Sometimes a company has no choice but to let workers go but retrenchment has to be done in a fair and dignified way.
Eagle Services Asia had not followed due process for retrenchment when it told some employees last week to go before finalising the list with the unions.
This is in spite of ongoing negotiations with the Air Transport Executive Staff Union, SIA Engineering Company Engineers and Executives Union, and Singapore Airlines Staff Union since early July.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, labour chief Ng Chee Meng said the parties had been in tense negotiations "to fight for a fair and dignified retrenchment".
"While NTUC respects management's needed measures to keep the business viable, we will stand up for our workers' dignity, interests and fair play," he said.
Following talks, the management of Eagle Services Asia conceded that the retrenchment process could have been better managed and made adjustments.
"I am glad that calm and good sense prevailed ultimately," said Mr Ng, who is NTUC's secretary-general. "We have since been able to reach an amicable agreement with the company on the retrenchment."
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