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title: "Before You Get Retrenched: What Every Professional Should Prepare Now [W&S 143]"
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Oct 27, 2025, 10:48:36 AM
# Before You Get Retrenched: What Every Professional Should Prepare Now \[W&S 143\]
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Imagine it’s Friday at 4 p.m. — your boss calls you in. By 5, your access card stops working. What would you do?
Learn what most professionals overlook until it’s too late, and how to protect your rights when job security is at risk. Unpack how you can prepare - legally, financially, and emotionally - before retrenchment happens. Featuring:
- Amarjit Kaur, Head of Employment Law, Withers SG - sharing what most professionals overlook until it’s too late, and how to protect your rights when job security is at risk.
- Brandon Lee, Assistant Chief Executive Transformation Support Group, Workforce Singapore - on how to stay employable, upskill, and turn retrenchment into an opportunity for growth.
Learn:
- The early warning signs most people miss
- What to do the moment you hear the news
- How to turn uncertainty into your next big move
Because retrenchment isn’t always the end, sometimes, it’s the start of something better.
**What We Discuss:**
- [04:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15tBvDHfJCo&t=247s) Why don’t people prepare for retrenchment until it’s too late?
- [06:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15tBvDHfJCo&t=413s) Have you seen cases where people were blindsided by layoffs?
- [10:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15tBvDHfJCo&t=648s) Is it pointless to negotiate when the company holds all the power?
- [17:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15tBvDHfJCo&t=1042s) What can you do if your manager says they can’t help you?
- [21:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15tBvDHfJCo&t=1300s) When does a retrenchment become wrongful dismissal?
- [26:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15tBvDHfJCo&t=1562s) What key documents should you keep before retrenchment?
- [32:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15tBvDHfJCo&t=1920s) When should you start looking for a new job after seeing retrenchment signs?
- [37:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15tBvDHfJCo&t=2227s) Should you take a new job offer before being retrenched?
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