Dyson, the company that manufactures home and self-care appliances is reportedly laying off people, primarily in the manufacturing and procurement divisions of its Singapore headquarters. The suddenness of the action has shocked the impacted employees who were reportedly told by the HR that they had become redundant and that they should prepare to leave.
The news took most employees by surprise especially because at the time of earlier cuts in the company Singapore wasn’t affected and the staff members were assured there would be no trimming of the workforce there.
Now, suddenly the employees have been told via e-mails to be present for personal meetings, where they were individually informed of their redundancy. Naturally, the employees are on edge with so much uncertainty and the fear of being the next to receive the order to ‘pack up and leave’.
Many of the affected employees have taken to social media to look for jobs.
The exact number of employees laid off in Singapore is yet to be revealed officially.
It was only in July 2024 that the British appliance-manufacturing firm had trimmed its workforce in the UK by about 1,000. It had let go a quarter of its 3,500-strong team across offices in London, Bristol and Wiltshire. At the time, it was reported that the company, which has been manufacturing vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, hair dryers and other appliances since 1991, has a global workforce strength of about 15,000, and that other locations were also in the process of reviewing their workforces for redundancies.
