42 Retrenched After SHATEC Scales Down Operations in ‘Business Containment Exercise’

Hospitality school Shatec cuts jobs amid corporate downsizing

It has retrenched 42 staff while it reviews its long-term plans. Read more at straitstimes.com.

42 retrenched after SHATEC scales down operations in ‘business containment exercise’

The hospitality training school also put its building in Bukit Batok up for sale in May.

Shatec shuts Orchard campus and training restaurant, cuts 42 staff, puts building up for sale

The sale of Shatec’s Bukit Batok building is part of the hospitality school’s asset management strategy, with the institute “currently in the early stages of reviewing its long-term plans”, said board chairman Loh Lik Peng in response to queries from The Business Times.

SHATEC retrenches 42 staff amid business containment move and reviews future operations

SINGAPORE: Forty-two employees have been retrenched from SHATEC following a “business containment exercise” as the institution scales down operations, the hospitality training centre announced on 3 July 2025. The move, effective since April, comes as SHATEC begins reviewing its long-term plans. Formerly known as the Singapore Hotel Association Training and Education Centre, SHATEC was established in 1983 by the Singapore Hotel Association to tra…

'Cracks in the wall': Shatec reportedly closing down amid operational difficulties

Shatec, a hospitality and tourism training institute in Singapore, is reportedly shutting down after more than 40 years of operation, due to operational difficulties.Chinese publication Shin Min Daily News reported that real estate firm CBRE has been appointed as the exclusive marketing agent for Shatec's main campus building at Bukit Batok Street 22. The four-storey property is reportedly listed for sale at $18 million, with its land lease expi…