SINGAPORE, Dec. 11 -- Retrenchments in Singapore rose to 3,670 in the third quarter of 2025, up from 3,540 in the previous quarter, while the percentage of firms planning redundancies increased to 2.3 per cent from 1.9 per cent in June, The Straits Times reported last night.

The retrenchment rate stood at 1.6 per 1,000 employees, and MOM said both the number and rate "remained low" despite the increase, the Singapore newspaper reported, citing from the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) Q3 labour report.

More employees were placed on short work-weeks or temporary layoffs, rising to 800 in Q3 from 620 in Q2, with the manufacturing sector seeing the biggest impact and non-PMETs (professionals, managers, executives, and technicians) making up ab...