Shopback, PropertyGuru, Meta, eBay and Dell. These are just a handful of companies that carried out mass layoffs in the first quarter of 2024 alone. What are the sure signs that a retrenchment is headed your way? How to tell if your job is safe? If you do get laid off, should you hide it from your next potential employer? We find out the answers from an HR professional who agreed to bare all the facts on condition of anonymity. 00:00 Tell-tale signs a layoff is coming 01:58 How HR decides who to lay off 03:34 Tactics to force you to resign? 04:29 Breaking the bad news 05:35 Why you shouldn’t lie about your retrenchment Have feedback or an idea for a story? Email cnainsider@mediacorp.com.sg Watch the #CNATalkingPoint forum special on retrenchment in Singapore, and how you can better prepare yourself should you be the next target of a layoff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggy-It9MIME Watch more: Where You Should Stash Your Cash In Case Of A Financial Emergency | Money Mind | Personal Finance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPXJX391jpY Is A Recession Coming In 2024? | Money Mind | Finance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLshGvV0lRo Losing Our Jobs In COVID-19: This Is Our Story | Make It Work | Part 1/3 | CNA Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7nYcxsaNHk #CNAInsider #Singapore #Employment #Hiring #LayOffs #Retrenchment For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnainsider/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnainsider/ Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider