E-commerce firm Lazada laid off some staff from its Singapore office on Jan 3, The Edge Singapore understands.
Junior and senior employees from multiple departments, including the commercial and marketing teams, were affected.
The Edge Singapore understands employees received calendar invites for individual meetings with the human resources department on Jan 3 at the end of the Jan 2 work day.
While it is unclear how many employees have been laid off so far, the retrenchment exercise could last until Jan 5. One affected employee, who asked to remain anonymous, tells The Edge Singapore that meeting rooms have been reserved by HR for the remainder of the week.
Last August, former chief executive officer of Lazada Singapore Loh Wee Lee left the company. In an email statement to The Edge Singapore on Jan 3, Loh says he had decided to move on to new opportunities outside of Lazada.
Loh has since relocated to Hong Kong and is now group chief digital officer at DFI Retail Group, part of the Jardine Matheson conglomerate.