Logistics provider Ninja Van has laid off about 5 per cent of its employees in Singapore.
Responding to CNA’s queries on Monday (Jul 1), a Ninja Van spokesperson noted that while e-commerce remains competitive in Southeast Asia, they “recognise the need to diversify beyond e-commerce to ensure the organisation’s long-term growth”.
“In line with the group’s direction, we have reviewed the roles within the organisation to assess its alignment with our future needs,” said the company, which was launched in Singapore in 2014 and operates across Southeast Asia.
“Unfortunately, despite our efforts to minimise impact, we were unable to avoid layoffs impacting 5 per cent of our colleagues in Singapore.”
The latest round of job cuts comes after Ninja Van laid off about 10 per cent of the region’s tech team in April.
In the wake of those layoffs, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) said it was “dismayed” at the timing, which was just before Labour Day, an occasion to celebrate the contributions of workers.
“Earlier this year, we announced our expansion into other logistics verticals of B2B (business-to-business) restock and cold chain, made possible with our existing e-commerce infrastructure and tech-enabled logistics solutions,” said Ninja Van.
Employees with transferable skills have been transitioned to support the newly launched logictics verticals, the company added.
CNA
