Shopee lays off more Singapore staff but says it will give appropriate compensation


SINGAPORE, Sept 19 (The Straits Times/ANN): Employees affected by e-commerce platform Shopee's latest round of job cuts will be given "appropriate compensation packages" in line with market norms, the firm said in a joint statement with the Creative Media and Publishing Union (CMPU) on Monday.

This comes as some staff in Singapore were informed that they were part of further layoffs on Monday.

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