Tech workers left hanging as Sea ecommerce arm Shopee rescinds job offers

Sea’s handling of the layoffs was ‘ugly and embarrassing’ and likely to hurt its reputation, analysts said. Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower said relevant authorities were aware of complaints about Shopee and it was in touch with the company to find out more, but it also said in such situations the parties should work out an amicable solution in good faith. — Reuters

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: South-East Asia’s largest ecommerce firm Shopee has rescinded dozens of job offers in the past two weeks, sources said, a move that began shortly after parent company Sea Ltd reported widening losses and sharply slower revenue growth.

Four people interviewed by Reuters who have participated in a WeChat group of some 60 people that was set up to discuss Shopee’s withdrawal of offers said their offers were pulled just days before they were due to begin work.