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GovTech Layoffs Necessary to Maintain Quality of Digital Services for Singaporeans, Says Jasmin Lau

The agency said 102 officers were retained or redeployed and 110 entered job conversion or apprenticeship pathways as technology needs changed.

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GovTech officers in their 40s formed the largest age group of affected employees, accounting for about four in 10.

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GovTech layoffs necessary to maintain quality of digital services for Singaporeans, says Jasmin Lau

GovTech officers in their 40s formed the largest age group of affected employees, accounting for about four in 10.

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Of GovTech’s 93 retrenched staff, 42% are in their 40s: Jasmin Lau

There is no significant difference in tenure between the exiting officers and those on retraining pathways, said Lau. Read more at straitstimes.com.

·Singapore, Singapore
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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore, Singapore on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
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