Written Answer to PQ on Compliance with tripartite guidelines for retrenchment benefits

NOTICE PAPER NO. 449 OF 2026 FOR SITTING ON OR AFTER 4 FEBRUARY 2026
QUESTION NO. 938 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan

To ask the Minister for Manpower for each year from 2023 to 2025 (a) how many eligible local employees received retrenchment benefits; (b) of these, how many received retrenchment benefits equivalent to two weeks to one month's salary for each year of service; and (c) if such data is not available, whether the Ministry will conduct a survey on retrenchment benefits.

Answer:

1. Based on Mandatory Retrenchment Notification (MRN) data submitted by companies with 10 or more employees, around 9 in 10 eligible employees received retrenchment benefits from 2020 to 2025. Among them, around 8 in 10 received retrenchment benefits of at least 2 weeks’ salary per year of service, in line with the norms stated in the Tripartite Advisory on Managing Excess Manpower and Responsible Retrenchment (TAMEM).