93 jobs

   2026-07-15. Announcement-stage record. Industry: Technology. Evidence: News report.

   The employer explicitly denied AI was a cause.

   • Human Resources Director (HRD Asia)
   • Full entry on this site

2. DHL Global Forwarding Singapore · 3 jobs

   2026-03-31. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Logistics & Transport. Evidence: News report.

   • straitstimes.com
   • Full entry on this site

3. DBS Group · 4,000 jobs

   2025-02-24. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Finance & Insurance. Evidence: News report.

   The employer attributed this to AI.

   “DBS Group plans to reduce its workforce by 10% over the next three years due to increased AI adoption.”

   • economictimes.indiatimes.com
   • Full entry on this site

4. GovTech · 93 jobs

   2024-11-12. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Technology. Evidence: News report.

   • straitstimes.com
   • Full entry on this site

5. SPH Media · 34 jobs

   2024-11-04. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Media & Entertainment. Evidence: News report.

   • tnp.straitstimes.com
   • Full entry on this site

6. Shein · 17 jobs

   2024-09-27. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Retail & E-commerce. Evidence: News report.

   • scmp.com
   • Full entry on this site

7. Grab · 1,000 jobs

   2023-06-21. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Technology. Evidence: News report.

   • aljazeera.com
   • Full entry on this site

8. Panasonic · 700 jobs

   2021-09-23. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Manufacturing. Evidence: News report.

   • straitstimes.com
   • Full entry on this site

9. Shell Singapore · 500 jobs

   2020-11-11. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Energy. Evidence: News report.

   • straitstimes.com
   • Full entry on this site

10. Maybank Kim Eng · 30 jobs

    2019-12-10. Filed or independently reported record. Industry: Finance & Insurance. Evidence: News report.

    • straitstimes.com
    • Full entry on this site

11. ExxonMobil · 500 jobs

    2027-12-31. Announcement-stage record. Industry: Energy. Evidence: News report.

    • straitstimes.com
    • Full entry on this site

Other countries

• United States 43,024 events
• United Kingdom 2,816 events
• France 2,323 events
• Germany 2,272 events
• Sweden 985 events
• Spain 974 events
• Poland 956 events
• Italy 906 events
• Netherlands 904 events
• Belgium 732 events
• Finland 732 events
• Czechia 495 events
• Ireland 484 events
• Denmark 456 events
• Austria 428 events
• Romania 404 events
• Hungary 370 events
• Norway 313 events
• Slovenia 310 events
• Portugal 295 events
• Slovakia 248 events
• Lithuania 201 events
• Greece 179 events
• Canada 161 events
• Estonia 134 events
• Croatia 81 events
• Bulgaria 69 events
• India 69 events
• Latvia 58 events
• Luxembourg 51 events
• Australia 43 events
• Cyprus 28 events
• Malta 23 events
• Brazil 17 events
• Israel 12 events
• China 10 events

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