Google lays off about 190 in Singapore, say former employees

The retrenchments at Google Singapore affected employees working on several tech products and those in several corporate divisions. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Feb 19 (The Straits Times/ANN): Technology giant Google laid off about 190 employees in Singapore on Thursday night, accounting for about six per cent of its workforce of around 3,000 here, according to former employees.

The retrenchments affected those working on several tech products, including Google Pay, Google Cloud, Google Analytics, as well as several corporate divisions, including finance, legal, and trust and safety, they said.