Singapore has seen a string of abrupt business closures — from Art Works to Twelve Cupcakes and Jollibean — leaving employees suddenly jobless and owed unpaid wages. These incidents highlight a recurring gap: when companies collapse without warning, what real protections do workers have, and what immediate steps can they take to safeguard themselves?

Krist Boo, Senior Business Correspondent at the Straits Times & Ian Lim, Partner, TSMP Law Corporation and head of TSMP’s Employment & Labour team, join the Breakfast Show to unpack how current laws work, what recourse workers actually have, and the practical actions employees should take the moment a closure is announced.

Singapore has seen a string of abrupt business closures &mdash; from Art Works to Twelve Cupcakes and Jollibean &mdash; leaving employees suddenly jobless and owed unpaid wages. These incidents highlight a recurring gap: when companies collapse without warning, what real protections do workers have, and what immediate steps can they take to safeguard themselves?
Krist Boo, Senior Business Correspondent at the Straits Times &amp; Ian Lim, Partner, TSMP Law Corporation and head of TSMP&rsquo;s Employment &amp; Labour team, join the Breakfast Show to unpack how current laws work, what recourse workers actually have, and the practical actions employees should take the moment a closure is announced.

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