IHH Healthcare cuts nearly 400 jobs across Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong
About 380 employees with IHH Healthcare will be leaving the company, the healthcare giant said in a statement on Wednesday (Nov 4).Affected employees are from offices in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, the statement also added.The company is one of the world's largest healthcare providers, spanning 89 hospitals and 10 countries. In Singapore, it is in charge of Parkway, Gleneagles and Mount Elizabeth."As part of the consolidation, some employees will move into redesigned roles while approximately 0.5 per cent of IHH's 76,000 total workforce will transition out of the organisation across Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia," the company said, according to The Straits Times.These employees were provided with a separation offer for voluntarily leaving, while others were subject to employment separations, CNA reported.IHH Healthcare's spokesperson declined to share further details, citing respect for the privacy of its employees.The group said these changes do not affect clinical services, healthcare professionals or patient-facing teams, according to Healthcare Asia.