@8efh don't worry taskforce team and skillsfuture have our back.
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Will there be boxes given out?
What's HC10
6 November 2025
NOTICE PAPER NO. 219 OF 2025 FOR THE SITTING ON 6 NOVEMBER 2025
QUESTION NO. 789 FOR OR-L ANSWER
MP: Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong
To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Government projects further layoffs in the petrochemical industries following the announcement by a US energy company of its plans to retrench up to 500 staff in Singapore by end-2027; and (b) if so, whether the Government is extending support to these companies or to affected workers directly in the transition to a low-carbon future.
Answer:
The member may be referring to ExxonMobil’s restructuring announcement on 1 Oct 2025, where the company said that it would be retrenching up to 500 workers in Singapore by end-2027.
The Energy and Chemicals (E&C) sector is a global industry, and Singapore is subject to global developments in demand and supply. With any mature industry in transition, we also expect to see some churn as companies transform their operations. However, there will be opportunities for reinvestment and renewal. For example, as we transition to a low-carbon future, there will be new job opportunities for locals in growth areas such as specialty chemicals and bio-chemicals. Since 2021, there were over 30 new specialty chemical projects across manufacturing and R&D from global companies such as Arkema, Cariflex and Kuraray. When fully realised, these investments are expected to create more than 1,000 jobs, across roles in manufacturing operations, R&D and innovation, process engineering, sustainability, and corporate functions.
Should retrenchments occur, the Government’s priority is to support affected workers with employment facilitation. The Taskforce for Responsible Retrenchment and Employment Facilitation, comprising representatives from MOM, WSG, NTUC, NTUC’s e2i, EDB, and ESG, proactively reaches out to retrenching companies once notified of a retrenchment. For ExxonMobil, the Taskforce has offered career matching services and referrals to career switch programmes if workers wish to move into other growth areas. These include the Career Conversion Programmes and Mid-Career Pathways Programme. We understand that ExxonMobil has also proactively engaged the ExxonMobil Singapore Employees’ Union and is committed to working closely with them to support affected workers throughout the restructuring process.
The SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support scheme will also provide temporary financial support of up to $6,000 over six months to eligible retrenched individuals to support them in finding a job that makes better use of their skills and experience. The Government will continue to work closely with companies to support workers in the transition to a low-carbon future.
they don’t review the pip; they review the failed pips that lead to termination, that lead to complaints to MOM. they do it not to protect the interest of nsi employee, but to protect the interest of the co. supervisors are employees too, and these employees in supervisory roles can do stupid sh-t that get the co into trouble.
if you fail pip this year and get terminated, and believe you had done everything you reasonably could to fulfil the terms of pip, then please go to MOM. in the 2021 country study, there were people who complained to MOM. you’re terminated already what’s there to lose.
Hr and law is here for the company, not employees. Yeah sure they review the pip
mgmt do try their best to pass people this year. If fail can directly complain to mom. but fail pip cases confirm less than 5, and hr and lawyer have to review each pip fail. From co perspective just not worth the hassle to fail anyone this year, unless really can strongly justify why fail pip. sgcx environment too many toxic people and stupid rumours, e.g. resident troll(s) here
Bidding goodbye to toxicity. Moving bk
@8e9h Wah, really jialat to be in their shoes sia. No layoff package somemore, then still kena label as a lousy and lazy ‘Needs Significant Improvement’ NSI employee. That kind of tag follow them whole life one. Really a wake-up call for all of us here.
Those who fail PIP this month confirmed force to quit before package. Nothing personal.
@8e79 heard they started communicating to impats/ expats cos they need more time to make plans for logistics, move family and kids etc. also got those never kena, they also know already.
for the regular sg population, the date is 1 Dec, if you’re on leave or mc etc they have until 15 Dec to communicate to everyone. Or boss on leave MC they got flexibility. For us we can choose whether we want to receive a call on vacation or DND until come back. Our team bosses kind and gave us flexible
Started
All communications start from Dec 1?
@8e57 talk f lah really will quit at this point, one week before announcement? Say until like cannot afford to wait already 🤣 cannot afford to wait for lottery to open? sla-ghtered duck don’t have golden goose egg at the end one leh. Typical duakang
People want to quit also kena from you guys here, dictatorship game very strong. Some more want to act like big dog gangster, report name. Might as well give rank name nric
Him or her quitting just means 1 lesser number to cut until 2027, lesser chance for package
@8e48 so kiang state your name, our HR friends can monitor whether anyone quits from now until 1 Dec. The link is goto/resignation ok, don’t go wrong link
@8e48 Eh don’t troll lah. You want to quit, at least have a better offer lined up first. Quit then do what? Sell insurance? Be property agent? Here already so many people got licence liao wor. You’re late to the game. Better just wait and see whether you even get a retrenchment package or plan to to on maternity…
Finally decided to throw letter. Cannot afford to wait for this drama to upfold. Like a sitting duck to be sla-ghtered.
@8dy7 Amen. I pray my manager doesn’t get the package. No mood to work and have got a lot of work not really done yet… Anyway, I plan to leave with or without the package. Held back for this windfall.
it's just one more working week to 1 Dec, so hang in tight friends.
first, two days of rest this weekend, and then we get our pay cheque on Wed so that's something to be happy about. then two more days of work, but no one works 100% on Fri, isnt it? then saturday, sunday and... d-day!
bloody soon, everyone is just waiting for their time in december. so obvious engineers are sick and tired but BU still pushing them so hard
confirm must be mr hearsay again, blood bath lol
sound like someone who went through extreme ownership/rules of combat
What's the number for engineering? Asking for a friend
We already know the layoff number by dept.. what other bloodbath is there? Don’t keep talking rubbish lah same ol drama queen sh-t stirrer
Bloodbath coming for engineering, are yall ready
@8dfv many of us only $100K+ or less
@8dft 500-800K! Down payment for new condo settled!
@8cra I hear you but sadly dignity doesn't pay for my bills and mortgage.
@8d02 they deleted his comment because they feared it would get >500 likes
I’m just going
@8cxr pay freeze
@8cy2 won't one lah... this rumour of canceling LTSA and AWS already spread since 2020. you must be that same troll that anyhow say package cap at 12 months. now the truth is out, where are those id--ts that talk nonsense
next piece of news to release: LTSA and AWS cancelled next
Pay freeze or have increments based on performance assessment?
@8cxe 10% salary adjust. We will make more profit after lay off 1000 people
@8cxe pay freeze until ye 2027
How did the national salary program call go?
@8csy you don't know what's a pun don't use pun intended lah HAHAHAHA
chill guys, not easy to get the severance package. It's set up and designed for the benefit of the company, not people hoping to strike lottery. Don't forget, they can always pull out (pun intended) the fact that you are no longer redundant if there are unexpected attrition.
Do remember to take advantage of the employee benefits, soon some of us won’t be eligible for it no more…