Ninja Van lays off 5% of workforce in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Logistics supplier Ninja Van has laid off about 5 per cent of its employees in Singapore.

Responding to CNA’s queries on Monday (Jul 1), a Ninja Van spokesperson famed that whereas e-commerce stays competitive in Southeast Asia, they “recognise the must diversify past e-commerce to be positive the organisation’s lengthy-term boost”.

“In step with the neighborhood’s route, we delight in reviewed the roles inside the organisation to evaluate its alignment with our future needs,” said the firm, which turn out to be launched in Singapore in 2014 and operates all the diagram via Southeast Asia.

“Unfortunately, despite our efforts to minimise impact, we had been unable to lead clear of layoffs impacting 5 per cent of our colleagues in Singapore.”

The newest spherical of job cuts comes after Ninja Van laid off about 10 per cent of the train’s tech physique of workers in April.

Within the wake of these layoffs, the Nationwide Trades Union Congress (NTUC) said it turn out to be “dismayed” at the timing, which turn out to be simply sooner than Labour Day, an occasion to rejoice the contributions of employees.